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Selecting the right gift wine for the holidays

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 14:28

By Jan Norris It can be confusing to choose a bottle of wine to take to someone else’s home — there’s the unknown menus and the host’s taste to consider. We went to three area wine experts to get their opinions on wines that are suitable for takin

Some gift books for kids are home-grown

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 14:00

By Ron Hayes There’s a world of titles to choose from when deciding which children’s books to give this holiday season — and some of them were written close to home, by local neighbors. Here’s a sampling set in Palm Beach County and written by Palm

Vast tree still twinkles and shines in memory

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 13:30

By Ron Hayes O Tannenbaum! O Tannenbaum! We miss you, Tabloid Tannenbaum! Has it really been 20 years since all those lights went dark for the last time on The World’s Tallest Christmas Tree? Those 16,000 twinkling lights? Or was it 20,000 lights?

Meet Your Neighbor: Bev Myers

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 13:30

Blame it on her genes, said Manalapan resident Bev Myers, whose artwork is featured at the town of South Palm Beach’s first art show of the season. It’s because of her father that she’s an artist. “My father was a very creative individual. He was a

Obituary: In life and death, beach and friendships defined Bill Dunn

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:57

Photos from Bill Dunn's memorial By Ron Hayes Bill Dunn must have had six or seven different addresses during his 25 years in the county pocket. But mostly he lived on the beach. He slept at home, but he lived on the beach. And when he died, famil

Obituary - Ruth E. Littlefield: Briny Breezes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:33

By Emily J. Minor BRINY BREEZES — Ruth Littlefield, a longtime Briny Breezes resident who moved here in the 1950s and nurtured a reputation for her generosity, artistic talent and getting herself in and out of mostly hilarious jams, has died at age

Obituary - Frederick ‘Pete’ Schoeni: Briny Breezes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:30

BRINY BREEZES — Frederick “Pete” Schoeni, a resident of Beloit, Ohio, and Briny Breezes passed away on Nov. 11 in Ohio. He was 85 years old. “His motto in life was, whatever you do, you have a responsibility to do your best,” said his daughter Bonni

Obituary - Matilda Miller Young: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:28

Matilda Miller Young with her husband, Willard, near the Seagate Condominium in 1970. By Mary Katherine Stump DELRAY BEACH — Matilda Miller Young, a resident of Delray Beach, passed away on Oct. 19 at the age of 103. “She was determined to live ’ti

Obituary - Mary Howard Hudgins: Gulf Stream

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:25

By Emily J. Minor GULF STREAM — Mary Howard Hudgins, a longtime Gulf Stream resident who, in her younger years, competed in many sports long before that was considered mainstream for women, has died. She was 91. For many years, Mrs. Hudgins and her

Interfaith21: Choices abound for celebrating winter’s holy days

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:18

Nearly 100 people gathered for the Interfaith Friendship Festival at Abbey Delray North. Photo by Waymon Dixon. By C.B. Hanif That hint to humanity in the annual convergence of winter holidays? It keeps getting louder and louder. This year is no ex

Paws Up for Pets!: Hidden talents can appear when pets find secure homes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on December 2, 2009 at 12:00

Caption info: Nora the cat photo courtesy of Burnell Yow! By Arden Moore As a reporter covering Palm Beach County for the Sun-Sentinel years ago, I quickly learned to expect the unexpected. I reported on lottery winners who died penniless and hosp

Bill Dunn aka The Pineapple Man

Posted by John K on November 9, 2009 at 10:08

Deeply sad over the loss of a wonderfull person. RIP Bill, you will be missed.

A GRRRREAT SUCCESS! INAUGURAL BLESSING OF THE PETS AT FIRST PRESEBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH RAISES OVER $1,500 FOR DEACONS’ SCHOLARSHIP FUND

Posted by Kim Winker on November 2, 2009 at 8:29

First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach held its inaugural Blessing of the Pets Sunday, October 25th garnering over $1,500 for its Deacons’ Scholarship Fund, which assists deserving members of the church pursuing full-time higher education. From a

Busch's: The bartenders kept it flowing

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 12:00

All the Busch’s regulars knew Jerry and Liam, the bartenders, and no one seemed to know their last names. “Jerry Mangles and Liam Wood,” says Bill Lambrakis. “They could remember the drinks when people left for the season, and the first time they cam

Old Florida lives on in misty memories of Busch’s

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 12:00

By Ron Hayes Nostalgia’s funny that way. You start out reminiscing about someplace specific. A seafood restaurant, maybe, and the she-crab soup you loved there. The drinks at the bar while you waited for a table. The show tunes you sang around the

Surfing: It’s all in the family — and the neighborhood

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 12:00

See more photos from the Eastern Surfing Association championship

By Tim O’Meilia North Atlantic Drive has earned a new name. Call it Pipeline Point or Cutback Court or, simply, Surfers Street. But never Wipeout Way.

The northern end of Hypoluxo Isla

Editorial: What a difference a year makes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:55

Last November, my husband and I bucked the trend of Web-based news delivery and published the inaugural edition of The Coastal Star. We delivered 6,000 copies of our hyper-local, free-distribution newspaper to homes and businesses along the coast. Si

A Coastal Star: Susan Mullin

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:30

Caption: Susan Mullin hosts a meeting of volunteers for this year’s trunk show benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs. The event will be held Dec. 2-3 at the new Seagate Hotel in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien A friend for Boys and Girls clubs Su

Along the Avenues: Wine, lobster and song in Delray

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:00

By Thom Smith Dave Spitzer spent 40 years in the hospitality industry — working for Hilton hotels, owning a restaurant in Woodstock, Ill., and running Mike Ditka’s Da Coach restaurants in the Windy City. But about 10 years ago he moved to Delray, an

Briny Breezes: Water rates come up for further discussion

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 17:37

By Margie Plunkett Armed with history and a 1926 plat map, Briny Breezes Mayor Roger Bennett appealed to Boynton Beach to extend lower, resident water rates to the town that he said is “technically an extension of Boynton Beach.” Briny Breezes’ water

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