Mike Kuckelman, corporate chef for Bush Brothers Provision Co., slices yellowfin tuna during a recent
fish-cooking demonstration at the Boynton Beach Fishing Club. Kuckelman, an avid ocean angler,
also shared tips for frying and smoking fish.
Willie
Soroptimist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach had its 41st-annual breakfast with a crowd of 250 who gathered to congratulate the accomplishments of 32 nominees. Each nominee was introduced and presented with a bouquet of yellow roses, a sou
Unity School kicked off its half-century mark with a pool party for 200 students, their parents and supporters, featuring beach football and volleyball contests, a 20-foot water slide, swimming in the ocean and lunch. A total of $10,000 was raised fo
The nonprofit cultural-arts and education-based organization unveiled its new art gallery, The Blueprint Gallery, before a gathering of more than 70. The center’s board and staff members took part in celebrating the debut of the inaugural exhibit wit
Officials ushered in the June and Ira J. Gelb, M.D. Auditorium in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine building at Florida Atlantic University in honor of the philanthropists’ $250,000 donation to their scholarship fund. ‘It is my honor and pri
More than 70 guests attended the American Fine Wine Competition’s fun-filled event that included a tasting of 50 U.S. wines complemented by an array of appetizers. All proceeds benefited Women In Distress of Broward County, a domestic-violence center
The Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council drew a large turnout for its 2014-15 season kickoff, where established and prospective members gathered for a meet-and-greet cocktail reception. Photo: Laurence Blair, Steven Belson and Daniel Siegel. Ph
IMAG_NE Installation
Sanborn Square, Boca Raton - Oct. 18
Tim Irwin poses on stilts behind Boca residents Eric Rosenberg, holding Darla, a small French bulldog, and his friend Allie Weprin with her Boxer, Sheba, who sit for a photo within the interac
Ted Juracsik, founder of Tibor Reel Corp., with daughter Marianne Papa,
who oversees the fly fishing reel manufacturing business on Congress Avenue in Delray Beach.
Juracsik lives in Boca Raton and spends much of his time fishing from a second home i
Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club head golf professional, Andy McMechan.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
The Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club is undergoing some significant changes.
The most visible is the renovation to its golf co
The Plate: VegeFi Burger
The Place: BurgerFi, 6 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-9590 or burgerfi.com
The Price: $6.97
The Skinny: I could have asked, “Where’s the beef?”
And I’m sure BurgerFi could have answered with my choice of meaty burgers.
But w
Kids join in the annual tug-of-war at the Delray Beach Surf Festival. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Even if the waves aren’t big, it’s still a swell time at the Delray Beach Surf Festival.
“Our motto of the whole surf festival is the win
Community Invited To Help Underwrite The Festivities Presented Annually By The LCPL. Justin J. Wilson Detachment 1045, Marine Corps League, and Navy F.M.F. Corpsmen of 4th
ANGLICO (Air/Naval Gunfire Liaison Company) of Palm Beach
Broken Sound Club, a P
BCBGMaxazria, a luxury national-brand women's clothing boutique, plans to open its doors in a storefront in the 411 E. Atlantic Avenue building, Delray Beach, by the end of November, if not sooner, says the soon-to-be store manager Rena Vatch, who is
Pamela Higer-Polani is instrumental in organizing Boca Raton’s first Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
When Pamela Higer-Polani approached the Alzheimer’s Association a year and a half ago about having a wa
A 1960s postcard of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn, when it was called the Palm Beach Hawaiian.
Courtesy of Janet DeVries
Mary Smith of Lantana stands in the parking lot of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn
on its final day of business Sept. 21. Smith w
By Mary Hladky
The wait for people yearning to live in downtown Boca Raton is finally coming to an end.
The first downtown apartment complex to be built in nearly a decade, the 261-unit Camden Boca Raton at 131 S. Federal Highway, began ope
By Cheryl Blackerby
New sand has been pumped on Boca Raton’s south and north beaches, and next year it will be the city’s central beach’s turn to be renourished.
Although the central beach didn’t lose as much sand to Hurricane Sandy as the nort
Boca Raton officials approved a $136 million general fund budget during a final Sept. 18 budget hearing, setting the property tax rate for 2014-15 at $3.71 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
Property values have increased 5.63 percent in Boca R
By Rich Pollack
The Highland Beach Police Foundation is officially a nonprofit organization, recognized by the Internal Revenue Service.
“Up until now, donations to the foundation were not tax-exempt,” said Highland Beach Police Chief Craig Ha
