When Joe Santarella left New York for South Florida in 1982, he brought the New York accent along. It’s still here.
“My father was a laborer, and my mother was in retail,” he says. “I was the first or second in my family to attend college.
By Emily J. Minor
About 50 residents packed the Briny Breezes Town Council’s January meeting to listen to a civics lesson on why the town handles its money the way it does.
“Many people don’t understand what we are forced to spend money on,” said Mayo
Charles Benoit (left) gets a chuckle from comedian Eddie Brill who entertained hundreds Jan. 28 at the Delray Beach Marriott, during the 5th Annual Laugh with the Library fundraiser to benefit the Delray Beach Public Library.
Architect Bob Currie has designed a beach pavilion to replace the current one at Atlantic Avenue and A1A in Delray Beach.
Photo by
Tim Stepien
By Mary Jane Fine
Right now, the project has something of the feel of a Mickey Rooney “Hey gang, let’s put o
It maybe snow season up North, but it’s municipal election season in Palm Beach County.
Since it’s hard to tell the candidates apart without a candidate forum, several have been scheduled in south county municipalities where elections are expecte
Firefighters extinguish a blaze on a boat at Delray Harbor Club Marina. One man died in the fire. Photo courtesy of Delray Beach Fire-Rescue
By Rich Pollack
The 32-foot cabin cruiser, The Quarterdeck, had finished refueling at the Delray Harbor Club M
Lisa Mills (left) and C.C. Currie star in the Delray Beach Playhouse production of Always ... Patsy Cline. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Ron Hayes
During the day, C.C. Currie is a cat-scan technologist from Sunrise.
At night, she’s Louise Seger, a star-struck
By Emily J. Minor
OCEAN RIDGE — Joseph A. Piantedosi Sr., the retired president of the Piantedosi Baking Co. Inc., who moved to Ocean Ridge 20 years ago after first trying Boca Raton and deciding condo living wasn’t for him, died Jan. 9.
He was 87.
Mr.
By Tim O’Meilia
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Leon “Lee” Sol Zimmerman, a former vice mayor and councilman and one of the founders of the town’s popular music and lecture series, died Jan. 23. He was 90.
When Lee and Bernice Zimmerman settled permanently in South