Red Reef Park’s splintery boardwalk is getting a 21st-century makeover. “They’ve been out there 30 years, and it’s time,’’ said Bob Langford, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District. Low bidder for the Red Reef project wa
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By Mary Thurwachter
HIGHLAND BEACH — Friends say Anne Iffland Ryan was a loyal friend, a quick-witted conversationalist, a competitive bridge player and an avid golfer.
Known as “Nancy,” Mrs. Ryan died on Jan. 14 at the age of 90.
The only child o
Wonder what the weather is like at the Boca Raton Inlet?
Wonder no more. You can find out by visiting www.pbcgov.org/erm/beachcams.htm. You’ll find up-to-date photos of the area, a service that will be especially useful for boaters, surfers and beach
John J. Chluski
By Ron Hayes
BOCA RATON — As a top executive with ITT, John J. Chluski lived what many would consider a dream job.
As a teenager during World War II, he lived what all would call a nightmare.
Mr. Chluski, who died Jan. 3 at
By Steve Pike
TaylorMade R11 Driver
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Details: TaylorMade-Adidas Golf takes moveable weight technology a step farther with what it calls “adjustable sole plate’’ technolog
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By Emily J. Minor
HIGHLAND BEACH — John R. DeMarco, who left his beloved Long Island in 1989 to retire to Highland Beach, died Jan. 12 surrounded by his family. He was 85.
Mr. DeMarco’s daughter, Judy Maresca, called her fathe
By Steve Pike
So you want to be like Tiger and Phil?
Good luck. But you can get a little closer by doing one thing each of them does. That is, get fit for clubs — even a golf ball. And don’t let your ego get in the way. With a little bit of time a
Lucille Ritacco tries to keep warm while watching
her golf partner, Frank Garito, tee off at The Palm Beach
Par 3 Golf Course Saturday afternoon. The temperatures
were in the 50s at the time with strong winds
out of the north. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Steve Plunkett
Uncertainty over how long Dale Sugerman will remain town manager led town commissioners notto change the employee evaluation system.
“I don’t think we should make changes of anything that would j
Green-thumbed residents now have the chance to grow their own in Boca Raton.
The city OK’d a deal that would allow the Junior League of Boca Raton to operate a community garden on the Causeway Lumber site, next to the location of Boc
Ramona Bean (left), Theodora Preston, Pat Koutrakos, Thelma Constantinou, Alice Cleary and Ann Chambertides staff the pastry booth at last year’s Greek Festival. Photo provided
Recipes: Kourabiedes | Moussaka
By Jan Norris
Six months of planning, and
MANALAPAN — Henrietta King was the quiet balance to her husband Don King’s outward flamboyance. But in her own right, she had a résumé varied enough to include entrepreneur, farmer, fashion designer, nurse, sheriff’s department s
By Ron Hayes
SOUTH PALM BEACH — When Ernest Muro moved to South Palm Beach in 1990, he was a retired schoolteacher and media specialist from Baldwin, N.Y.
But he never retired from community service.
In 1991, Mr. Muro was elected president of his condo
By Ron Hayes
BOYNTON BEACH — When a wonderful storyteller dies, the family and friends who loved him tell wonderful stories.
When that storyteller was Harvey E. Oyer Jr., the stories they tell about the man must also be stories about the city he lived
By Emily J. Minor
GULF STREAM — Frank Anthony Bianchini, who moved to Florida in 1970 with his wife, Rita, to escape the cold and start another chapter in the family business, died at his home Dec. 17 surrounded by his family. He was 88.
Born in Ph
By Thom Smith
Mario Batali had logged a busy day, giving a cooking demonstration for Publix Apron’s Cooking School at The Morikami. The Food Network favorite was hungry, and he wanted someone else to do the cooking. He also wanted a place where he co
Construction continues on the site now, with attention paid to preserving any other remains. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Angie Francalancia
Human remains were discovered during the demolition of a house in the 900 block of South Ocean Boulevard last month
By Tim O’Meilia
Hoping to put their best foot forward, South Palm Beach council members promoted retired podiatrist Don Clayman to mayor, replacing Martin Millar, who resigned abruptly Dec. 9.
And, in a surprising twist of events, the council filled C
By Margie Plunkett
Gary Eliopoulos won’t run for re-election next term, deciding it’s time to turn attention to family and business, he told his fellow commissioners at an early December Commission meeting.
Eliopoulos spoke about commitment and sacri
