Entries by Cara

First animal adopt-a-thon a doggone success

  Source: Palm Beach Post By Linda Santacruz Palm Beach Post Staff Writer WEST PALM BEACH —Bahar Daryaee, 15, was not planning to take home a dog Saturday when she accompanied her mother to an adopt-a-thon . But everything changed when she laid eyes on a blue-eyed, all-white husky. Her heart had been stolen by […]

Major pet adoption event to kick off plan to end euthanasia

Source: Sun Sentinel By Brittany Shammas, Sun Sentinel 3:18 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2014 Six hundred cats and dogs of all sizes and colors will pack the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Saturday. By the end of the day, county animal advocates hope, half of them will be headed to new homes. The free […]

Peggy Adams CEO passionate about benefits to both animals, people

Source: The Palm Beach Post Photo Credit: Allen Eyestone By Michelle Kaplan Special to The Palm Beach Post If anyone knows it’s a dog-eat-dog world, it’s Rich Anderson, CEO of Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. Anderson has had to bear witness to some of the worst atrocities people can conjure up against some of our […]

Western Academy Celebrates 8 years of A’s

Source: Sun Sentinel by Nadia Sorocka, nsorocka@tribune.com August 13, 2014 For the eighth year in a row Western Academy Charter School in Royal Palm Beach received an A grade, making it one of only five charter schools to receive the rating from the state. “Just a handful of charter schools get this grade,” Principal Linda […]

Owen Evans Joins Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun as Special Counsel

Source: South Florida City Biz List Attorney Owen Evans has joined the tax law firm of Comiter, Singer, Baseman & Braun, LLP, as Special Counsel. Prior to joining the firm, he was a named member of Eavenson, Fraser, Lunsford & Evans, PL where he represented entrepreneurs, private investors and post-exit, high-net-worth individuals. Mr. Evans has […]

Darbster owner at forefront of animal adoption event

Source: The Palm Beach Post Photo Credit: Madeline Gray Owner of vegetarian bistro in West Palm at forefront of animal adoption initiative. Special to The Palm Beach Post When it comes to her devotion to animals, Ellen Quinlan puts her money where her heart is. She and her husband, Alan Gould, own Darbster, a vegetarian […]

Eighth Consecutive ‘A’ Rating For Western Academy Charter School

Source: The Town-Crier Western Academy Charter School in Royal Palm Beach recently received an “A” grade from the State of Florida for the eighth year in a row. The school earned 710 points — the highest charter score in the district — and was only one of five charter schools to receive the “A” grade. […]

Mentoring program for teen mothers expanding

Source: The Sun Sentinel By Brittany Shammas 3:40 p.m. EDT, July 24, 2014 They are young and pregnant and often scared. Many aren’t sure where to turn — until they find The Open Door. The Palm Beach County-based Christian program arms the mothers, all in their teens and early 20s, with help paying for child […]

Moving Up: Ted Greer, CEO at Center for Family Services

Source: The Palm Beach Post Photo Credit: Allen Eyestone By Mary Thurwachter – Special to The Palm Beach Post Name: Ted Greer Distinction: CEO of The Center for Family Services Ted Greer, Jr. CEO of The Center for Family Services in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 13, 2014 (Allen Eyestone … read more City: […]