Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program kicked off 17 years of helping at-risk girls in South Florida — and 11 years in Palm Beach County — by welcoming volunteer counselors, school-district personnel and other community partners to a gather
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This fashion show sponsored by Wells Fargo Private Bank helped benefit Dress for Success Palm Beaches, a nonprofit organization that promotes economic independence for disadvantaged women by providing them with professional attire, career-developmen
ElevenSpa celebrated its ninth anniversary as a destination for salon and spa services in Delray Beach. The evening of elegance included music, cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a silent auction, of which 100 percent of the proceeds went to Saluting Our
Dr. Denise St. Patrick-Bell, executive director of the Boca Raton Children’s Museum,
is leading a series of initiatives to bring more money into the museum.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
After 34 years of financial insecurity,
Anne and Louis Green were two of the more than 400 walkers and sponsors who came out to support the eighth annual affair that raised more than $310,000 for Florida Atlantic University’s Louis and Anne Green Memory and Wellness Center at the Christine
The Junior League of Boca Raton’s 26th annual celebration of women honored Peggy Jones (LEFT), the nominee from Boca Helping Hands. Patricia Thomas, who was nominated by two organizations — Caring Hearts Auxiliary of Florida Atlantic University’s
INSET BELOW: Abdalla
By Steve Plunkett
A ninth candidate has tossed his hat into the city’s municipal election ring.
Mohamed Abdalla, 24, an admissions counselor at Lynn University, announced on his Twitter page Oct. 31 that he is running for
The Greater Boca Chamber of Commerce recognized and thanked outgoing Chairman Keith O’Donnell and welcomed incoming Chairman Randy Nobles during an annual event celebrating the past year of success. An estimated 250 guests enjoyed a performance by th
ABOVE: The Bethesda Hospital Foundation honored Michelle Rubin, Susan Duane, Sandra Greenblatt, Bettina Young and Patricia Brown-Paytee for exemplifying a true spirit of caring and for providing hope and help to the community. BELOW: Sponsor Tammy Fe
A worker tackles the extensive task of painting the town’s 500,000-gallon water tower.
The job was finished by the end of November.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Longtime Wayside House board Chairman Perry O’Neal poses with board member Pat McElroy during the Alice & Pete Dye Invitational Golf and Bridge Tournament to benefit Wayside House at St. Andrew’s Club. Wayside House is a 40-year-old addiction-recover
Children are overjoyed as Santa Claus arrives during their performance of ‘Santa Claus is Coming
to Town’ at the Nov. 27 Holiday Tree Lighting at Mizner Park. The performance was one
of the many attractions at the free holiday festival, culminating
This year’s festively female fundraiser was another stellar success for the Delray Beach Public Library and paid tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The fun-filled afternoon of fashion included a buffet lunch, complimentary bubbly, a trunk show
More than 330 members of the community helped Families First of Palm Beach County raise $50,000 for its programs that help clients learn parenting and child-development skills. The seventh annual event showcased the agency’s work over th
Highland Beach resident Marlynn Wilson-Donaldson walks through the door of the Highland Beach
Post Office with several packages to mail for the holidays.
Rosalind Loomis, left, selects the best box to mail her holiday gifts.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal
The Spirit of Giving Network kicked off its 12th annual Holiday Gift Drive with an evening of cocktails, appetizers and the opportunity to shop for jewelry. Proceeds will help the Spirit of Giving Network fulfill the wishes of more than 4,000 local c
The Allegro Society, a volunteer support auxiliary of The Symphonia Boca Raton, celebrated one of its most successful fundraising events with more than 100 guests in attendance and more than $13,000 raised, including a $7,500 pledge by Robert Greene.
By Steve Plunkett
Tower One Fifty Five will be built downtown with fewer but larger condo units.
The nine-story condominium, first approved in January, will have 192 units instead of 209, with small condos giving way to larger ones. The revis
By Steve Plunkett
Interest has waned dramatically over opening a waterfront restaurant on the former Wildflower site.
Three stand-alone restaurants, two multistory complexes, a recreation-oriented business and a recent architecture graduate o
By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — The night before Gladys Kuhman died, a doctor at Bethesda Memorial Hospital couldn’t get a blood pressure reading.
“Is she waiting for someone?” he asked.
No, said her daughter, Gail Ennis. The family has said t
