Letters

Editor's Note: A little trimming, we hope, will keep us in shape

Letter to the Editor: Downtown construction in Delray during season threatens tourism, locals

Delray Beach is in a dire state of overcrowding and developers are in denial by ignoring its severity.
To borrow from the movie Don’t Look Up, why not “Look Around!”
What do you see?
There are buildings under construction now, at peak season, ca

Letter to the Editor: Safety and parking need to be priorities on Andrews Avenue

It’s very simple. Andrews Avenue in Delray Beach is (together with its side streets) no longer a safe thoroughfare for anyone, due to overcrowded beach access and insufficient recreational parking zones.
Safety is a No. 1 priority regarding traf

Editor's Note: Mystery shell a welcome gift

A morning walk on my birthday produced an unusual find along our shoreline. Mary Kate Leming / The Coastal Star

Gifts come in many forms. Some wrapped, some written, some plucked from the side of the roadway. Flowers, music, books, chocolate, wine a

Local Voices: A do-or-die effort to feed starving manatees begins in Brevard

Lettuce will supplement scarce seagrass in experiment after year in which state death toll exceeded 1,000 ­— double the recent average

Orlando Sentinel Editorial

There’s no way to pretend Florida’s manatees aren’t endangered. They are. In every sens

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Letter to the Editor: Snail mail tribute holds test of time

“Hoping you’ll find comfort in the memories that are yours to cherish always, and strength in the companionship of those who share your loss,” wrote Coastal Star reporter Rich Pollack to me following my mother’s death in 2007.
The handwritten no

Editor's Note: Pandemic tempers hope for new season

The drama at the Delray Beach commission meeting was expected to come from an audit report on the Old School Square Center for the Arts. But another number came up — deeply disturbing and having nothing to do with the beloved and troubled nonprofit.

Letter to the Editor: Crowds and banners on I-95 overpass are safety risk

Editor's Note: Historical mistakes: Correcting the record

History is hard.
What passes as history is most often written by those with the means to quickly share their view of events with a wide audience. Often that means newspapers.
In 1943, journalist Alan Barth called news “the first rough draft of histor

Letter to the Editor: Bicyclists in packs are a danger on A1A

In your June/July article about bicycling on A1A, you only made a short statement referencing large groups of bikers. I find it very disturbing that I have observed over the past 10 years large groups of bicycles — 30 to 90 bikers — who ride in the

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Letter to the Editor: Signs ruin town appearance

It is illegal to place any sign without a Florida Department of Transportation permit in a state right of way. A1A is a state road with a 100-foot right of way. Any nonpermitted sign placed within 50 feet east and west of A1A’s center line is illegal

Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge commissioner clarifies position

Thank you for your coverage of not just our Ocean Ridge municipal meetings but all of our neighbors’ meetings in your paper. An invaluable asset to the coastal communities.
In the article about the May 2021 Ocean Ridge commission meeting is one poi

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Publisher's Note: Why you won’t receive a July or September edition

Every month from November 2008 through most of the coronavirus pandemic, our readers have been treated to free delivery of The Coastal Star. Our high-quality local news coverage is paid for almost entirely by advertising income from businesses in ou

Local Voices: Manatees are starving to death, but Florida doesn’t seem to care

In the first four months of 2021, deaths reached 723; in all of 2020, 637 died in the state. There’s not enough sea grass to support all of them

We love manatees in Florida.
We put them on license plates. We name our school mascots after them. We bra

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Letter to the Editor: Hudson Avenue residents unreasonably incensed

I find myself dismayed by the recent argument in Ocean Ridge about the temporary closure of the Anna and Edith streets beach crossovers. Nearby residents, largely from Hudson Avenue, expressed their anger about the closures at the December Town Commi