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By Liz Best
BOCA RATON — Milton Stanley Holz of Boca Raton died April 2. He was 88 years old.
Born in Jersey City, N.J., in 1922, Mr. Holz attended New York University and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He married his beloved wife, Sh
By Jan Norris
The mobile food mania — read that: food trucks — have hit South Florida, but oddly, have missed making a mark in Palm Beach County.
Internet marketer Jochen Esser is out to change that.
He’s sponsoring a Gourmet Food Truck Expo in B
By Emily J. Minor
Real estate interest in Highland Beach, Gulf Stream and the coastal area of Boca Raton seems to be loosening up a bit, with agents for these high-end properties seeing more listings, more viewings and even a few more sales.
“I am
By Jan Norris
The infamous line of diners at John G’s restaurant on Lake Worth Beach may soon become a memory. The 34-year-old restaurant will likely move into Callaro’s Prime Steak and Seafood in Plaza del Mar in Manalapan by mid summe
By Steve Plunkett
An independent hearing officer has set aside the unpaid one-month suspension of the Highland Beach town clerk who forwarded racist jokes from her official e-mail.
Hearing officer Kenneth Stern, a recently retired Palm Beach Count
Ethics complaints filed against five South Palm Beach public officials by the owners of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn were dismissed on all counts April 1 by the state ethics commission.
Investigators found no probable cause that counci
The towns of South Palm Beach and Highland Beach have more registered voters than they have actual flesh-and-blood residents. You can look it up.
The seaside enclave of Briny Breezes suddenly has 800 not-so-mobile homes, the U.S. Ce
The Bank of Boynton building, on the south side of Ocean Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library Archives
1915 — Bank of Boynton opens on the south side of Ocean Avenue between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. The first
By Angie Francalancia
The new owners of Sunshine Square, the busy, Publix-anchored shopping center at the southwest corner of Woolbright Road and Federal Highway, have begun work to renovate the aging plaza.
Plans include demolishing part of the r
Timeline | Changes ahead for Sunshine Square
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
After housing five different banking entities over the past 37 years, the building at Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach will close. And the Bank of Americ
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Coastal voters flocked to the polls for March’s municipal elections in far greater percentages than their mainland brethren.
Countywide turnout was a meager 12.3 percent, meaning roughly 1 of ev
Zoanne Hennigan (left)
and
Ed Brookes (right)
were the top two vote earners for two commission seats up for election in Ocean Ridge. Hennigan earned 39.7 percent of the vote, Ed Brookes earned 35 percent. Incumbent Betty Bingham, with 25 percent, wa
You might say that A.C. Brooks has seen it all in his 20 years at the area’s watering holes, restaurants, fishing boats and boat docks. And what Brooks, a Lantana resident, hasn’t seen he’s made up in his first book, Foul Hooked.
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With Easter right around the corner and grandkids en route, we’re always looking for entertaining activities beyond the beach. We are ardent seashore fans, but you can only hang out there so long without becoming restless and sunburned. Even if you
Photo by Tim Stepien
Our Savior Lutheran Easter Sunrise Service is held at 6:30 am at R.G. Kruesler Park at the Lake Worth Beach, 10 S. Ocean Blvd., Lake Worth. All are welcome. Following service, public is invited to the traditional Easter Breakfast at Our Savior Luther
