By Mary Thurwachter
If you’ve ever enjoyed Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, you’ll want to thank Gordon J. Gilbert. He’s the fellow largely responsible for the center’s creation, although he’ll be the first to tell you that he had a lot of help along
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Lantana Council has dubbed the Cenacle property on Dixie Highway commercial, reversing an earlier vote that returned it to residential following a failed deal to sell it to a luxury hotel developer.
Council members reconsidered the i
A Good Friday freediving trip to the Bahamas yielded this impressive hog hnapper for divers Steve French (l) of Briny Breezes and his friend Noah Staggs. Photo provided
By Thomas R. Collins
Sometime over the last few months, I noticed that when I’d curse around my mom, who has advanced dementia, she’d sometimes laugh. Now I curse around her on purpose, just to get a rise out of her.
If I’m walking her in her wheelcha
After giving birth to her fifth son recently, Anna Sha
Furniture in Carmen's at the Top has been spiffed up and the menu has been revamped
to include a selection of small plates and a prix fixe menu. Un Next: A new wine list. Photo by Tim Stepien
For a listing of 13 waterfront restaurants including
Banana Boat, Boynton Beach
For more on renovations and changes to The Bridge Hotel in Boca Raton click here
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Our area sports many fine as well
A huge crowd turned out for the Further concert
in Mizner Park. It was the biggest event there since
the city took over last fall.
Photo provided
By Tim Norris
As darkness drapes Boca Raton’s Mizner Park on this mild dusk in early April, the
Organizers said the ‘Old Delray’ evening was a resounding success. Underwriters included The Corcoran Group, The Colony Hotel, Cafe Luna Rosa, Weekes and Callaway, Kientze Jewelers and several individuals.
Enjoying the evening were:
Barron Snyder,
Clockwise from top left: Michael Serratore,
Nick Santa Maria, Kim Ostrenko and Kim Cozort,
in God of Carnage, at Caldwell Theatre. Photos provided
Ed Asner appears as Franklin D. Roosevelt in FDR.
By Greg Stepanich
Early last month in downt
Photo provided
Caron Dockerty and Brooke Qualk dressed up to great guests at a
Royal Wedding Party at their Treasure4Charity thrift store. Iced tea and tea sandwiches were served throughout the day. Business was brisk and tiaras were worn by many bringing in donati
Easter Sunrise Service At Boca Raton Inlet
Hundreds gathered on Easter Sunday morning to watch
the sunrise, during a Mass held at South Boca Raton Inlet Park.
Two women embrace during the Easter
sunrise service. Photos by Lauren Loricchio
Exactly when should the public speak at town meetings? It’s a question that cropped up as newly elected Ocean Ridge commissioners took their places on the dais in April. The immediate answer: the status quo.
Commissioner Zoanne Hennigan noted the audi
The word “bonus” has more than once set off debate among Ocean Ridge commissioners — and the latest round ended with a vow to consider defining and cutting back on the traditional retirement bonus here.
While the discussion at commis
Royal Wedding celebration
At Absynthe, Boca Raton
Guests raise their glasses in a ‘royal toast’ for Prince William and Kate Middleton at Absinthe bar in the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center. The Royal Wedding celebration benefits the Go Pink Chall
As summer heats up, herb growing is dicey in South Florida, though some will thrive, according to Donnie Brown, an herbalist. She’s a long-time member of the Evening Herb Society of the Palm Beaches and a former speaker for the group.
Her
