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Lantana/Hypoluxo Island: East Ocean bridge replacement may take two years to complete

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:46

By Margie Plunkett

The East Ocean Avenue bridge will rise higher and open less frequently when it’s been newly reconstructed, but some nearby neighbors worry that will mean more noise.
Town Manager Mike Bornstein presented the new design of the coun

Here’s an up-to-date read on area book clubs

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:41

By Ron Hayes

Don’t believe everything you read about how nobody reads anymore.
Those good old-fashioned book lovers are still out there, hungry for intelligent novels, literate histories, provocative biographies, and eager to share their delight — o

South Palm Beach: Investigation sought in council candidate’s filing

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:30

By Tim O’Meilia

South Palm Beach Mayor Martin Millar isn’t sure whether to believe his own town clerk and said he has asked the Palm Beach County State Attorney to investigate whether a Town Council candidate filed for office after the deadline.
It’

SHORE THING: 8 local restaurants with great sea views

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:30

By Mary Thurwachter

We appreciate restaurants with scrumptious food, good service and a pleasing ambience. But if a dining spot comes with an ocean view, we’re really cooking! Fortunately for us, our islands are blessed with several such gems, where

Local Voices: Haiti’s hold—Mission to Haiti haunts and inspires

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:00

Kathy Skipper holds a child at Little Children of Jesus Handicapped Home just outside Port-au-Prince. The home was untouched in the quake and all the children are OK.

By Kathy Skipper

Haiti is on my mind.
Like a newfound love, it is the prism that co

Meet Your Neighbor: Barbara Cook

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:00

About gardening, Cooks says, "Create beauty and restore order. This in return will inspire others to create beauty and restore order in their own lives.''

Barbara Cook of Ocean Ridge considers gardening her true calling and describes herself “a farm

Delray Beach: New 'old’ family home a highlight of tour

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 15:00

By Christine Davis

Brimming with vitality and bounding with energy, Gina and Garrett Benders’ charming Mediterranean-style, two-story home on Andrews Avenue will be one of the stops of the March 11 Delray Beach Home Tour. The tour will include seven

Delray Beach: Workplace seems like family to grieving Haitian staff

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 14:54

By Dianna Smith

On the day his world fell apart, Kivland Lubin turned to the only place where he feels at peace.
His work.

At Harbour’s Edge, a retirement living facility nestled along the Intracoastal in Delray Beach, more than 80 employees are Hai

Briny Breezes: Chislers’ art sale doesn’t scrimp on class

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 14:48

By Linda Haase

Curls of sawdust flutter through the air. Machines whirl and buzz, slicing through conversations. In the din of this two-story 1,800-square-foot shop, crafters are transforming wood into works of art. When the dust settles, intricate

Mind mama: Be alert to sea turtles’ needs during nesting season

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 13:04

By Nirvi Shah

Although the weather feels like anything but spring, sea turtles are already arriving along the coast for the year’s nesting trek.
Sea turtle nesting season officially began March 1 and lasts until Oct. 31, but the first reports of a l

Former Pope house sells at nearly half-price

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 13:00

A Manalapan home purchased last year for $22.4 million has sold for about half its previous sale price: $12 million. The eight-bedroom, 15-bathroom estate at 1370 S. Ocean Blvd was sold to Illinois-based MGM Design LLC.
Bunny Hiatt and Jack Elkins of

ENGAGEMENT: Tiernan-Ranson

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 13:00

Michael and Lisa Tiernan of Delray Beach and Charles and Sheryl Ranson of Tallahassee are delighted to announce the engagement of their children, Elizabeth Whitaker Tiernan and Alexander Hunter Ranson. Whitney is a graduate of Lawrenceville School,

Interfaith21: Pensive student crowd hears message of peace

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 12:58

Listening in as the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet spoke at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, it didn’t take me long to decide on nuances to share that might be different from others in the crush of media. Among the most striking was the juxtapos

Paws Up for Pets!: Learn before you leap into bunny life

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on March 4, 2010 at 12:30

By Arden Moore

Years ago, I attended the Palm Beach County Fair and, on impulse, adopted a dwarf silver-coated bunny who’d received a second-place ribbon. I was a reporter for the Sun-Sentinel, fated to finish second in many journalism contests. Bei

TAIZÉ PRAYER SERVICES RETURN TO FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF DELRAY BEACH DURING LENT

Posted by Kim Winker on February 5, 2010 at 12:10

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., – Feb. 5, 2010 – Beginning Friday, Feb. 19^th, Taizé prayer services will resume at First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach located at 33 Gleason St. The 8:00 am Friday morning services will continue through Good Friday, April 2ⁿ

Boynton Beach: Coming to a major intersection near you: Walmart?

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:19

By Thomas R. Collins

For years, city planners in Boynton Beach have been trying to cultivate an urban feel to Federal Highway, with attractive buildings close to the roadways to make life more pleasant for walkers and to draw new residents to the eas

Lantana: Bornstein requests — and gets — a pay cut

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:15

The Lantana council approved Town Manager Mike Bornstein’s annual evaluation and accepted Bornstein’s proposal to reduce his salary of $102,000 to $97,000 and to extend his contract through 2012.
Council approved it despite sentiment voiced by severa

Officials monitor tragedy, prepare for mass exodus from Haiti

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:04

By Dianna Smith

As the world watches Haiti’s collapse just a few hundred miles from South Florida, are preparing for some of Haiti to end up right here, along Palm Beach County’s shores.
The Jan. 12 earthquake that killed hundreds of thousands in the

Rip currents are the biggest danger in the ocean

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:01

By Ron Hayes

In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie called Jaws, and we’ve all been terrified of shark attacks ever since.
John Fletemeyer wishes he’d made Rips instead.
By any measure, rip currents are far more deadly than sharks, and South Florida’

Proposal would have Boynton fire rescue respond to ‘pocket’

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:00

By Nirvi Shah

The November night Bill Dunn choked to death, it took Palm Beach County Fire Rescue nearly 13 minutes to get to his home just outside the Boynton Beach city limits.
During the painful wait for paramedics, the dispatcher tried to help Du

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