A new I-95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard in Boca Raton has been officially adopted as a future development project by the Florida Department of Transportation.
So says County Commissioner Steven Abrams, who is a member of the Metropolitan Pl
By Thom Smith
If you had hoped to catch a pre-Oscar screening of Black Swan or The Social Network at the Sunrise Cinemas 8 in Mizner Park, change your plans. The multiplex closed down in mid-January amid a wealth of rumors and misinformation.
This
The Boca Raton Symphonia quartet offers some classical
fare for partiers at the home of Patti Carpenter.
From left: Mei Mei Luo (violin), Rob Prester (piano),
Christopher Glansdorp (cello) and Jeff Kaye (trumpet). Photo by Thom Smith
By Thom S
Marliss Hadeed, who has lived in Highland
Beach nearly 30 years, heads the FAU Foundation's
University Club. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Mary Thurwachter
After Hurricane David blew into Palm Beach County in 1979 — just in time to ruin Labor Day wee
By Steve Plunkett
The city, which last summer installed parking meters on Palmetto Park Road east of the Intracoastal Waterway, might now assume ownership of the road.
Palm Beach County, which owns the highway, told city officials it will not permi
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
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
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John R. DeMarco
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
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
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
