Riviera Beach, FL — The Riviera Beach Community Development Corporation (RBCDC) and Community Partners of South Florida (CPSFL) proudly celebrated the graduation of the Winter 2024 class of the Riviera Beach Homebuyers Club. Forty enthusiastic gradua
Read more…Palm Beach, FL — Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation celebrated a momentous milestone with its Inaugural Palm Beach Gala for Fallen Patriots — Hosted by CBIZ, on March 7, 2025, at the prestigious Breakers Hotel in Palm Beach. Building upon the suc
Read more…I am writing to address a common misconception that has repeatedly stalled progress on much-needed pedestrian safety measures in our community: the notion that crosswalks require sidewalks on both sides of the road. This claim is not only incorrect
Read more…Additional funding will drive support for teens in local foster care
(L to R) Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor; Martin Alexander, Founding Board Member of Children's Harbor; Bill Mahoney, Founder of Children’s Harbor; Tiffa
Read more…New Data Highlights Pace Palm Beach’s Role in Transforming Lives and Strengthening the Local Community
Palm Beach County, FL (March 4, 2025) – Pace Center for Girls, Palm Beach released annual impact data for the academic and behavioral health suppo
Read more…Unveiling the newest location of IV hydration and vitamin therapy
Royal Palm Beach, FL – The DRIPBaR Royal Palm Beach is excited to announce its opening on March 10, 2025, at 11965 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach, FL, adding a new wellness center to
Read more…On April 23, Ocean Ridge offered residents the amenity of shredding personal papers.
I participated in this generous offer. I was greeted there, most warmly, by town staff and directed to the shred area, where — on a Saturday! — I was additiona
I’m retired. Yep. There I said it.
As of Jan. 1, I turned the editorial reins of this newspaper over to the talented and competent people my husband and I have
Read more…Editor’s note: No one can say our readers aren’t creative, as can be seen in this double tribute to The Coastal Star and retired Editor Mary Kate Leming. It’s to be read all the way across, top to bottom.
— Bob Schwartz
Delray Beach
I am writing to emphasize the urgent need for blinking lights at pedestrian crossings along A1A in Ocean Ridge. This busy stretch of road, with its limited visibility, presents a significant danger to pedestrians.
Whether residents are out walking t
Read more…Palm Beach County, FL – We’ve come a long way from guessing the gender based on food cravings, the severity of morning sickness, and whether we carried high or low. In a time where we expect things differently, the maternal market is no exception. 3
Read more…All proceeds directly benefitted family strengthening programs at the Broward County nonprofit
Photo Credit: Victoria Ashley Photos
(L to R) Nicole Mastrangelo; Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor; Iris Saleh; Tiffani Dhooge, P
Read more…Tiffani Dhooge, President and CEO of Children’s Harbor with Apogee Award
Pembroke Pines, FL – South Florida Business & Wealth recently honored Children's Harbor's President and CEO, Tiffani Dhooge, at the 2024 Apogee Awards on November 6, 2024, fo
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(L to R): Andrew DiAlberto, Committee Chair, Winners Award Group; Alex Moosey; Bryan Appel, Berger Singerman; Michael Wild, Wild Felice & Partners; Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor
Inaugural H
Read more…Reciprocity. A word that might be hard to pronounce, but whose definition seems especially appropriate during the holidays. If we understand that the giving of gifts almost always initiates a reaction, and we listen to, or observe, that response, we
Read more…I am in sympathy with the discontent and dismay expressed with regard to the omnipresent use of blowers. This ubiquitous tool can be heard anywhere and everywhere at any time. Its unregulated use has become a public nuisance.
However, the ar
Read more…Fourteen new laptops will be used to enhance education for teens in foster care
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(L to R) Erik Chafin, Chief Development Officer, Children’s Harbor, Ana Gall, COO, Children’s Harbor, Nicole Solos, Residential Director, Ch
Pembroke Pines, FL (November 8, 2024) – Broward County based nonprofit organization Children’s Harbor is excited to announce that Commissioner of the South Broward Hospital District (Memorial Healthcare System), Laura Raybin Miller, has joined its B
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
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