Election Results:
Mayor/Commissioner
Bernard Featherman - 440 votes, 51.28%
Jim Newill - 418 votes, 48.72%
Highland Beach Election: Regrets extend to Illlinois in e-mail flap; former Ocean Ridge manager filling in
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Election Results:
Mayor
Susan Whelchel - 3,903 votes, 85.37%
Linda Spurling Gruneisen - 669 votes, 14.63%
Boca Raton Election: Once candidate offers specifics; the other not so much
The race between incumbent Mayor Susan Whelchel and challenger
O'Brian's
51 SE First Ave., Boca Raton; 561-338-7565
Wishing Well
111 SE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton; 561-750-5208
Holloway's Pub
504 Via De Palmas, Boca Raton; 561-361-8445
Dubliner
435 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 561-620-2540
Tim Finnegan's Irish P
Dubliner plans an Irish buffet for St. Patrick’s
Day at its Mizner Park location. Photos provided
Where to party on St. Patty's Day
By Jan Norris
If everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, they might all be in south Palm Beach County. Th
Maria Quezada of Boca Raton and her
Cairn terrier, Kaege, attend the Toto Look-a-Like
Contest in Mizner Park. Quezada, dressed as Dorothy
from The Wizard of Oz, was a contest judge and is an
employee at Mizner Park’s Love My Puppy store.
Photo by
Vintner Dinners
Time and date: 7 p.m. March 18,
Tickets: $300; reservations required
Celebrated Mango Gang chefs team with vintners to create intimate dinners served in private homes and other venues throughout eastern Boca Raton.
The Baccha
Hunting for old treasures? Here are some nearby antique events to get you started.
• West Palm Beach Antiques Festival. March 4-6: West Palm Beach; Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd.,West Palm Beach. Hours:
Leslie Keno (left) and Leigh Keno
describe the details that make their
furniture line special. Photo by Tim Stepien
Find out about local antique shows
By Jan Norris
The Keno twins, Leigh and Leslie, have to be the most polite brothers anywher
Reinaldo Padrino, seen under the Spanish River
Boulevard bridge, is a commercial diver and bridge
inspector who writes short stories and works
with a writers group at Highland Beach Library.
Photo by Tim Stepien
When Reinaldo Padrino talks abou
Members of the Mango Gang, including
Allen Susser (left) and Mark Militello, will
cook during events at this year’s Boca Bacchanal.
Photo provided
List of Boca Bacchanal Events
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
The Mango Gang is back in town just in
Leslie Keno (left) and Leigh Keno
describe the details that make their
furniture line special. Photo by Tim Stepien
Find out about local antique shows
By Jan Norris
The Keno twins, Leigh and Leslie, have to be the most polite brothers anywher
OPAL Awards Gala
The ballroom at The Club at Boca Pointe
The Rotary Club of Boca Raton honored presented its OPAL (Outstanding People and Leaders) Awards at the 14th annual presentation.
Mr. a
By Emily J. Minor
BOCA RATON — Carmen B. Dickenson, a descendent of the Minorcan settlers who came to St. Augustine in the 1700s and forever changed the ethnic makeup of Florida, died Feb. 11 at her island condo with the pretty waterfront view. She
By Liz Best
HIGHLAND BEACH — Ferdinand “Ferd” Maggiore, known and loved among family and friends for an engaging sense of humor, his masterful storytelling and a love of all things Italian, died Feb. 4 in Delray Beach after suffering a stroke. He w
to build new sea turtle tanks and roofs to cover them.
By C. B. Hanif
The qualifying period for Ocean Ridge’s March 8 municipal election ended at 3 p.m. on Feb. 11 with three candidates having filed to run for two contested seats.
Incumbent Commissioner Elisabeth Bingham, along with challengers Ed B
Gulf Stream Town Clerk Rita Taylor and Town Manager William Thrasher (foreground) count votes from the staw ballot to approve the funding of underground utilities in Gulf Stream. Bob Ganger and Ron Bennett work in the background. The vote to app
By Tim O’Meilia
Start saving your change for extra gas money. Not because gas prices may reach $4 a gallon this summer, but because the round trip from South Palm Beach, Hypoluxo Island or Manalapan to the mainland will be six to 10 miles longer by Th
A palm tree husk tied with raffia cradles a hot-pink eyelet sundress from The Petite Connection in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Paula Dettwiller
When Don Draper of the hit TV series Mad Men needed a Valentine’s Day gift for his wife, his loya
If a county pocket resident were choking today, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue would call Boynton Beach to race to his aid, shaving several minutes off the response time from the county’s nearest station.
Since November 2009, when
