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Exactly when should the public speak at town meetings? It’s a question that cropped up as newly elected Ocean Ridge commissioners took their places on the dais in April. The immediate answer: the status quo.
Commissioner Zoanne Hennigan noted the audi
The word “bonus” has more than once set off debate among Ocean Ridge commissioners — and the latest round ended with a vow to consider defining and cutting back on the traditional retirement bonus here.
While the discussion at commis
Royal Wedding celebration
At Absynthe, Boca Raton
Guests raise their glasses in a ‘royal toast’ for Prince William and Kate Middleton at Absinthe bar in the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center. The Royal Wedding celebration benefits the Go Pink Chall
As summer heats up, herb growing is dicey in South Florida, though some will thrive, according to Donnie Brown, an herbalist. She’s a long-time member of the Evening Herb Society of the Palm Beaches and a former speaker for the group.
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Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Focolare President
Maria Voce at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York,
during the Thanksgiving Liturgy for the 50th Anniversary
of the Focolare Movement in North America. Photo by CB Hanif
By C. B. Hanif
I am acquain
CLOSE TO HOME
Art-Sea Living Gallery & Studio: 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Ages 4-12. Ten different one-week art class sessions. 10:30 am-1:30 pm, T-F, 6/7-8/12, $135/sesson or $40 daily, children must bring lunch and wear old clothes; 2-4 p
Arden's neighbor Flo Frum, age 86, made
arrangements for Buddy's care in the event
he outlives her. Photo by Arden Moore.
By Arden Moore
As you sit reading this column with perhaps a purring cat on your lap or snoozing dog next to you, ask your
By Liz Best
BOCA RATON — Milton Stanley Holz of Boca Raton died April 2. He was 88 years old.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., in 1922, Mr. Holz attended New York University and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married his beloved wife, Sh
By Jan Norris
The mobile food mania — read that: food trucks — have hit South Florida, but oddly, have missed making a mark in Palm Beach County.
Internet marketer Jochen Esser is out to change that.
He’s sponsoring a Gourmet Food Truck Expo in B
By Emily J. Minor
Real estate interest in Highland Beach, Gulf Stream and the coastal area of Boca Raton seems to be loosening up a bit, with agents for these high-end properties seeing more listings, more viewings and even a few more sales.
“I am
By Jan Norris
The infamous line of diners at John G’s restaurant on Lake Worth Beach may soon become a memory. The 34-year-old restaurant will likely move into Callaro’s Prime Steak and Seafood in Plaza del Mar in Manalapan by mid summe
By Steve Plunkett
An independent hearing officer has set aside the unpaid one-month suspension of the Highland Beach town clerk who forwarded racist jokes from her official e-mail.
Hearing officer Kenneth Stern, a recently retired Palm Beach Count
Ethics complaints filed against five South Palm Beach public officials by the owners of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn were dismissed on all counts April 1 by the state ethics commission.
Investigators found no probable cause that counci
The towns of South Palm Beach and Highland Beach have more registered voters than they have actual flesh-and-blood residents. You can look it up.
The seaside enclave of Briny Breezes suddenly has 800 not-so-mobile homes, the U.S. Ce
The Bank of Boynton building, on the south side of Ocean Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library Archives
1915 — Bank of Boynton opens on the south side of Ocean Avenue between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. The first
By Angie Francalancia
The new owners of Sunshine Square, the busy, Publix-anchored shopping center at the southwest corner of Woolbright Road and Federal Highway, have begun work to renovate the aging plaza.
Plans include demolishing part of the r
Timeline | Changes ahead for Sunshine Square
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
After housing five different banking entities over the past 37 years, the building at Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach will close. And the Bank of Americ
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