Volunteers gather with hand-made holiday items in the Fellowship Hall at First Presbyterian Church in Delray Beach on Nov. 12. The church’s Holiday Craft Sale continues 10 am-3 pm Tuesdays and Saturdays through Dec. 17 at the church’s Bronson House,
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Bethesda Healthcare System President and CEO Robert Hill (l), with LPGA greats and Pro-Am Hosts Meg Mallon and Beth Daniel and Bethesda Executive Vice President Roger Kirk at the 2011 Bethesda Pro-Am Golf Tournament. The 2012 Pro-Am will be held Jan.
Dried salt covers the floor and walls of the Salt Suite treatment room. Photo provided
By Paula Detwiller
What do the words “salt therapy” bring to mind? A handful of salty chips? An exfoliating foot scrub? A
The Spirit of Giving Network,
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FAU Living Room Theaters
Barbara Schmidt (left), Schmidt Family Foundation; Lucy Carr, PNC Bank; Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel; Betsi Kassebaum, The Center for Strategic Philanthropy and Civic
Rosa Santos trims up a shih tzu at her Boca Raton pet salon, Joni’s Grooming.
Photo by Jerry Lower
By Tim Norris
Through the picture window, two faces play to the parking lot: the canine, looking straight on at passersby with wide eyes and w
Students of Florida Atlantic University’s choral and vocal studies
program will perform during an inaugural Madrigal Dinner at St.
Gregory’s Episcopal Church. Photo provided
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
On Dec. 10, the ladies will sashay in ve
By C.B. Hanif
To tweet or not to tweet was the question for this essay, following last month’s which featured reflections of gratitude, in the form of those text-based Internet posts of up to 140 characters found at Twitter.com.
Once again the re
JoJo Harder sits with her miniature Italian greyhound, Romeo.
Photo by Jerry Lower
By Arden Moore
For years, Jo Jo Harder wowed the fashion world with her signature clothing line showcased in fine stores throughout the country. Today, her fashion t
William Reed Kaelin Jr.
By Liz Best
BOCA RATON — William Reed Kaelin Jr. of Boca Raton died Nov. 1. He would have turned 73 on Dec. 6.
From 1957 to 1960, Mr. Kaelin served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was stationed for 22 months in Japan. Mr. K
By Emily J. Minor
Joseph John Asselta
HIGHLAND BEACH — Joseph John Asselta, who had notable careers in the military and aviation and space law before retiring to Florida and serving in local government, died Nov. 11. He was 78.
Born April 26, 1
ABOVE: What better way for Floridian Children to ring in the holiday
season than with a spirited snowball fight. Aca McGowen takes aim
at some family members from a “artificial” snow pile at Mizner Park.
BELOW: Boca Raton Community High School pe
Coastal Star food writer, Jan Norris, lists restaurants and places serving turkey (and vegetarian) on Thursday. Check it out at:
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The management of The Coastal Star would like to congratulate the accomplished writers and photographers who help us produce an impressive, award-winning newspaper. Several of them were recognized at the Florida Press Club Awards in St. Petersburg th
When coastal mayors next meet to discuss ways to consolidate services and reduce costs, they’ll have a big price tag to digest: $71,500.
That’s how much consultant Willdan Homeland Solutions wants to study the possibility of m
Stan Smith of Lake Worth puts finishing touches on the public art installation of ‘The Gulf Stream’ by local artist Frank Varga prior to the Oct. 26 opening of Walmart at Gulfstream Boulevard and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach.
Photos by Jerry Lowe
First, on behalf of my mom, thank you all so much for coming. You all meant a lot to her.
We’re all here to remember and celebrate the life of a great woman. A woman who had a passion for duckpin bowling. A woman who enjoyed pina coladas. A woman
By Mary Jane Fine
These are the Mother Hubbard days. In homes all-too-familiar with hunger and homes new to that terror, cupboards are bare. The use of food stamps has quadrupled in Florida over the past four lean years, according to published reports
By Mary Jane Fine
Fourteen years ago, when Sherry Johnson joined the CCC of Boynton Beach, part-time, she began questioning the way tummies were being filled. “When you’re serving a community where people have a lot of high blood pressure, and you’re
By Mary Jane Fine
Only a year ago, the food pantry at Boca Helping Hands distributed 500 bags of groceries each month to those in need. This year, they hand out 2,000 bags a month. Only a year ago, the soup kitchen served 2,200 lunches of, say, pot r
The same holds true for the third birthday of
