By Jane Smith
The Florida Association of Recovery Residences is struggling to pay for its sober home certification program after it did not receive state money.
Starting July 1, Florida-licensed drug and alcohol treatment centers can no lon
along the coast (221)
By Rich Pollack
Crime in the small coastal communities of south Palm Beach County remained relatively low in 2015, although a rash of car break-ins and auto thefts carrying over from surrounding larger communities may have been responsible for wha
A suspicious fire June 28 consumed the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park located on A1A near Linton Boulevard.
Two other fires damaged a tiki hut and a gazebo at private homes in Delray Beach and Gulf Stream on the same night.
The cause of the fires wa
By Jane Smith
All Aboard Florida is continuing to add double tracks and quiet zone devices to south county coastal cities for its Brightline high-speed rail that will link Miami to Orlando along the FEC railroad tracks.
While the double tracks
By Dan Moffett
Elected officials from six coastal communities will have some difficult decisions to make in evaluating the results of a study that examines the feasibility of creating a barrier island fire district.
The revised 130-page report
From fishing queens and charter boats
to tackle and trophies, Delray show reels in
history in a catchy way
Fishing around Delray Beach was portrayed in an alluring way to motorists who spotted this billboard.
The Wueppers, Smiths and others on Delray
Fresh tracks from a nesting sea turtle are seen at sunrise in Ocean Ridge.
Sea turtle monitors Zachary Levitetz and Joan Lorne inspect loggerhead tracks and mark a nest in Gulf Stream.
Sea turtle monitor Staci-Lee Sherwood marks the location of a log
By Rich Pollack
Plans to sprinkle license plate recognition cameras throughout the barrier island, derailed more than a year ago when the state refused to allow them on its rights of way, are getting new life thanks to advanced technology.
Now
A tree-trimming crew removes Norfolk Island pines in Briny Breezes.
Town residents decided to take out the fragile trees well ahead of hurricane season.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
As we head into the 2016 hurricane season, it’s not too early
By Steve Plunkett
State wildlife officials are calling cellphones the “new 21st century hazard” to nesting sea turtles and reminding people not to take photos with their phones. Someone snapping a flash photo with the handy device could frighten o
By Dan Moffett
Prospects dimmed for a barrier island fire district as officials from six coastal communities dug deeper into a consultant’s feasibility study last month.
The preliminary report from Robert Finn, a manager with Texas-based Matrix
Related story: Atlantic Avenue business sales drive Delray’s value increase
By Mary Hladky
As the housing market collapse fades into memory, the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has risen to within striking distance of the histor
By Steve Plunkett
Night owls behind the wheel can expect to encounter up to 30-minute delays on Interstate 95 on select Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Work on the Spanish River Boulevard interchange this month will include erecting bridge beams across th
Boca teen’s prototype harnesses ocean energy
and wins her a ticket to the White House
Hannah Herbst, at an FAU lab, shows her floatable prototype designed to provide
a power source by using untapped energy from ocean currents. She won the Discovery
First ‘Little Cup’ a pleasant competition
Golfers roll in to The Little Club for the first Little Cup tournament in Gulf Stream.
The tournament trophy remains at The Little Club since no overall winner was awarded.
Photos by Taylor Jones/The Coastal
By Dan Moffett
Preliminary results of a barrier island fire district study suggest that six coastal communities could benefit from joining forces to provide their own services, Gulf Stream Town Manager William Thrasher said.
“There seems to b
U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel addresses the media, flanked by HUD’s Gustavo Velasquez and Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Related story: Delray Commission alarmed at drug-related public safety figures
By Jane Smith
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By Jane Smith
Heroin overdoses and use of other illegal drugs have prompted Delray Beach fire-rescue and police leaders to ask for more officers and firefighter/paramedics.
The city’s more than 200 rehabilitation facilities account for 6 p
By Jane Smith
All Aboard Florida is continuing to add double tracks and quiet zone devices to South County coastal cities for its Brightline express rail that will link Miami to Orlando along the Florida East Coast tracks.
While the double trac
By Rich Pollack
John Boden was driving south on State Road A1A after dark and approaching a pedestrian crosswalk a few months ago when he happened to see the silhouettes of two women and four children in the headlights of a northbound car.
Dre
