Virginia Tishman Meyerson and her late husband, George
By Jane Smith
BOCA RATON — Arts lover and avid reader of British literature, Virginia Tishman Meyerson died Jan. 26 at her home.
She was 89 and died from complications of cancer, her passi
By Jane Smith
In the last 18 months, more than 100 condo projects were announced and approved in South Florida, but few have found construction financing, Jack McCabe, a real estate consultant, said recently.
Lenders now want potential condo buyers
March 3: Don black-tie attire and step into a tented ‘kaleidoscope of the arts,’ with gourmet food and wine, a silent auction and ballroom dancing, to benefit Boca Raton Philharmonic Symphonia. Time is 5:30-10 pm. Cost is $115. Call 866-687-4201 o
March 14: Join Julia and friends for a fundraiser featuring shopping, hors d’oeuvres,
wine, entertainment and door prizes. Time is 4:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $75.
Call 243-1922 or visit www.alz.org/seflorida.
Photo: (front, from left) Agnes Nicolosi, Juli
Kate Fogarty has FlyDry Blowout Bar locations,
one in Delray Beach (above) and another in Palm
Beach. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
When Kate Fogarty moved here from Manhattan, she missed the easiness of finding a blow-dry salon ne
By Cheryl Blackerby
Almost 40 years after its Camino Real groundbreaking on the waterfront, the Boca Raton Bridge Hotel has gotten the go-ahead for a major renovation that developers say will take full advantage of its prime location.
The Boca Raton
From left: Mark and Pam Begelman, and Sally and Bob Painter
are chairing this year’s event.
Inset below: Board member Phil Renaud and his wife, Mary.
Photos provided
By Christine Davis
Heroes, take your pick: a chance to drive a race car in Las V
Pam O’Brien with some of her miniature creations.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Most women would toss out the top of an empty lipstick tube.
Not Pam O’Brien. She can imagine it as an umbrella stand or other item for her dollhouse
Major donors, administration and staff members, local dignitaries and emergency-services personnel
gathered for the debut of the new Wold Family Center for Emergency Medicine, which has
state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, Bluetooth cellular-phone
The Gold Coast PR Council celebrated the winners of this year’s Bernays Awards
honoring local excellence in public relations and marketing, with Lynn University
picking up three awards for the high-profile presidential debate,
and Kaye Communications
Designer Virginia Courtenay’s Scottish terrier, MacDuff,
rests on a chaise in front of a group of paintings at her
home on Seabreeze Avenue.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
The bar in Chrissy and Don Hubiak's home came from E.R. Bradley's
A pair of Dioon mejiae guards the front entrance to the Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Find yourself a parking space on Barcelona Road in West Palm Beach. Now walk
Fine art and high fashion mingled for a glamorous evening of dancing, dinner and celebration
benefiting the museum’s outreach programs, including field trips
for area schoolchildren and art classes for low-income families.
The event raised $375,000.
American Friends of The Hebrew University bestowed the national Scopus Award,
the organization’s highest honor, on Barbara and Richard Rothschild at a gala
featuring Broadway and TV star Megan Hilty. Proceeds – $1.2 million –
will help support the u
Learn more about Secret Gardens in our area: Ann Norton Sculpture Garden
March 2
Saturday - 3/2 - Edible Gardens Workshop at Clayton E. Hutcheson Exhibit Hall A, 559 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. Learn about growing and preparing heart-health
Retired Navy Stanley Gavlick, front, of Delray Beach,
and others salute the flag during The Immortal Four
Chaplains Memorial Service put on by The Boynton
Veterans’ Council at the Ascension Lutheran Church
in Boynton Beach on Feb. 3. Tim Stepien/
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
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
