GULF STREAM — Alvin Curtis True Jr., a retired doctor who helped his community by serving on several town panels, died Nov. 28 after apparently developing complications from heart surgery. He was 81.
Dr. True, the father of three, is
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GULF STREAM — Alvin Curtis True Jr., a retired doctor who helped his community by serving on several town panels, died Nov. 28 after apparently developing complications from heart surgery. He was 81.
Dr. True, the father of three, is
MIAMI —The sale of WXEL, the station started more than 40 years ago to educate local migrant workers, moved closer to joining the nation’s biggest team in public radio when the Florida Board of Education granted a lease transfer D
By Steve Plunkett
A $100,000 Homeland Security grant will boost border patrols in coastal communities, County Commissioner Steven L. Abrams said.
“This money will provide additional security for our community, especially along our coastline, a larg
Svetlana Simon’s heirloom hens lay colorful eggs at her farm west of Boynton Beach. You can buy free-range eggs like these, plus locally produced cheeses and vegetables at local green markets. Photos by Jerry Lower
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Eating lo
Peggy Henry grew up in Fort Lauderdale, and now calls Gulf Stream home. She recently was named chairman of the board at the Florence Fuller Child Development Center.
Photo by Jerry Lower
Fourteen years ago, Peggy Henry was invited to tour the Floren
Svetlana Simon sells eggs, yogurt, cheese and milk from her Heritage Farm at the Delray Beach Green Market. BELOW: A sign at her stand describes her products and her philosophy. Photos by Jerry Lower
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
At the Saturday Delr
The county’s new ethics watchdog office could cost the town of Highland Beach up to $10,848 in its first year.
“We do not know yet which particular contracts might be exempted from the fee, and there’s going to be some that are exempt
Boca Raton residents are mounting another assault in their campaign to ensure that Ocean Strand becomes a park.
A new group, Keep Your Boca Beaches Public, is circulating petitions to place an ordinance and a charter amendment targeti
FAU President Mary Jane Saunders (left) celebrates
a $600,000 gift with Dick Schmidt, Christine Lynn,
Barbara Schmidt and Manjunath Pendakur,
dean of the College of Arts and Letters.
Photo provided
Staff Reports
Florida Atlantic University has receiv
Bob Knorr and Linda Scheele ride their Trikkes throughout Ocean Ridge to stay in shape.
Photo by
Jerry Lower
By Paula Detwiller
There they go again. That man and woman propelling themselves silently along Old Ocean Boulevard on strange, three-wheele
Customers buy gold chips and coins from the
Gold-to-Go vending machine at Boca Raton’s
Town Center. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Like bees to honey, shoppers are converging on a new hive at Boca’s Town Center. This honey is golden, all right,
Betty-Jane Lee, a 71-year member of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, sips tea during
a recent meeting of the Estahakee Chapter at the
Highland Beach Holiday Inn. Photos by Tim Stepien
By Ron Hayes
If you believe the Da
The event committee for the Friends of the Boca Raton Museum of
Art’s Holiday Champagne Reception included Ann Conte (left),
Barbara Scott, Robin May, Nancy Wright and Marjory Bitson.
The event featured a variety of items for sale by local arti
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation hosted a kick-off reception for its 49th annual ball at Bogart’s.
The reception honored the members of the Medical Staff Executive Committee, who will be recognized as honorees at a black-tie gala to celebra
Henrietta Smith reads the Litany of Commemoration at the
50th anniversary commemoration of the first communion
of the Church of the Palms in Delray Beach on Nov. 14.
Other officers of the Women’s Fellowship pictured are:
Margot Beck (left), Marlene Ham
By Arden Moore
We can learn a lot from our cats and dogs when it comes to keeping limber, shooing away muscle aches and reveling in the moment.
In fact, cats and dogs are born yoga teachers, if we just pay closer attention to how they move
The Boca Raton High School Band performs holiday songs before the lighting of the Christmas tree Nov. 26 at Mizner Park. Members of the band stand as they are given a standing ovation by the crowd. Photo by Tim Stepien
Ever since it took Palm Beach County Fire Rescue more than 12 minutes to respond to the scene of a man choking in the county pocket last year — a call that ended in the man’s death — a group of the area’s residents have been clamoring fo
At the height of the real estate boom, news that a new developer was stepping in to complete a 30-townhouse, 40-condo project might have been greeted with a long stretch and a yawn.
But it’s not 2005 anymore.
So city officials here
Beyond energetic disputes between New Englander and chief of security Ray Lavin and New Yorker and lieutenant Mike McHale over the baseball fortunes of the Red Sox and Yankees, about the only fighting that the Royal Palm Yacht and Count
