By Tim O’Meilia
Picture a neighborhood agitator. A troublemaker. An interloper. Now imagine a white-haired thoracic surgeon dressed in his croquet whites — cotton Bermuda shorts and polo-style shirt — propping a croquet mallet on his shoulder at a jAll Posts (11940)
By Scott Simmons
With Betty Grinnan, her voice says it all.
It is at once authoritative and humorous. Focused, but sweetened with the honeyed accent of her native Virginia.
And Grinnan uses that voice to get things done.
As a member of the Friends of th
Another season is upon us, and that’s cause for celebration.
As writer Hap Erstein underscores in his report on the state of the arts in eastern Boca Raton and Highland Beach, our cultural leaders are cautiously optimistic in these times of econom
By Margie Plunkett
The direction Boca Raton council gave its city manager on where to locate the new library: Two blocks north from the current building at the former Causeway Lumber site.
The council favored the new site 3 to 1, and made its wishe
By Hap Erstein
Upbeat, but not without concern.
That is the way professional arts institutions describe their view of the season ahead, which they certainly hope will be the last for a while that is riddled with economic challenges.
“The verbal r
By Hap Erstein
Despite economic challenges, there are are two new venues on Boca Raton’s arts scene. A completely new art film complex is opening at the end of the month at Florida Atlantic University, and Lynn University’s new theater continues t
By Thom Smith
Mustard and ketchup. Bees and honey. Beer and pretzels. Abbott and Costello. The Miami Dolphins and Boca Raton. They just naturally go together.
Lots of Dolphins alums live in the area. Hall of Fame center Dwight Stephenson recentl
Mizner Park and Royal Palm Place are home to new restaurants and new concepts
By Jan Norris
No matter what the economic climate, diners still must eat. Restaurateurs may be scaling back, lowering menu prices or offering less unfamiliar foods,
But, as director of choral and vocal studies at Florida Atlantic University, Fleitas has taken her role a step furth
They came. They relaxed. And then they headed out to sea from the same beach their ancestors have used for thousands of year.
The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center helped more than 50 baby loggerhead and leatherback sea turtles on their journey
Fall has come and, with it, the season of higher-than-usual tides.
In the Intracoastal Waterway west of Ocean Ridge, for example, tides crested at 3.3 feet above mean low water levels in September. They’ll hit 4.1 feet with the new mo
By Jan Norris
The pest from the Pacific Ocean called a lion fish could soon be called dinner.
Scott Hardin, exotic species coordinator for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, said marketing the predator that’s attacking native
Residential trash collection rates will fall as of Oct. 1 after commissioners voted toreduce them about 3 percent. Despite the rate cut, many commercial users will see costs go up, because the Solid Waste Authority raised disposal charges, accordi
By Steve Plunkett
Coming to your mailbox as soon as this month: a straw ballot asking whether the town should spend $4.6 million to bury electricity, cable TV and phone lines.
Town commissioners unanimously agreed at their September meeting that To
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach police officers are following the lead of those in neighboring Manalapan and will join the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association.
The town’s five rank-and-file officers voted unanimously last month to have
Banana spiders are taking over South Florida. But with Halloween almost here, don’t be scared. Be
daring. Put arachnids to good use in our spider-inspired holiday treats.
Other spider recipes: Web 101 | Spider Web Soup | Spider Sundae | Spider and Ic
The flamingo mailbox outside gives a hint to the Key West fla
Town officials in Briny Breezes have finally written some proposed changes for the town’s long-term development plan, and now they’re waiting to see if state planners will agree with what they’ve suggested.
The probable sticking point
As I walk into my home I’m greeted with an original encaustic painting of a palm. I love the textures and colors. It puts my mind instantly at ease after a hectic day at the office.
Encaustic (or hot-wax painting) is an ancient art form, but the art