The Highland Beach Town Commission has found a way to spend almost $90,000 of taxpayers’ money and get absolutely nothing in return. There is no product or service that the town receives for this expense. Other town governments may want to look into
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Ginny De Mattei swims near a sea turtle.
She said so far she has avoided any mishaps while diving.
Photo courtesy of Ginny De Mattei
By Steve Pike
In a spooky public service announcement weeks before his death, film legend James Dean urges
Boca amended its contract with Burkhardt Construction Co., contractor for the Pedestrian Promenade project, at its Feb. 23 City Council meeting. The increase of $172,000 — to add infrastructure for parking meters pushes the top price of the project t
Highland Beach Election: Candidate profiles
By Steve Plunkett
The city clerk of Peoria, Ill., regrets e-mailing a joke about a “Texas girl” (a Mexican and an Arab drinking in a bar) from her official computer to Highland Beach Town Clerk Beverly
By Angie Francalancia
With overwhelming support from the merchants, Boca Raton has agreed to delay constructing raised intersections on Palmetto Park Road, which would have meant closing portions of the road. during the tourist season.
The Downtown
Meet the candidates
By Steve Plunkett
A League of Women Voters forum held March 1 for mayoral candidates left no doubt who of the two is the newcomer to city politics.
Running are Susan Whelchel, who was first elected to the City Council in 1995,
Election Results:
Mayor/Commissioner
Bernard Featherman - 440 votes, 51.28%
Jim Newill - 418 votes, 48.72%
Highland Beach Election: Regrets extend to Illlinois in e-mail flap; former Ocean Ridge manager filling in
Voters will elect one mayor/comm
Election Results:
Mayor
Susan Whelchel - 3,903 votes, 85.37%
Linda Spurling Gruneisen - 669 votes, 14.63%
Boca Raton Election: Once candidate offers specifics; the other not so much
The race between incumbent Mayor Susan Whelchel and challenger
O'Brian's
51 SE First Ave., Boca Raton; 561-338-7565
Wishing Well
111 SE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton; 561-750-5208
Holloway's Pub
504 Via De Palmas, Boca Raton; 561-361-8445
Dubliner
435 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 561-620-2540
Tim Finnegan's Irish P
Dubliner plans an Irish buffet for St. Patrick’s
Day at its Mizner Park location. Photos provided
Where to party on St. Patty's Day
By Jan Norris
If everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, they might all be in south Palm Beach County. Th
Maria Quezada of Boca Raton and her
Cairn terrier, Kaege, attend the Toto Look-a-Like
Contest in Mizner Park. Quezada, dressed as Dorothy
from The Wizard of Oz, was a contest judge and is an
employee at Mizner Park’s Love My Puppy store.
Photo by
Vintner Dinners
Time and date: 7 p.m. March 18,
Tickets: $300; reservations required
Celebrated Mango Gang chefs team with vintners to create intimate dinners served in private homes and other venues throughout eastern Boca Raton.
The Baccha
Hunting for old treasures? Here are some nearby antique events to get you started.
• West Palm Beach Antiques Festival. March 4-6: West Palm Beach; Americraft Expo Center at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd.,West Palm Beach. Hours:
Leslie Keno (left) and Leigh Keno
describe the details that make their
furniture line special. Photo by Tim Stepien
Find out about local antique shows
By Jan Norris
The Keno twins, Leigh and Leslie, have to be the most polite brothers anywher
Reinaldo Padrino, seen under the Spanish River
Boulevard bridge, is a commercial diver and bridge
inspector who writes short stories and works
with a writers group at Highland Beach Library.
Photo by Tim Stepien
When Reinaldo Padrino talks abou
Members of the Mango Gang, including
Allen Susser (left) and Mark Militello, will
cook during events at this year’s Boca Bacchanal.
Photo provided
List of Boca Bacchanal Events
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
The Mango Gang is back in town just in
Leslie Keno (left) and Leigh Keno
describe the details that make their
furniture line special. Photo by Tim Stepien
Find out about local antique shows
By Jan Norris
The Keno twins, Leigh and Leslie, have to be the most polite brothers anywher
OPAL Awards Gala
The ballroom at The Club at Boca Pointe
The Rotary Club of Boca Raton honored presented its OPAL (Outstanding People and Leaders) Awards at the 14th annual presentation.
Mr. a
By Emily J. Minor
BOCA RATON — Carmen B. Dickenson, a descendent of the Minorcan settlers who came to St. Augustine in the 1700s and forever changed the ethnic makeup of Florida, died Feb. 11 at her island condo with the pretty waterfront view. She
By Liz Best
HIGHLAND BEACH — Ferdinand “Ferd” Maggiore, known and loved among family and friends for an engaging sense of humor, his masterful storytelling and a love of all things Italian, died Feb. 4 in Delray Beach after suffering a stroke. He w
