Dorothy Wilson (left) served the residents of Briny Breezes in the office of Briny Breezes, Inc. for more than 30 years. During her retirement party, one of her gifts was a hand-carved golf cart given to her by Ira and Joanne Friedman (right). More
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After seeing a Letter to the Editor in The Coastal Star, Sandy Roder hosted an ‘iPads for Autism’ fundraiser at her Manalapan home on Jan. 24. More than 30 guests attended, raising $10,000 for the autism program at Lantana Middle School. Pictured (l-
By Tim O’Meilia
and Steve Plunkett
Manalapan and South Palm Beach town officials think they may emerge smelling like a rose from a dispute with the city of Lake Worth over payments for the operation of a regional sewer system.
In August 20
In the late 1990s, internationally acclaimed artist Diana Nicosia of Gulf Stream was waiting at the Rome airport for a delayed flight when she struck up a conversation with a man in a black suit sitting next to her. He turned out to be Cardinal Joh
St. Joseph’s Episcopal School recently had its annual LAPS event, hosted and planned by the Parent Organization. This event echoed the theme this year on campus — ‘live green,’ healthy living for the body and the community. Parents Rob and Aline LaB
Students at Gulf Stream School were treated in January to an international buffet as one of four hot-lunch days presented by the parents. Teachers use the meal to spin off lessons on the various countries and their ways of life, but for both kids and
Enjoying lunch at The Living Room in Boynton Beach are (standing, l-r) Hedy Latimer, Judy Zeidel, Eileen Hertz, Susan Schechet and Sandy Jones; and (seated, l-r) Joan Ball, Diane Motta, and Angela Smith. The women — who live in West Palm Beach, South
Ryan and the Rockers band members (l-r) Chuck Henderson, Ryan Heidinger, Kenny Glass and Rit Johnson take the stage at Johnnie Brown’s in Delray Beach in late January. Photos by Kurtis Boggs
By Steve Pike
John Lennon and Paul McCartney met for the fir
By Christine Davis No muss. No fuss. Unlike many interior decorators, Suzanne Rheinstein prefers to keep decor pretty, comfortable and simple.
Sharing the development of her design style, she’ll be speaking at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach
Davis Gaines, who performed the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera more than 2,000 times on Broadway as well as in Los Angeles and San Francisco, will perform a series of songs from the musical for guests of this year’s Beth
ABOVE: Jeffrey Errol Snow, the first baby born at Bethesda Memorial Hospital, yawns while his mother, Mrs. George Bernard Snow, receives an engraved sterling cup presented by Mrs. O.R. Tergesen, president of the hospital auxiliary.
By Paula Detwille
As chairs of the 57th Annual Bethesda Ball, Deborah and Harry Sargeant III of Gulf Stream are excited to be raising money for the hospital’s Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery equipment and training.
“This equipment can see three-dimensionally i
ABOVE: Bethesda Memorial Hospital opened in 1959 with 70 beds and 32 physicians.
Firstborn remains impressed with hospital | Phantom of the Opera theme | Meet the Co-Chairs
By Paula Detwiller
As supporters of Bethesda Memorial Hospital clink cockt
Gulf Stream School’s “Havana Nights: An Evening at the Tropicana” Underwriting Chairs (l-r) Jenn Forman, Lisa White, Therese Snyder and Sarah Foster are planning a fundraising party in February at the home of Therese and Barron Snyder in preparation
The 350-unit Via Mizner project planned for the corner of Camino Real
and Federal Highway will include a five-level parking garage along with
a pool. Rendering provided
By Angie Francalancia
Apartment developers are going all in on Boca Raton’s
By Mary Thurwachter
Just a week before Boca Raton Regional Hospital celebrated its 50th
fundraising ball, the hospital collected the largest philanthropic gift ever: a $25 million grant to build a neuroscience center on the hospital campus.
Bernie Marcus, chairman of the Marcus Foundation
and co-founder and former CEO of The Home Depot,
and his wife, Billi, announce their $25 million gift to
Boca Raton Regional Hospital. Images provided
With the new $25 million
Lora ‘Skeets’ Friedkin, with her son Shawn,
raises money for a variety of causes, including
Stand Among Friends, which helps people
with disabilities. Photo provided
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Perhaps the first thing you want to know when you me
Steven Maklansky, director of the Boca Raton Museum of Art,
stands with a touchable sculpture called Big Crocodile. Previously,
Maklansky was executive director at the Brevard Art Museum in Melbourne.
Photo by Kurtis Boggs
By Mary Jane Fine
Stev
Rob Van Winkle, aka Vanilla Ice, signs a lamp for Hans Reide of Habitat for Humanity. The lamp will be auctioned
at Habitat's new 'ReStore' opening in Delray Beach. Photo by Thom Smith
By Thom Smith
Check out the tats, the piercings, the hip-hop