December 2013 Blog Posts (72)

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Parents and children are invited to a story reading and book signing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Meet the creators of Rosie's Song following the 10:30 a.m. shark…

Join us at Delray Beach Center for the Arts on Sat. 12/14 for a book signing of Rosie's Song along with live music and tons of children's activities!

Entertaining is in Jesse Furman’s blood.

Furman, who was managing director at Jupiter’s Atlantic Theater and a teacher at the Atlantic Arts Academy, both of which closed this year, also performs comedy as part of the Jove Comedy Experience. He still teaches arts at St. Mark’s School in Palm Beach Gardens.

And he stays busy performing — his latest Reel Comedy video, 99 Problems But A Fish Ain't One, is a rap song about his other…

Marie Nofsinger has been one of the area’s leading singer-songwriters for decades.

Fortunately for audiences, she shows no sign of slowing down.

“I’m working with James Kalamasz, who owns Spectrum Studios in Fort Lauderdale,” she said. “We released a CD called ‘The Wildlife Rides Again.’ We have a children’s project…

By Tim Pallesen



    Everyone wants it clear that Delray Beach loves dogs — but city officials will continue to outlaw them on the municipal beach.

    “We all love our dogs, but we just can’t police it,” city manager Louie Chapman Jr. told city commissioners, who voted to reject the latest push to designate a dog beach where dogs could splash in the surf.

    The Beach Property Owners Association applauded their decision at a Nov. 12 workshop. “We all love…

By Cheryl Blackerby



    Storm fronts with 30-plus mph winds throughout November stalled four beach renourishment projects.

    The dredge was originally scheduled to start work on the south Boca Raton beach Nov. 5. But the dredge was forced to return to the Port of Palm Beach Nov. 29 for the second time because of high winds and rough seas. The new start date was Dec. 2.

    The dredge, owned by Marinex Construction based in Charleston, S.C., is small…

Ocean Ridge Police Department officer Nubia Savino looks through books inside the Palm Beach County Bookmobile as it is parked outside of Ocean Ridge Town Hall.  Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Ron Hayes



    The Palm Beach County Bookmobile arrived promptly…

Zicky Simon, class of 1942, shares a light-hearted moment with Rose Machek Sloan, who came from a flower-growing family and whose father was a beloved scoutmaster.   Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack



    It was a virtual who’s who of “Old Delray,” a collection…

Alcohol can now be sold on Sunday mornings at Delray Beach grocery and convenience stores.

City commissioners approved an ordinance change on Dec. 3, making Delray the last city in Palm Beach County to allow alcohol sales between 7 a.m. and noon on Sundays.

Commissioner Angeleta Gray said she had received complaints from residents who had to drive to Boca Raton to buy beer and wine for their Sunday parties.

 “I’m happy that our business owners now can receive those revenues,”…

Workers tear apart the last vestiges of the old Delray Beach pavilion on A1A, just south of Atlantic Avenue.  Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Construction is under way on the new $249,210 pavilion that will be the centerpiece to adorn Delray Beach’s municipal beach.

    Completion is tentatively set for Feb.…

By Dan Moffett

 

    At the urging of the town’s civic association, Gulf Stream commissioners are planning to take a hard look at their elections and consider changes to the charter.

    Last month, the civic association sent a letter to the commission that called for staggering the three-year terms of commissioners so that seats come open in different years. Currently, Gulf Stream is one of only a handful of South Florida municipalities that elects all its…

By Dan Moffett



    Probably the only population at Briny Breezes that’s shown any real growth over the years is its colony of feral cats.

    Town officials say there are more than several dozen of the wild felines roaming the community, and soon management and law enforcement will be trying to round them up.

    General Manager Carl Forrest says the plan is to trap the cats and turn them over to Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control.

    “The…

An artist rendering of the new logo for Eau Palm Beach.

By Dan Moffett

    

After grumbling for months over the loss of the Ritz-Carlton name at Manalapan’s landmark hotel and spa, town commissioners took a major step toward acceptance when they gave the resort’s owners permission to install…

Nancy Hurd sits with a few of children of the Achievement Centers. 2008 photo provided

By Rich Pollack

    

For 44 years, Nancy Hurd followed a simple guiding principle as she led Delray Beach’s Achievement Centers for Children & Families, a nonprofit…