Members of the media and former Caldwell Theatre supporters welcomed the debut of the new stage venue by attending a cocktail hour in its renovated lobby, visiting The Wick Tavern — an homage to New York City’s famed Tavern on the Green that feature
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As part of a new community-service project, Taste History, a nonprofit that gives food tours of South County, adopted Urban Farm and organized its first harvest. The seeds were sown by student volunteers from American Heritage School Boca Delray, as
More than 150 people attended a presentation by Clyde Butcher at the Boca Raton Downtown Library. Photo: Prior to his presentation, Butcher conducted a discussion with students studying advanced photography at Boca Raton High School. Exhibit runs thr
Guests took in music, food and appearances by Nat King Cole Generation Hope founders Casey and Timolin Cole. The more than $5,000 brought in will provide music education to low-income children. Photo: Lisa Silver, Kai Thompson Hernandez, Laura Stoltz
More than 400 members of Rotary International donated more than 1,600 pounds of food to Treasure Coast Food Bank and will provide nearly 2,000 meals for hungry families. The effort involved Rotarians from zones 33 and 34, which stretch from Delaware
Suncoast Community High School Culinary Club, Burger Fi and Autism Speaks joined forces to create an afternoon to break down social barriers and foster friendships between teens and those with autism and autism-related disorders — all while creating
Beachgoers at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton must navigate trash in addition to seaweed. Photo provided by Bill Miller
By Cheryl Blackerby
For four years, Bill Miller has walked across A1A from his condo in Boca Raton to the county beach at South Inle
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach is planning to have a Christmas tree in front of town hall this year that won’t rapidly deteriorate and become a fire hazard.
Commissioners last month approved a plan to spend up to $5,500 for a commercial-grade, 14-foot
Florence Mascott flew WASP missions. Photo provided
Related story: Local pilot helps re-create women's WWII air journey
By Ron Hayes
“You know,” Florence Mascott says, proudly, “whenever the women pilots know there’s a WASP on the plane, they always c
Pilot Elizabeth Ackerly joined Alan Anders, Jeff Geer and Mark Kandianis on a flight in a T-6 warplane from Bellingham, Wash., to Great Falls, Mont., then to Fairbanks, Alaska. Photo provided
Related story: Wartime challenge begets lifelong dedicatio
By Tim Pallesen
East Atlantic Avenue traffic congestion remains a concern as the proposed Atlantic Crossing development goes before Delray Beach officials for site plan and design approval.
In response to residents’ concerns, the developer drew a
A business spotlight in August about Colonial Animal Hospital may have given the wrong impression about the type of veterinary care practiced by Colonial’s vets. They strive to give the highest level of care possible by a group of general practitione
A story in the August issue on the town of Gulf Stream budget incorrectly stated the status of proposed police salary increases. The police have no contract, and all town employees are being considered for 2.5 percent raises.
When we can, my husband and I try to escape the seemingly endless Florida summer. This year in July and August we headed to Connecticut and Oregon. Both trips took us to beautiful locations for family gatherings.
With the passing of our parents, both
By Tim O’Meilia
Best case scenario: seven submerged groins and a beach 50 feet wider in South Palm Beach and Lantana by February 2016.
That’s not as much as everyone wants, but it’s likely the most anyone’s likely to get.
South Palm Beach Mayor Donald C
Joan Lorne checks a loggerhead nest the morning after the eggs hatched and finds a couple of stragglers, who are set free.
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By Ron Hayes
Venture down to Delray Beach not long after sunrise, and you can’t miss her.
By Betty Wells
The luxury theater complex and office space planned for Delray Beach should produce more than 400 jobs and bring more than 400,000 visitors a year to the downtown, according to the developer.
“We aim to create a uniqu
By Thom Smith
So much for the bad news at FAU. Since Dennis Crudele took over as interim president after Mary Jane Saunders’ embarrassing debacle that peaked with the plan to name the stadium for the prisons-for-profit company GEO International,
By Dan Moffett
Delray Beach commissioners’ campaign to tighten up their business dealings has grown so heated that even a contract for beach chairs can raise emotional warnings about extortion, loss of integrity and “whoring the city.”
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