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Letter to the Editor: Careless polluters mess up our beautiful beaches

While I can appreciate the artistic and educational value in the recycling of the bottle caps picked up along the beach (Coastal Star, January 2025: Beach walker turns bottle caps into art), it should not escape acknowledgment that these are the res

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Longtime family relishes ocean access

My family purchased a 100-by-100-foot lot in Ocean Ridge in 1956, and 10 years later built our house at 16 Tropical Drive. Our extended family visited our home many, many times in 60 years. As time passed, and families grew and changed, I finall

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

1 Reply · Reply by Mark Hanna Apr 18, 2023

Letter to the Editor: Value of beach raking questioned

I just received your September issue and was shocked to read your front-page article on “Suffering summer of sargassum” full of inaccurate information. I and South Florida would appreciate the honest truth be published regarding our beaches and sarg

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Safety and parking need to be priorities on Andrews Avenue

It’s very simple. Andrews Avenue in Delray Beach is (together with its side streets) no longer a safe thoroughfare for anyone, due to overcrowded beach access and insufficient recreational parking zones.
Safety is a No. 1 priority regarding traf

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Swimmer laments halt to beach exercise regimen

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Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Off-color replenishment sand bad for environment and tourism

I moved to Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach in February 2000. Back then the water was a beautiful Bahamian aqua blue, crystal clear much of the time.

I am not sure which year, but Delray Beach “replenished” its beach, starting 11/2 miles north of our

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Only manual cleaning will work for town beach

The 3 miles of Highland Beach’s beach has been allowed to become a trash dump of human garbage, a minefield of buried dangerous objects and an environment unfit for both humans and wildlife.

Whenever the town and its attorney were asked about beach c

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: Plastic-laden seaweed should be removed

Many of us who live on the beach in Highland Beach are frustrated with the tractors’ beach “cleanup.” The trash and massive amount of seaweed is churned and buried — and with it all the plastic tangled up in it, from old, barnacled shoes to plastic f

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Letter to the Editor: New beach law is just a land grab by the 1 percent

Let’s not get caught up in the minute differences of HB631.
Let’s simply look at its intent and why Karl Rove and Mike Huckabee want to control the land in front of their million-dollar mansions. They want to own the sand and not allow other people to

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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AVAILABLE NOW! Annual/Seasonal Rent or Purchase in Ocean Ridge Yacht Club - Direct Intracoastal Townhouse w Deeded Dock

Absolutely STUNNING 3 bed/3.2 bath corner-unit townhouse, directly on the Intracoastal Waterway in Gated Ocean Ridge Yacht Club - just South of Woolbright on the East side of the ICW.

Over 3,900 sqft of AC living space
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3 Full Baths/2

Started by Geoff Braboy in Free Classifieds

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There has never been a better time to buy a second home in Florida!

Because the dollar is so strong now, and the exchange rate is affecting foreign buyers, prices of condos by the beach are more affordable now, and there is more inventory to chose from. Florida is no longer just a place where grandparents retire (

Started by Ben & Mayra Stern in Free Classifieds

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Letter to the Editor: Delray donors’ wishes disregarded

For many years, until approximately two years ago, the city had encouraged donations to establish benches with commemorative plaques that would help upgrade the appearance of the beach walk. Frankly, with more encouragement from the city, all of

Started by Mary Kate Leming in Island Talk

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Rental in Luxury Oceanfront Community in Highland Beach, Florida!

Beautiful rarely available Trevi model with 3 bedrooms and 3 full baths. Magnificent direct ocean views from patio #1, living room, master bedroom, and 3rd. bedroom. Beautiful ocean & Intracoastal views from patio#2, kitchen, dining room, & second

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* * * The Perfect Delray Beach Pied à Terre - Steps from the Ocean * * *

Steps to the beach and three blocks to Atlantic Avenue, this charming cottage style studio is set in a tropical paradise with a beautiful pool and lush landscaping.

With a 200sq ft private patio and a 70 sq ft covered patio, you will enjoy everything

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Oceanfront Condos for Sale in Luxury Community in Highland Beach, FL! Pets of all sizes allowed!

If you love dogs and also the lifestyle a condo by the beach offers, Toscana is the perfect community for you.

Toscana, also known as Toscana Towers, is a three building luxury community located in Highland Beach, Florida, just south of Delray B

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Million Dollar Condos in South Florida! Looking to Diversify your portfolio?

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Toscana North Condo for Sale with Magnificent Ocean Views!

Most sought after largest floor plan corner unit in Toscana North. Firenze model with beautiful direct ocean views! 3 bedrooms, 3.1 baths, and 2,661 sq. ft. of living area. Floor to ceiling impact windows & 2 huge balconies w/ views of the ocean,

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Enjoy the Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous for a Fraction of the Price, in Highland Beach, Florida!

Highland Beach is a small exclusive beach town located just south of the City of Delray Beach and north of Boca Raton. Famous football (TheRealDeal.com), hockey (Wikipedia , TheRealDeal.com), and tennis players (Wikipedia), have lived in Highland

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Oceanfront Condo with Magnificent Ocean & Intracoastal Views in Luxury Community

2 bedrooms + office, 2.5 baths, 2,552 sq. ft. of living area, and 2 huge balconies! Magnificent views of the Intracoastal, ocean, and the Toscana Grounds from every window of this spectacular condo! Shows like a model with about $100,000 in recent

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“Palm Beach Contemporary: The Art, Design & Fashion Event of the Year!” Debuts March 10-12, 2017

On March 30, artists who had participated in the 2016 Palm Beach Fine Craft Show opened their mailboxes to find a letter from the show’s producer, Elizabeth Kubie of Crafts America, informing them that after 13 years, the show had been cancelled and

Started by Bill Underwood in Business Announcements

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Letter to the Editor: Careless polluters mess up our beautiful beaches

Letter to the Editor: Longtime family relishes ocean access

Letter to the Editor: Value of beach raking questioned

Letter to the Editor: Safety and parking need to be priorities on Andrews Avenue

Letter to the Editor: Swimmer laments halt to beach exercise regimen

Letter to the Editor: Off-color replenishment sand bad for environment and tourism

Letter to the Editor: Only manual cleaning will work for town beach

Letter to the Editor: Plastic-laden seaweed should be removed

Letter to the Editor: New beach law is just a land grab by the 1 percent

AVAILABLE NOW! Annual/Seasonal Rent or Purchase in Ocean Ridge Yacht Club - Direct Intracoastal Townhouse w Deeded Dock

There has never been a better time to buy a second home in Florida!

Letter to the Editor: Delray donors’ wishes disregarded

Rental in Luxury Oceanfront Community in Highland Beach, Florida!

* * * The Perfect Delray Beach Pied à Terre - Steps from the Ocean * * *

Oceanfront Condos for Sale in Luxury Community in Highland Beach, FL! Pets of all sizes allowed!

Million Dollar Condos in South Florida! Looking to Diversify your portfolio?

Toscana North Condo for Sale with Magnificent Ocean Views!

Enjoy the Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous for a Fraction of the Price, in Highland Beach, Florida!

Oceanfront Condo with Magnificent Ocean & Intracoastal Views in Luxury Community

“Palm Beach Contemporary: The Art, Design & Fashion Event of the Year!” Debuts March 10-12, 2017

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