May 2011 Blog Posts (58)

Caron Dockerty and Brooke Qualk dressed up to great guests at a

Royal Wedding Party at their Treasure4Charity thrift store. Iced tea and tea sandwiches were served throughout the day.  Business was brisk and tiaras were worn by many bringing in donations.

Photo…

Easter Sunrise Service At Boca Raton Inlet

Hundreds gathered on Easter Sunday morning to watch

the sunrise, during a Mass held at South Boca Raton Inlet…

Royal Wedding celebration

At Absynthe, Boca Raton

Guests raise their glasses in a ‘royal toast’ for Prince William and Kate Middleton at Absinthe bar in the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center. The Royal Wedding celebration benefits the Go Pink Challenge…

Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Focolare President

Maria Voce at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York,

during the Thanksgiving Liturgy for the 50th Anniversary…

CLOSE TO HOME

Art-Sea Living Gallery & Studio: 1628 S. Federal Hwy., Boynton Beach. Ages 4-12. Ten different one-week art class sessions. 10:30 am-1:30 pm, T-F, 6/7-8/12, $135/sesson or $40 daily, children must bring lunch and wear old clothes; 2-4 pm, T-F, 6/7-8/12. $90/session or $30 daily. Includes supplies. Sibling discounts. 737-2600.

Boynton Beach Recreation & Parks Department Summer Camps: 7:30 am-5:30 pm, M-F,…

Arden's neighbor Flo Frum, age 86, made

arrangements for Buddy's care in the event

he outlives her. Photo by Arden Moore.

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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, Shirley, in 1946. The couple was married for 65 years. 

He was a remarkably humble man, according to his son, Dr. Bruce Holz of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea.

“My father preferred no formalities be…

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 Boca Raton at Boomers beginning at 6 p.m. on May 11,  just in time for dinner.

If you haven’t been following this trend, food trucks have come a long way since the days of  “roach coaches”…

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 feeling better and breathing a little easier,” said John List, a Realtor who handles coastal sales for Lang Realty.

“At least we are writing offers. A few years go, we weren’t even putting pen to…

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 summer, the owners say.

            “We haven’t signed the lease but we’re finalizing the deal now,” said Keith Giragos, son of the restaurant’s late founder, John Giragos and partner now with siblings Jay Giragos and Wendy…

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 County circuit judge, ruled Wednesday that Beverly Brown should instead receive a written reprimand…