By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Edwina Rhodes Charyk, a resident of The Landings since 1985, died peacefully on May 6. She was 87.
“We had 67 wonderful years together,” said her husband, Joseph V. Charyk, who served as the first director of the Na
By Ron Hayes
MANALAPAN — Margaret Cole Kotsko, who loved art, books and fashion, died peacefully at her home in the Little Pond complex on May 19, surrounded by her husband of 56 years, Francis R. Kotsko, and other family members.
Mrs. Kotsko w
Retired Ocean Ridge Town Manager Bill Mathis, who was called back twice to be the town’s top administrator, died May 11 in Belle Glade. He was 79.
Mr. Mathis, whose given name was Delano William Mathis, was a police officer, police chief and town
John Kujawa lived and worked a variety of jobs around the world before returning to Delray Beach to settle, raise a family and start his LED lighting company, Lumitec. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Lumitec’s offices are both high tech and high t
A 1-year-old hawksbill turtle found on Easter Sunday has been released after being nursed back to health at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
Easter the hawksbill turtle had its own resurrection, than
By Mary Thurwachter
By the time the Ocean Avenue bridge reopens in November, beach-goers will find something new at the Lantana public beach — parking kiosks.
At its May 13 meeting, the Town Council approved spending up to $77,389 for two parki
Students and staff of Gulf Stream School pose for a group photo to commemorate the school’s 75th anniversary and to celebrate the groundbreaking of the new Crocker Pavilion. The school is expanding to better meet the classroom needs of the school.
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Jeff Redmond popped the question to a surprised Julia Payne Spitznagel on a February trip to Thailand. They plan to wed Sept. 22 at Arches National Park in Moab, Utah, where they first met on a group-hiking weekend. Julia was recently accepted to th
Kevin Lane Spitznagel earned his master’s degree in English from Longborough University in Leicestershire, U.K. He has been hired as an editor by a tech writing company in Winter Park, Colo., where he and his malamute, Decker, live at 8,000 feet of
Chloe Anderson Downe and Duncan Graham Wells were married on the beach at The Ocean Club on April 27. The date was exactly six years from the day they first met at the University of Virginia. Chloe lived in Ocean Ridge between 1993 and 2001 and gradu
Gulf Stream Civic Association Board Member Dan Lounsbury presents a check for $15,000 to Gulf Stream Police Chief Gary Ward. The donation will be used to purchase three video systems and digital video recorders for police vehicles used by the Police
Supporters hope that water taxis like this one in Fort Lauderdale will soon be plying the waters of Palm Beach County. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Water taxis may soon be traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County.
The County
Blair Adams (brother and man of honor), Linda Adams (bride’s mother), Brittany Adams Manimbo (bride), Daniel Manimbo (groom) and Dave Adams (father of the bride) celebrate the couple’s wedding at Harbour Island in the Bahamas. Family photo
By Jane S
The Plate: Jerk Chicken
The Place: Temple Orange, the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 533-6000.
The Price: $28
The Skinny: We always try not to be a jerk, but sometimes it happens.
At least it’s a happy happening when it means
The Rev. William “Chip” Stokes of St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach has been elected the bishop of New Jersey.
“I am humbled beyond expression,” Stokes said after his May 3 election over eight other candidates. He leaves Florida on Aug. 1 a
Students practice breathing exercises during a Meditation and Mindfulness seminar facilitated by Charlene Wilkinson at Unity of Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Meditation dates back thousands of years. In modern times
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder and toe-to-toe with arms crossed in supplication, members of the Isamic Center of Boca Raton participate in a midweek prayer service. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Muslims have joined Christians and Jews t
A ‘family’ portrait of the seniors in Arden Moore’s household: (l-r) Chipper, 10; Cleo, 10 and Murphy, 14. In dog years, Arden is 10. A dog’s age in human years is calculated on age and weight. The old saying that one year in a dog’s life equals se
By Greg Stepanich
The American painter Mary Cassatt is best-known for her paintings of women and children, but this month at the Norton Museum, patrons have the opportunity to see four of the Impressionist artist’s works on paper.
The four work
Ron Standerfer, of Gulf Stream, looks over memorabilia and photos from his days as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force. His adventures — and misadventures — were all fodder for his first novel, The Eagle’s Last Flight. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Sta
