The Coastal Star has moved to our new office on A1A, 4600 N. Ocean Blvd., Suite 102, Boynton Beach, FL 33435. The entrance is to the right, at the building's north end.
A couple of months ago, I was bemoaning the fact that we were going to have to move our office to a new location. Our landlord had different plans for our comfortable space, and we were no longer part of them.
For the third time in 16 years, I was about to rent a truck and help move the computers, chairs, file cabinets and countless records that go with running a small business.
I knew it would be a simple move, just a few blocks south to a slightly nicer office. At least it would be easy to tell a guest that we are now just across the street from Nomad Surf Shop on State Road A1A.
In the same time frame, I was also reminded of changes shared by a couple of old newspaper friends. Their big-city paper was about to stop its printed edition after 157 years, and continues to trim the staff to be “online only.” I'm grateful The Coastal Star is still able to publish both in print and online.
Reasons to be thankful
I am thankful that we had our last office for more than a dozen years in a building that Matt Gracey owns. A generous and tolerant landlord, he embraced our newspaper’s mission in the community — and our casual office decor. We wish him luck as he pursues his artistic talents and converts our old space into his painting workshop.
As I helped unpack boxes into the new office, our reporters, editors and ad sales staff were all striving to complete their parts in the jigsaw puzzle that makes our community newspaper.
I am thankful to be surrounded by such a talented group of professionals who embrace our shared mission of presenting some of the most accurate and balanced journalism in the state.
During the move, I was working on the display of the stories in this month’s Philanthropy Season Preview, an uncomfortable reminder of the tremendous needs of some people in our community — but also a heart-warming testament to the generosity of our neighbors.
I am thankful, and happy, to publish a newspaper that honors philanthropy — promoting charitable giving well beyond my own family’s modest means.
So, as we head into November, the month of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for all this and more.
— Jerry Lower,
Publisher
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