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
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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
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
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
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
Also included in Phase 1 of the project is restoration of wetlands at the site, now a turn-around for police cars
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Arden Moore
Have you ever wondered if your dog or cat prays? Believes in a higher power? Will your beloved departed pets be waiting for you with tail wags and purrs in Heaven?
L
Ethel Fuog, surrounded by her children and grandchildren
By Dianna Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Ethel Fuog spent many a summer night in her hometown of Chicago, sipping drinks in her daughter’s backyard during one of the many cocktail parties she looked fo
