In your last issue, I read a letter submitted by Ed Harris of the National Humane Society. In it he suggests that the collection of ivory is a barbaric, horrendous and shameful hobby that should be ended.
It is well-known that his group is atte
While on vacation I read the article in The Coastal Star about the collector of ivory. I am greatly offended that you would promote such a barbaric hobby and Mr. Weisblut should be ashamed as well.
The primary source of ivory is the African elepha
Delray Beach is changing and that is healthy. Change allows us to reaffirm what makes Delray special.
The most recent addition to our downtown is a proposed iPic movie theater. It has created much discussion and emotion. Although I voted against the
As a co-defendant in the town of Gulf Stream’s recent RICO lawsuit, I would like to set the record straight. The town initiated this action for one purpose — to censor, intimidate and silence its critics.
I have been very careful to make sure m
In mid-July, Lantana town crews began working on a water problem along Dixie Highway, near the northern town limits. I understand it had to do with a nonfunctioning fire hydrant.
As a result, East View Street experienced diminished water service
The recent article, “City/CRA shared-goals meeting takes a turn toward showdown” was more gossip-like than the journalistic quality your readers have come to expect.
First, a made-up “rift” (between city and CRA) that does not exist cannot “conti
The June Coastal Star cover story on the infamous Chillingworth murders took me back to my childhood, when I vividly remember reading an account of this horrific crime in “The Justice Story” of the New York Daily News. As an impressionable youngster,
Read more…Thank you to Lona O’Connor for writing the piece, “Bathroom is flush with creative campaign for colon health,” about Wendy and Jamie Greenhut and their efforts to raise awareness regarding inflammatory bowel diseases.
I was diagnosed with ulcerat
The public is rightly concerned about how much more freight traffic there will be on the Florida East Coast Railway tracks with the opening of a deeper port in Miami and the widening of the Panama Canal.
With the revitalization and rejuvenatio
I have been on Atlantic Avenue for more than 30 years and actively involved in the planning and renaissance of the downtown.
I have been chairman of the Atlantic Avenue Association, an original member of the Joint Venture Board and on the startup of
The stretch of land east of the Palmetto Park Bridge is home to a close knit and diverse community of families with one common goal: preserving our beach lifestyle and sharing this federally protected natural resource with our winter visitors. Dotted
Read more…When I was a kid in Miami Beach, the flowing water between Miami Beach and Miami was referred to as the Spanish River, and the road along the ocean was Ocean Drive.
Somehow over the years our ears have become tuned to the Intracoastal Waterway and A1A
There is much to appall one in today’s world, and I just experienced another example of an appalling act. I have served as a volunteer for many years at a local food pantry, the Community Caring Center of Greater Boynton Beach. On the night of
Read more…How much is too much? When it comes to traffic congestion, noise pollution, and assaults on public safety and the quality of life in coastal communities, the proposed All Aboard Florida passenger rail project may take the cake.
For more than a year,
What is missing from the All Aboard Florida proposals is the human costs.
The trains will be running through our heavily populated cities along the coast. There are 10 million Floridians living in the adjacent area and more residents that will be
Déjà vu. About 10 years ago, several of the town’s most vociferous voices attacked me when I was a sitting commissioner. Using profanity and disrespect, they stood up to the microphone and called me a disgrace and asked for my resignation. Weeks
Read more…While I have always found Rich Pollack to be a very competent reporter, I take issue with his article, “Manager steps down after negative IG report.” It is misleading and doesn’t address reasons for Kathleen Weiser’s departure. Many Highland Beach re
Read more…Major organizational decision making is rarely a clear cut process fitting neatly into the observer’s perspective of how personnel dealings should be conducted. Town management makes its decisions based on cumulative experiences that don’t always fi
Read more…iPic’s present plan for an eight-screen cinema and a 279-space parking garage with 43,000 feet of office and 8,000 feet of retail is too much building, squeezed into too small a space, near the busy intersection of Federal Highway and Atlantic Av
Read more…The December issue of The Coastal Star told a terrible tale about the acrid racial segregation that ruled in Florida throughout the 1950s. A lot of us are old enough to remember how vicious the hold of bigotry was in those years. We certainly do.
