Mug: Jon D. Rashotsky
By Angie Francalancia
A yearlong investigation by Delray Beach police resulted in the arrest of former Mizner Grande Realty agent Jon D. Rashotsky, suspected of misappropriating more than $2.8 million in escrow funds from
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s 18-year-old firetruck has been out of service since the end of October because of needed repairs and should be replaced as soon as possible, town commissioners were told during a workshop meeting last month.
This year’s Palm Beach International Boat Show brought 600 vessels worth more than $1.2 billion. Cheryl Blackerby/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
More than 44,000 boat lovers attended the Palm Beach International Boat Show, one of the top
By Tim O’Meilia
For the first time since the $510 million Ocean Land sale collapsed in 2007, the town of Briny Breezes took a careful first step toward allowing the town to be more than a mobile-home park.
After four public hearings and ques
By Thom Smith
For two days in October 1969, several hundred students camped in the quadrangle west of the Florida Atlantic University administration building during the nationwide moratorium to protest the Vietnam War. No incidents save for raisi
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, built in 1860, is Palm Beach County’s oldest existing structure. Scott Simmons/The Coastal Star
Drive 50 miles north of Hillsboro Inlet and you’ll find the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum.
Which is taller?
Well, that depends
John Oxendine says the Palm Beach International Film Festival
is a boon for the county’s economy. See the ArtsPaper for more on the film festival.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Chris Felker
As a lifelong cinema buff who made a career out o
April 19: Join the Junior League of Boca Raton as it goes from the 18th green to a full house at its Golf Classic & Casino Night fundraiser, ‘Birdies to Black Jack.’ Time is 11 am. Cost is $225 for the Golf Classic and $65-$125 for Casino Night. Ca
Joe Griffin with conductor Sebrina Maria Alfonso.
By Rich Pollack
If it weren’t for a last-minute birthday present from his friend Claudia Willis, chances are Joseph Griffin probably wouldn’t have discovered the South Florida Symphony Orchestra.
The seventh annual charity event for Boys & Girls Club of Broward County began with a spectacular hangar party displaying exotic cars, motorcycles, boats and jets. Twenty of South Florida’s top restaurants sponsored the event and served gourmet food,
A memorial to the Barefoot Mailman stands at the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Drive north to visit, climb the area’s other lighthouse
By Ron Hayes
One hour before sunset on March 7, 1907, a former captain in the
A celebrated roster of 81 PGA Champions Tour players took to The Old Course at Broken Sound Club for the 2013 Allianz Championship vying for a $1.8 million purse. The Moabery Family Foundation pledged an annual ‘champions challenge,’ donating $1,000
An enthusiastic crowd of more than 750 attended the 51st annual affair that celebrated the new Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine and raised $1 million in the process. Guests paid tribute to Honorary Chairwoman Elaine Wold and 10 physicians.
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Polynesian foods, drinks, music and a performance by a professional hula troupe highlighted the Boca Raton Garden Club Luau March 22 in the clubhouse. Proceeds of the event will go to Junior Gardening, Garden Therapy for Alzheimer’s Patients and Coll
Approximately 5,500 guests were treated to a fun day in the park and on the water for the annual Boating & Beach Bash for People with Disabilites on March 16 at Spanish River Park. Entertainment included Brett Loewenstern from American Idol and Nashv
This season’s final Cultures & Cocktails event attracted more than 80 to the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County. Among the attendees were Donald Ephraim (left), Maxine Marks and Linda and Jay Rosenkranz of Boca Raton.
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After running a successful business in the health-care industry,
Mike Earley is looking for new challenges on both the professional and personal fronts.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michael M. Earley describes his success as opportunistic.
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Judy Collins (left) with CARP luncheon chairwoman Barbara Katz. Photo by Paulette Martin
By Thom Smith
“I wanted to get this out of the way right now …
Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles
in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I’ve loo
