RIVIERA BEACH, FL – In celebration of NeighborWorks Week 2025, Community Partners of South Florida (CPSFL) will host the Advancing Housing Solutions Expo on Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the Riviera Beach Marina Event Center (190 E 13th St, Riviera Bea
FLORIDA (May 6, 2025)— Three Christian women— Brenda Capuzziello, Elizabeth Cartier, and Tammy Stepien—found themselves longing for God to move in their families and their circumstances. Out of that desire, the three women prayed regularly over sever
With the completion of the Bonefish Cove Restoration project only months away, we look forward to visiting the mangrove islands and oyster reefs in the central Lake Worth Lagoon north of Hypoluxo Island. American avocets, black skimmers and royal te
Fort Lauderdale, FL (December 26, 2024) – On December 14, the holiday spirit came alive as the community gathered for Children’s Harbor’s Boat Parade Watch Party Presented by Bernheim Kelley Injury Lawyers held at the
I really enjoyed reading John Pacenti’s article “Reef Madness: City diving deep to restore struggling coral” [April 2025 edition]. I am heartened by the fantastic work of the scientists at the Reef Institute and all the volunteers and supporters in
Einstein Espinal, Director, IT Support & Delivery at Hotwire Communications; Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor; Maria (Gaby) Dossman Hotwire Broward Regional Events Manager; Tiffani Dhooge, Preside
Riviera Beach, FL - Families across Palm Beach County face significant challenges due to heirs' property issues, a legal hurdle that often results in clouded titles. These complications can prevent families from accessing vital financial tools such
Spring is the season of comings and goings. Winter visitors will soon be leaving South County as they do every year. Even the moon left us, hiding in Earth’s shadow for about an hour on March 14 in the only lunar eclipse we could see here in 202
You won’t see any “year in review” stories or photos in this January edition. It’s not that they aren’t interesting, it’s just that I’m a Capricorn — always looking forward. The coming year interests me far more than the one in the rearview mirror. S
South Florida (November 8, 2024) – Children's Harbor, a nationally accredited child welfare organization with a mission to help strengthen families in our community and provide safe shelter and support to teens in foster care, recently learned that a
Program offers leaders tools and support to advance organization’s performance and capacity
Riviera Beach, FL - Community Partners of South Florida is proud to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Kelly Powell, has been accepted into NeighborWo
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
The Coastal Star is converting all of its delivery to single-family homes, going from newspapers in plastic bags thrown in driveways to having U.S. Postal Service delivery in mailboxes.
We are doing this to improve service to our readers and adverti
I’ve lived in Highland Beach for 26 years. In spite of all the new and improved infrastructure put in place to deter it — the latest of which is pedestrian-activated warning lights installed at no small expense — vehicles continue to fly through cro
Hello! I’m Diana Taylor, author of the Pug at the Beach book series and past interviewee of the Coastal Star. After transitioning from a career in publishing, I found my passion in sound and vibrational healing, a path I pursued after my progressive
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
