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Photo IDs (L to R):
P1: Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor; Tiffani Dhooge, President and CEO of Children’s Harbor; Ana Gall, COO, Children’s Harbor; Julie Shade, Events Manager, Children’s Harbor
P2:
Read more…Sweet 16! The Coastal Star is growing up. …
Sixteen years ago — November 2008 — our first edition was delivered to homes and condos in the South County coastal area stretching from Manalapan through Delray Beach.
As other print publications stopped
Read more…The board of Crown Colony Club Inc., is compelled to respond to the October article your paper reported regarding the ongoing Ocean Ridge dispute involving “the walk.”
Unfortunately, your article was slanted, favoring the view of the Fayette Drive r
Read more…On the shore of Florida’s Gulf Coast, the islands of Captiva, Sanibel and Fort Myers Beach all have very low elevations, rich in sand and no rock outcrops. The area of Gulf Ridge on Sanibel is only 3 feet above sea level
Read more…Funds support teens in residential care and help strengthen families in South Florida
Fort Lauderdale, FL (October 28, 2024) – In the season of goodwill, giving, and caring for others, Children’s Harbor is excited to name Bernheim Kelley, a
Read more…PEMBROKE PINES, FL (October 24, 2024) – The inaugural Harbor Lights Golf Classic is set for Monday, October 28 at Grande Oaks Golf Club in Davie to benefit Children’s Harbor, a nationally accredited non-profit agency with a mission to help strengthe
Read more…The people we feature in the pages of this newspaper frequently comment on how one of the things they love about living in our coastal communities is the “friendliness” of their neighbors. And sometimes, our reporting shows this neighborliness to be
Read more…It’s that time of year when arts venues prepare for the return of season. ABOVE: Dance students (l-r) Valeria Derkach, Cattleya Guzman, Ipek Veyseloglu, Ella White, Emma Perrotti, Zlata Popovych, Lourdes Simon-Nill and Paloma Franja audition for Boca
Oops, ouch, mea culpa.
Mistakes happen. As hard as we try, there are times when our publication doesn’t catch a date-error, typo or misspelling. Sometimes an item simply needs more explanation to make sense to readers. And much to our chagrin, there
Read more…Off-season seems like a misnomer. This is the time of year when impromptu living is very “on.” Tickets to the theater or a concert? Just show up at the box office. Need some super-chilled a/c? What’s better than a movie on a big screen? Want a stay-c
Read more…Related stories: Along the Coast: Boy presumed drowned while fishing at inlet with father
Manalapan: Attempts fail to revive woman pulled out into the ocean
Lantana news brief: Lifeguards rescue two swimmers from rip current
On June 13, my morni
Read more…Thank you so much for the article on “predatory parking.” I think we have fallen victim to the same scam. My 23-year-old son borrowed my car and we were slapped with a fine. I, of course, questioned him and he said he drove through the lot on Second
Read more…Eighty years. That’s a long time ago. Especially to those who didn’t have parents alive to share their memories of Tuesday June 6, 1944 — D-Day.
Staying abreast of current events has driven me to try to understand more about the past. As a result, I’
Read more…I am writing regarding your coverage of A1A road improvements.
I reside in Delray Beach, one block south of Linton Boulevard on Del Harbour Drive, which only opens onto A1A from the west side of the street: There is no east portion of Del Harbour Dri
Read more…Boca Raton, FL, April 26, 2024 – In a compassionate response to a tragic fire loss, CAP NATION, in collaboration with Walmart, has extended a generous monetary donation to Marina Kapulovska to aid in the restoration of her home. Marina and her family
Unintended conse-quences. Who would have guessed 20 years ago that big, white square houses would be all the rage? Who could have known FEMA, faced with the reality of rising water, would set new requirements for floor levels? And I suppose it shoul
Read more…In response to a letter in the April issue of The Coastal Star calling for the installation of crosswalks in South Palm Beach, I would ask the following questions: Placed where? And leading where?
Unlike the west side of A1A, there is no shared path
Read more…Ira Friedman, I barely knew him, but what a really nice man. He was proud of Briny!
I’m a seasonal resident of Ocean Ridge and I’m a woodworker, but I have no equipment here.
I had a project, so I randomly called Briny Breezes to see if I could use
Read more…Understanding our history is critical in today’s world.
Learning about the past helps us all to recognize our predecessors’ brilliant successes as well as their mistakes. Perhaps most important, we can identify the times when evil darkened the world
Read more…A recent incident on A1A in South Palm Beach has cast a spotlight on a grave issue that demands our immediate attention. An elderly citizen was struck and killed by a vehicle, a tragedy compounded by the driver’s decision to flee the scene. The subs
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