UPDATE: Coastal Stewards' president resigns after reducing nonprofit's staff; rehab center vet and coordinator have accepted jobs elsewhere
Visitors to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton on Friday could only view patients in the nature cent
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Preserver is credited with Memorial Day rescue
A new water-rescue ring stands at the Boynton Inlet, thanks to the work of Sarah Perry. Her nonprofit donated the devices in honor of her late son, Aden Perry, whose photo graces each one (at top). Tim
By Mary Hladky
The taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has cooled for the second year in a row, heading back to a more typical rate of increase following stratospheric gains in 2022 and 2023.
But even with the smaller value jump, this marks
By Mary Hladky
One year after discontinuing its commuter pass, Brightline once again is offering one to South Floridians who had used the original pass to get lower-cost fares.
But the rides now cost more, which undoubtedly displeases commuters who h
Sydney Michelin will be on a boat as a volunteer medic during the Bahamas-to-Lake Worth Beach Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis this month. She enjoys paddleboarding herself, here at Rutherford Park in Boca Raton. Michelin lost two cousins to cystic fibr
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Don’t be surprised if seaweed starts showing up on south Palm Beach County beaches in even greater piles than have already been washing ashore this year.
The amount of s
Eat Better Live Better in Delray Beach is worried about filling all the bags it needs to supply the 1,500 households it serves each month. ‘We were able to come up with June, but we’re not sure about July,’ says board member Jackie Ermola. ABOVE: Vol
Boca Raton’s 100th birthday was May 26 and the city avoided a conflict with Memorial Day by holding its celebrations on the Saturday and Sunday before the holiday.
Mizner Park — May 24
Enjoying the festivities at Mizner Park are (l-r) Anna Emanuel, 6
This rendering of the proposed downtown government campus highlights the landscape in front of the new City Hall (upper right). The developer has reduced the project’s density and boosted recreational and green space. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladk
Homeless man given life sentence for killing father — A homeless man was convicted of killing his father in a parking garage at the intersection of State Road A1A and East Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton.
Jared Charles Noiman, 31, stabbed and strang
Boca Raton High School Naval Junior ROTC cadets perform a flag-folding ceremony in honor of deceased U.S. military members. The annual event typically draws hundreds of people, including participants from city police and fire departments. Tim Stepien
Airport revenue has increased in 2025 because visits by President Donald Trump to Mar-a-Lago have diverted more traffic to Boca Raton (above). Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
President Donald Trump’s nine visits to Mar-a-Lago in the firs
By Mary Hladky
Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas and City Council member Andy Thomson are facing off to become Boca Raton’s next mayor in 2026, replacing Scott Singer, who is prevented by term limits from seeking reelection.
Former Council member Robert Wein
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton officials are firming up plans to build a new police headquarters costing as much as $175 million on city-owned land immediately east of the Spanish River Library.
The new facility, described by Deputy City Manager Jim Zervi
Boca Raton plans to launch an autonomous vehicle pilot project in about three months in a half-mile loop within Mizner Park once federal agencies approve. The goal is to eventually expand the service to city streets. Photo provided
Boca Raton is on t
Ballroom Battle dancers will be (l-r) George Petrocelli, Michael Drews, Mitchell Fogel, Troy Ganter, Michelle Hagerty, Lauren Muñoz, Linda Paton and Allison Stewart. Photo provided by Muñoz Photography
The eight dancers for the 2025 Boca’s Ballroom
Freestyle skier Eileen Gu strikes a pose at Cloister at The Boca Raton. Photo provided by Sports Illustrated
By Joe Capozzi
The swimsuit models get all the attention in the annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. But folks in south Palm Beach Cou
Jo Jo Harder of Boca Raton with her cover dog Romeo and new book. Harder created the America’s Top Dog Model contest, an idea on which the book is based. Photos provided by Jo Jo Harder
By Arden Moore
It’s called the catwalk — the runway that superm
B’nai Torah Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt (second from right) poses with (l-r) President Scott Frank, Executive Director Leesa Parker and Executive Vice President Melanie Jacobson. Photo provided
Senior Rabbi David Steinhardt of B’nai Torah Congreg
Andy Hagen is the new executive director of Boca Helping Hands after volunteering there for years. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Andy Hagen, the senior pastor at Advent Life Ministries in Boca Raton, donned a new hat on June 1: “I’m moving from
