September 2010 Blog Posts (90)

As I walk into my home I’m greeted with an original encaustic painting of a palm. I love the textures and colors. It puts my mind instantly at ease after a hectic day at the office.

Encaustic (or hot-wax painting) is an ancient art form, but the artist who created my painting was not old. She was 66.…

By Thom Smith

In spite of the tough times and the crazy politics, life goes on in Boynton Beach. In fact, in some cases it’s getting better. Just ask Troy…

By Margie Plunkett

Police officers will be paid for a full, 104 extra hours they will work annually

because of a schedule change to 12-hour shifts, a reverse by Ocean Ridge

commissioners who initially agreed to pay for only 44 additional…

By Christine Davis

Acqua Liana, the…

By Steve Plunkett

Construction is on pace for a mid-December reopening of the George Bush Boulevard Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway.…

By Ron Hayes

Sally Leyenberger came to Delray Beach in 1978, and for the first…

The town of Ocean Ridge is now a bird sanctuary, taking on the distinction with a vote of the commission at its Sept. 8 meeting. The ordinance prohibits trapping

or molesting birds, or robbing their nests.

The sanctuary status means that “you can shoo them…

By Angie Francalancia

For the first time since the sale of WXEL-FM 90.7 was announced six months ago, the

public broadcasting station’s Citizens Advisory Board had a chance to tell its board of trustees why the members and the community oppose the sale.…

The evolution of hurricane shutters…

Looking at the steel Bahama shutters on Old Key Lime House, Mike Bornstein can picture their evolution: first, wood, with down-tilted slats to let in air and light; then steel, later treated for added strength, then aluminum, later extruded for the same reason; then plastics, and Plexiglas, and Fiberglas clamshells, and carbon composites, and glass annealed or coated with various films, to keep it from shattering. He can see…

By Margie Plunkett

The buzz of Jet Skis on the Intracoastal Waterway likely won’t subside after Lantana’s Town Council denied issuing a business tax receipt to a rental company that serves the Ritz-Carlton. Captain Morgan’s Watercraft Rentals said it can continue to use the Sportsman’s Park area to launch its jet skis…

The thought of long, slender legs and a home draped in colorful silk conjure up an image of royalty and elegance. But couple those things with cunning, stealth and entrapment, and we’re likely to be wary.

Fascinating yet scary is one way to describe…

Being retired and enjoying physical activities outside is great, agree Jeff and Ruth Stein. But, they add, there’s only so much swimming and golfing they can do.

They do not sit around waiting for the world to happen, and even if they were so inclined, “how long can a person sit at the beach?” Ruth…

By Ron Hayes

BRINY BREEZES — Charles Murn had a degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a citation from NASA for his contributions to the manned space program. In Briny Breezes, he put that know-how to work fixing items donated to the town’s annual charity…

By Mary Thurwachter