Sporting toy hard-hats to celebrate the project, Tonja Olive,
president of the McCormick Mile Beach Club, signs the agreement
with contractor Mark Becker and board member Jerry Goray (left).
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Raise the roof.
By Mary Thurwachter
Work on the long-awaited drainage project on Hypoluxo Island began on May 28.
The area has been plagued with flooding for several decades. During budget talks in 2011, the Lantana Town Council decided to dip into its reserves to
St Joseph’s Episcopal School fifth-grader Veronica McCord helps Jewish War vets Irving Schildkraut and Tony Deutsch as they decorate grave sites at the Boynton Beach Memorial Park in honor of Memorial Day. About 30 children and veterans teamed up to
Workers from Kast Construction enjoyed a BBQ lunch
and gift prizes during the “topping off” party for the 4001
Condo being built by Kolter Homes on A1A in Gulf Stream.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
While most in the crowd at the Whit
Katherine Vellis and Michelle Remus enjoy a glass of wine
at Josephine’s Italian Cuisine in Boca Raton. Josephine’s
restaurant was one of the stops on the Check Please! South
Florida Tasting Tour. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Debo
JoAnn T. Urban
By Liz Best
HIGHLAND BEACH— Devoted wife, mother, grandmother, avid reader and beach lover, JoAnn T. Urban, of Highland Beach, died May 4 at Hospice by the Sea. She was 73 years old.
Mrs. Urban was born on Dec. 28, 1938, in New Yor
Betty Lou Shaw
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Betty Lou Shaw, a professional fashion model, devoted wife, loving mother and longtime area resident, died May 23 at her home in the Delray Beach Club apartments.
She was 88 and remained active until
A woman from Fort Mose near St. Augustine.
By Greg Stepanich
An exhibit returning to Delray Beach’s Spady Cultural Heritage Museum after a three-year absence will help visitors understand that slavery in North America was more complex than popular
Alderman Sue Thaler
By Tim O’Meilia
She had yet to be appointed to the Briny Breezes Town Council, but already a card with the name “Alderman Sue Thaler” rested in front of the empty chair at the council table.
“She’s the only one who sent in a let
A waterspout heads for shore north of the Boynton Inlet on the morning of May 22. This photo was taken from the beach boardwalk at Portofino Condominiums in Ocean Ridge. There were no reports of damage. Photo by Scott Harmon
May provided the the bi
Workers from GLF Construction Corp. cut steel during
the replacement of the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
The final resting place for the soon-to-be-demolished East Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana will
Kate Maloney and Zoe Romano, both students at Unity School in Delray Beach, use contrasting forms of communication while at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Barefoot by the Sea celebration in Delray Beach. One of the girls followed tradi
Larry M.Donovan
By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — When she only four or five, Teri Donovan’s father would take her to the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Ill.
“They always had a big band,” she remembers, “and we would get them to play ‘Moon River,’ my fa
Arvid Johanson, 73, and Dr. David Danzer, 70, perform
their morning walk for several miles through Highland Beach
for exercise. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller,
It’s a simple, healthy ritual. Six days a week at about 7:30 a.m.,
David Renna, director of the club division at The Breakers,
illustrates the versatility and tradition of the blue blazer.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
It’s the quintessential piece in a man’s wardrobe, or at least it should be.
Actress Megan Blake, her dog, Super Smiley
(that’s his REAL name), and Arden Moore at the
San Diego Party in 2011. Blake travels all over the country
doing the Super Smiley Flash Mob to raise money and
awareness for adopting mutts. Photo provided
B
Mike and Jodi Halker have opened Due South Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
If Dad’s still saying, “I love you, man,” maybe it’s time to upgrade his brew. Try a craft beer — one produced without a billion-doll
The Rev. Douglas Hood was the top choice to take over
at First Presbyterian Church. Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
The Rev. Douglas Hood knew he wanted to be First Presbyterian’s new senior pastor when he read the help-wanted request.
The congr
Trinity Lutheran Church historian Albert ‘Bob’ Miller,
standing inside the original church building, is the grandson
of the church founders. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Delray Beach’s oldest church building was built in 1904, after
Outrageous Expectation (2011) an oil on canvas by Karen Kuykendall of Tampa.
By Greg Stepanich
Every year for the past six decades, the Boca Raton Museum of Art calls on the artists of the Sunshine State to send work its way for the All-Florida Juri
