Entries by Cara

Local law firm proves to be one of the best in the state

PBG Lifestyle Magazine September 15, 2015 by Ilana Lifshitz   Law school is difficult, and my cousins can attest to that. However, there is a light at the end of the dark, three-year tunnel, and it’s when you can take what you have learned, apply it at a firm, and be recognized for those years […]

More than 200 animals find new homes at adoption event

The Palm Beach Post Sept. 13, 2015 by Staci Sturrock From their first purrs, Cornea, Spleen, Heart and Larynx faced obstacles, but they encountered heroes, too. A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy discovered the 4-week-old kittens outside a house and delivered them to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. One of the West Palm Beach shelter’s […]

Scene Maker ~ Dianne Sauve

By Mary Thurwachter – Special to The Palm Beach Post September 6, 2015 SCENE MAKER ‘The ocean has always been my first true love’ Animal Care and Control director celebrates 13 years at county facility.  Although she has loved animals her entire life, Dianne Sauve’s work with critters was sparked by her weekly scuba diving […]

Animal-loving couple volunteers time to help shelter animals

The Palm Beach Post- Neighborhood Post August 27, 2015 MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS: Lorrie Browne, 46; Tim Chance, 43 Lorrie Browne and Tim Chance of Wellington run a business together and keep busy with their four furry friends — 12-year-old Weimaraners Roxie and Gunther; Cash, 3, a border collie mix; and foster dog, Tasha, 7, a […]

Retired New York City firefighter gives his time to the dogs

Sun-Sentinel August 24, 2015   Brian Kappen, a retired New York City fireman,  gives back to the animals at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. (Scott Fisher)   Brian Kappen had always wanted to give back to the community, but as a New York City fireman with a second job painting houses, it wasn’t something he […]

Countdown 2 Zero Adoption Event scheduled for Saturday, September 12, 2015

Palm Beach Live Work Play August 3, 2015 By: Tim Bryrd The second annual Countdown 2 Zero Adoption Event, presented by The Lois Pope LIFE Foundation, Inc., will take place on Saturday, September 12, 2015 from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm inside the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach. This free event […]

Moving up: Wealth manager focuses on individual strategy for clients

The Palm Beach Post by: Mary Thurwatcher Business section ~ Moving Up feature July 20, 2015   Name: Kurt Sylvia Distinction: Managing director UBS Private Wealth Management City: Palm Beach With 20 years of experience and numerous recognitions, Kurt Sylvia is considered to be a top adviser to families of significant means, not only locally […]

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue receives $200,000 grant to spay, neuter 4k cats

WPBF 25  Shelter received 11,386 cats in 2014 UPDATED 10:53 AM EDT Jul 08, 2015 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. —Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has received a $200,000 grant from PetSmart Charities, which it said will help significantly increase the number of free spay and neuter surgeries available for owned and free-roaming cats in West Palm […]

Furry landing: Lois Pope, Beth Stern welcome 60 rescue pets to Florida

By Lulu Ramadan  May 31, 2015 Daily News Staff Writer Lois Pope can’t help herself. Despite the 20 rescue dogs and one cat waiting for her at home, she decided to add another pet to her family Saturday while helping the American Humane Association fly in 60 rescue pets from Greenville, Ala. The Palm Beach […]