First Presbyterian, whose home includes South County’s first barrier island church, celebrates 100 years
First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach’s steeple is visible for miles out to sea, a longtime landmark for boaters. A smaller tower from the o
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William Swaim at the Ocean Ridge Town Commission meeting in May 2025. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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Workers prepare rental chairs and umbrellas on Delray Beach’s public beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
If the beloved child cartoon character Waldo were basking in the sun by the Delray Beach pavilion on this November Sat
She’s a petite pescatarian with green eyes and perky ears. Her brown hair is highlighted with streaks of black and apricot. Something about her staggering gait is endearing.
She’s a cute little cat with thyroid and neurological issues and she recent
Patty Larkin holds her cat, Tres, in the lobby of her Boca Raton condo. She volunteers at HomeSafe for abuse victims and is organizing its Jan. 24 Classic Rock & Roll Party. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kathleen Kernicky
For almost a decade, Patt
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge officials gathered Nov. 3 for a pivotal workshop setting the town’s course for capital projects and resiliency efforts, while tackling fiscal strategy in the face of legislative uncertainty.
Town Manager Michelle Heiser la
By Jane Musgrave
For three days in November, Mark Feinstein sat in a Palm Beach County courtroom, hoping a fellow Ocean Ridge resident would be held accountable for falsely accusing him of engaging in a bizarre sexual act.
The former president of the
Ocean Ridge Commissioners Carolyn Cassidy and David Hutchins retained their seats when they filed for reelection and no one filed to oppose them. The qualifying deadline was Nov. 14.
It will be Cassidy’s second term. She was first elected in March 20
By John Pacenti
Manalapan commissioners will take legal action to ensure their concerns about beach erosion and Palm Beach County’s sand transfer plant at the Boynton Inlet are addressed, voting to hire a seasoned environmental attorney to represent
Kamila Diaz joins Lantana Ocean Rescue chief Marc Fichtner as he receives an award from the Town Council for helping to rescue her after a shark had severed the leash to her surfboard. Photos provided
By Patrick Sherry
A Lantana lifeguard walked away
By Brian Biggane
The first South Palm Beach mayoral race in recent memory is shaping up after citizen activist and Town Hall project critic Rafael Pineiro filed his papers on the first day of eligibility in early November for the March 10 election.
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Town Hall plans stay the same — After architects gave one last go at coming up with ideas to shrink the size of South Palm Beach’s new Town Hall, council members voted unanimously to keep with the earlier plan.
The Town Council, seemingly alarmed tha
Linda Loch didn’t find another space for her salon and plans to retire at the end of April. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Another roadside landmark along State Road A1A is slated to soon disappear.
The Briny Hair Salon, the Briny Br
Gulf Stream’s Core District construction project will likely continue into April.
Originally scheduled to end before Christmas and later modified to finish up Feb. 28, the work will now extend to April 17, according to a proposal by contractor Roadwa
Shoppers crowd the Southern Handcraft Society, Delray Beach chapter’s 32nd annual art and craft show. The three-day event ended Nov. 22. BELOW: Alida Bowden organizes a few of the displays. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission rejected a proposal to reinstate a supermajority voting rule for removing the city manager, after a heated public hearing that drew dozens of residents passionate about local governance.
The proposed c
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream voters will choose next March among the five incumbents on the Town Commission and a political but not unknown newcomer.
Michael Glennon, who has taken an active role as a resident in commission discussions the past thre
By Patrick Sherry
Lantana’s traditional seagull and sailboat logo, which can be seen throughout the town, might be changing.
The town is considering an entire rebrand with the help of a local marketing agency, which would create a new identity for
By Patrick Sherry
Owners of a nearly $8 million Hypoluxo Island property next to the Ocean Avenue bridge will be building a security wall taller than typically allowed, one that they say will protect their family.
The Lantana Town Council approved a
Lantana Town Council incumbents Mark Zeitler and Chris Castle secured new three-year terms on Nov. 21 after being the only candidates to qualify for what was to be next year’s municipal election.
Zeitler and Castle both successfully filed to retain
