Jeanette Markus and Doug DeOrchis recall their first meeting warmly; now, they’re a couple. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Anne Rodgers
When Doug DeOrchis moved to Florida from Rhode Island four years ago, one of the first calls he made was to
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach is asking the state to regulate sober houses after the city failed in its own effort to prevent the Caron Foundation from opening two such coastal houses for recovering addicts.
Delray and Boca Raton will share the cost
By Thomas R. Collins
A commercial office district near Interstate 95 and Yamato Road used to be a spot that this city could brag about. An IBM facility was located there, employing 10,000 people at its peak in the late 1980s.
The computer giant’s wo
A recently installed buoy sits offshore of Spanish River Park and the
Sea Ranch Club Condominiums at Spanish River Boulevard and A1A. Photo provided
By Cheryl Blackerby
Twenty-eight new mooring buoys, including 10 just north of the Boca Rat
Yuletide carolers sing holiday favorites at the annual Holiday Lighting Extravaganza at Boca Raton’s Mizner Park Amphitheatre on Nov. 23. Attendees were encouraged to sing along. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
In Highland Beach, (l to r) Rosalie DeMartino, Commissioner Dennis Sheridan and Deputy Clerk Valerie Oakes put final touches on the Town Hall tree. A Light Up the Holidays event is Dec. 10. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
A holida
By Cheryl Blackerby
Steven Engel won the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District’s Seat 5, vacated by Commissioner Dirk Smith at the start of the year, in the Nov. 6 election. The term is four years.
A senior advertising consultant to Forum Publi
In November, for the first time in nearly 50 years, someone from Boca Raton — former Mayor Steven Abrams — became chairman of the Palm Beach County Board of Commissioners.
Abrams said he looks forward to a productive year with a focus on public safe
Pat and Rick Howard greet guests for the 10th anniversary celebration of their store, Sklar Furnishings on Federal Highway in Boca Raton. Dozens of invited guests were treated to hors d’oeuvres and live music during the evening event. Photo provi
Phoebe Wiener and Hinako Fujita sit at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach. Hinako lived with the Wiener family in Highland Beach while participating in a foreign exchange program. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Most 16-year-olds don’t usually sin
The sold-out luncheon honored five volunteers for their work and accomplishments and raised more than $200,000 in support of Bethesda Hospital’s Center for Women & Children.
Photo: (l-r) Todd Crawley of Wells Fargo, the Women of Grace Title Sponso
Dressed as a Christmas tree, Boca Raton resident Kathy Krepp searches for treasures at The Christmas Emporium at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. The church’s annual holiday sale took place Nov. 9-10. Photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal St
Nearly 1,500 excited attendees welcomed celebrity couple Bill and Giuliana Rancic to Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s ninth annual Go Pink Luncheon, ‘Go Pink Goes Hollywood.’ Giuliana Rancic is a breast cancer survivor, and both she and Bill Rancic ar
Boca Raton Rotary Club Past President Doug Mummaw and Rabbi Merle Singer attend the OPAL (Outstanding People and Leaders) Awards nomination ceremony in advance of the 15th annual OPAL Awards Gala, set for Jan. 19, 2013. The OPAL Awards recognizes t
Karen Walsh, Rennae Stubbs, Kevin McKidd and Chris Walsh dress their best for the Chris Evert / Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic’s 23rd annual gala, at which $145,000 in bids came in during stellar silent and live auctions. In all, the tw
Liana Branscome (left), who performed during the Allegro Society’s third annual Musical Luncheon on Nov. 9 at the Delray Beach Club, won a $1,500 music scholarship from the organization. Marie Iandoli (right) was the music scholarship sponsor. The
Some birds, such as this flock of sandwich and royal terns, are
a common sight along the coast during the winter migration season. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
“Hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance ... ”
Note: Events are current as of 11/23. Please check with organizers for any changes.
December 1
Saturday - 12/1 - Briny Breezes Christmas Bazaar is held at the Hobby Club behind Gulfstream Texaco on A1A. 8:30 am - noon. Free. 278-6738.
12/1 - Christmas
Bill Finley has published a new book. Photo provided
By Steve Pike
The only stories better than those from William E. Finley’s fiction are those from his real life.
From flying 35 missions as a B-17 pilot in World War II (five air medals, three
Leroy Hull works out with personal trainer Nicole Catts at Lantana Fitness.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Dettwiller
There are two different approaches to running a health club, says David Arm, owner of Lantana Fitness along with his wife,
