A sold-out crowd of more than 400 attended Food for the Poor’s 18th annual Building Hope Gala on Feb. 2 at The Polo Club of Boca Raton. Enough money was raised to build homes for 65 destitute families in Canaan Heights in May Pen, Jamaica. Construct
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Finding Faith: WWII Chaplains Honored
March 3-9
3/3 - Kabbalah & Coffee: The Secret of Simplicity at Chabad of East Boca Raton, 120 NE 1st Ave. Includes weekly Living Torah Video Presentation. Held every Sunday morning. 10-11:30 am. Free. 417-7797.
Health and Harmony: Biggest Loser Continues Between Two Brothers
March 2
3/2 - Saturdays @ Sanborn: Yoga Class at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Hwy., Boca Raton. Held every Sat. 8:45 am; class: 9 am. Free. Registration: 393-7703.
3/2 - Jazzercise at
By Betty Wells
Proposals to allow local governments to ban smoking on beaches — one from a Boca Raton state representative — are making their way through the Florida Legislature.
State Rep. Bill Hager introduced a bill in the Florida House on
Michel Piranesi unveiled his latest jewelry collection during a
private champagne and Black River caviar reception
Feb. 11 at Mary Mahoney on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach.
Ten percent of proceeds from all sales during the four-day
trunk show benefited the
Joe Ostaszewski, a former Ocean Ridge police officer, was
disappointed when his twin, Henry, wasn’t selected to join
him on The Biggest Loser. But he’s proud that Henry has lost
weight right along with him anyway. Photos provided
3/31 - Briny Breezes Easter Sunrise Service is held starting at 6:30 am at the Beach Clubhouse, Old Ocean Ave., Briny Breezes. Briny Breezes Community Church hosts this event for residents, but public is welcome. 276-7405.
3/31 - Easter Sunrise C
The Rev. Jo Garnett shows a set of earrings to Ron Price
of Delray Beach at the Annual ‘Step Above’ Rummage sale.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
Dosher Peter, the health center activities supervisor at Abbey Delray South,
sits at her desk as Abner, a Maltese-Yorkie, peers out from his ‘spot,’ where
he shares her chair with her. Photos provided
By Arden Moore
Abner weighs less than 10 pounds
By Cheryl Blackerby
Have you ever driven by a sports complex at night and noticed the lights burning bright, though no one was playing or working on the fields? Or seen empty downtown buildings lit up after working hours, or streetlights and outd
Winston Aarons of Delray Beach set his new novel, Jasmine,
in southern Palm Beach County. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Sunday morning strollers along Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach may have noticed a professorial gentleman seated a
Highland Beach resident Michael Todorovich, at the National
Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, has become a
championship player. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michael Todorovich can tell you the exact moment he got hooked on competitive croquet.
A
Art of Bee Sweet Honey is available at the Boca Green Market.
Photos by Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
In Boca Raton, where the market is in its 16th year, you’ll find the sweet team of Grace Reames and her daughter, Stacy Reames
I have been busy, busy, and busy! My daddy and I have opened my new grooming parlor at a great location in downtown Lake Worth at 704 Lucerne and we just love it! It feels good to see my old friends and I am so happy to make new ones. There are lots
This couple counts 69 years — so far — of married life. They were friends for a decade before he popped the question, and they remain best of friends today.
They got hitched in 1943, just four days after Mike graduated officers school, and only a cou
Living proof that opposites attract — Lia and Tyrone found one another in 2004.
“I like a beer on the beach and she likes classical piano,” Tyrone explains. She’s the introvert; he most definitely is not.
When they met, Lia was an Iowa farm girl with
The Sutton’s first met in 1960, at a family wedding. Roz’s sister was married to Lenny’s brother, and the clan was always getting together.
“I loved her husband and she loved my wife,” explains Lenny, a retired cardiologist with perfect diction and a
More than 40 pets, mostly dogs, had their photographs and their owners’ contact information entered into a database during a Highland Beach Police Department pet registration event held earlier this month. The information and photographs will be kept
The recently completed remodeling of the clubhouse for the McCormick Mile neighborhood was celebrated with a party. In addition to new windows and floors and a higher roof, the Ocean Ridge beachfront facility features architectural enhancements and
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s King David Society kicked off the season with a briefing by guest speaker David Makovsky, of the Washington Institute’s Project on the Middle East Peace Process. Those who contributed $25,000 or mor