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Along the Avenues: Evert lobs challenges by focusing on family — South Palm Beach through Delray Beach

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:30

Racquet back, eye on the ball …
Pop! And another shot strikes the clay inches inside the baseline. “That’s it, that’s it!,” the encouraging words follow as a young girl, barely in her teens, struggles with the fusillade that tests her forehand and ba

Coasting Along: Old school still applies in this family business

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:20

By Tim Norris

The secret to the Meating Place, the heart of it, waits somewhere unexpected, past the vintage refrigerated display cases and their parade of steaks and chops and ribs and roasts.
Most customers don’t get that far. The meat, in red and

Editorial: What am I grateful for? Just turn a page

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:14

November.
It’s a time of reflection.
It’s a time to look back at the year so far and to think about what remains.
And it’s a time for gratitude.
I turn to this newspaper sometimes, when I need to get my priorities straight — to look back on just how mu

Coastal Star of the Month: Bring your jammies to his party

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:12

By Scott Simmons

Dan Bellante has a history of being inspirational.
Years ago, he inspired young people to create art. He ran a studio in Fort Lauderdale and he taught at Broward Community College.
But now, the Highland Beach resident inspires others t

Boca Raton: Lynn donates $10 million to Boca hospital

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:09

Staff Reports

Boca Raton Regional Hospital founder Gloria Drummond turned 80 this summer, but the hospital received the biggest present at her birthday party on
Sept. 30.
At the party, Christine Lynn announced a $10 million gift in Drummond’s honor to

Boca Museum’s long-time director to retire

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:06

Staff Reports

The big man of the Boca Raton Museum of Art plans to retire next year.
George Bolge, who has been executive director of the museum since 1995, and led the museum through the construction of a new building a decade ago, will leave his pos

Highland Beach: Wetlands restoration in first phase of park plan

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:01

Landscaping and a 6-foot concrete buffer wall are going in at the planned Cam D. Milani Park on State Road A1A at the south end of town.
Also included in Phase 1 of the project is restoration of wetlands at the site, now a turn-around for police cars

Boca Raton: Party leaves parents facing charges

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Steve Plunkett

An after-homecoming party along the Intracoastal Waterway left the parents of a Boca Raton High School student in legal hot water.
Paul, 51, and Ingrid Paolino, 45, of the 2800 block of Spanish River Road, are charged with hosting an

Boca Raton: Palmetto Park goes pedestrian Work is welcome, but some question timing

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 17:00

By Angie Francalancia

Barricades block off the two outside lanes of Palmetto Park Road. Confused drivers struggle to navigate through to parking lots. Merchants fear they’ll keep on driving.
It’s the price for progress, said Giuliano Lorenzani, owner

Boca Raton: Ocean Strand land-use change weighed

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:59

By Steve Plunkett

The city wants to know what plans the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District has for developing Ocean Strand.
City Council member Anthony Majhess proposed sending an official letter after Ocean Strand neighbors again urged the cou

Boca Raton: Red-light cameras coming to 5 intersections

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:55

By Margie Plunkett

Smile for the cameras when you drive through five busy intersections in Boca Raton that are targeted for installation of red light cameras. You might not be happy later: Get caught running a red light and you can count on getting a

Delray Beach: City approves Marriott renovation, addition

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:36

By Margie Plunkett

Two years after the city gave Delray Beach Marriott the go-ahead for a renovation that would include a four-story addition, the hotel company received a two-year extension to complete the construction.
The Marriott, owned by Ocean

Delray Beach: City tightens up sidewalk cafe permitting

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:34

By Margie Plunkett

Putting safety first, Delray Beach changed the rules for sidewalk cafés to keep seating at least two feet away from moving traffic.
“It’s our job to help the businesses to create this ambiance that we’ve got going on, but we still ow

Delray Beach: Amid financial struggles historical society seeks help

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:32

By Pilar Ulibarri de Rivera

City commissioners voted Nov. 2 to help the Delray Beach Historical Society supplement its operational costs, potentially keeping it from becoming history itself.
“We are having financial constraints,” said historical societ

Meet Your Neighbor: Lynne Chandler Novick

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:30

Lynne Chandler Novick has lived all over the world — Boston, Switzerland, New Jersey — but she always comes home to Boca Raton.
Novick, who has been president of the Royal Palm Improvement Association for eight years, also sells homes in the luxury d

Around Town: Evert lobs challenges by focusing on family and tennis — Boca

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:30

Racquet back, eye on the ball …
Pop! And another shot strikes the clay inches inside the baseline. “That’s it, that’s it!,” the encouraging words follow as a young Chinese girl, barely in her teens, struggles with the fusillade that tests her forehan

Thanksgiving food, with gratitude

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:26

By Jan Norris

Up against the turkey and dressing and cranberry sauce again? Even some of the chefs have a hard time facing the centuries-old traditional Thanksgiving dinner every year.
“It’s what people what,” said chef Dudley Bell Rich, who will be p

Boca goes Hollywood for Caridad gala

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:09

By Scott Simmons

It’s the classic immigrant story.
A young man comes to New York from India to gain an education. He prospers, but never forgets his homeland, and never forgets what it’s like to be a stranger in a new land.
It also is the story of Sa

Obituary: Rene Yucht

Posted by Scott Simmons on November 3, 2010 at 16:05

By Ron Hayes

HIGHLAND BEACH — During her 12 years in Highland Beach, Rene Yucht enjoyed a retirement filled with music, bridge, canasta, mah-jongg, golf, tennis — and giving.
A member of the town’s Welcome Committee, she was appointed to its Cultural B

Pets’ Letters to God

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on November 3, 2010 at 16:00

Pets’ Letters to God

One of my favorite books about pets and spirituality is spiced with insight and humor. The book, Pets’ Letters to God, was authored by Mark Bricklin, a former colleague at Rodale Press, masterfully captured the innocence and cur