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Ballet students (l-r) Isabella Liby, Olivia Kutsch, Olivia Baughn and Ava Liby practice during a master class at the HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton.
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Boynton man still faces charge of being felon with handgun
De’Vante Moss appears in court at a May hearing. A jury cleared him in September of two murder charges and one of attempted murder. File/The Coastal Star
By Jane Musgrave
A 32-year-old Boynto
Boca Raton couple Michael and Camilla Goodwin’s charity helps families battling childhood cancer. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Myla Carrera Goodwin was an extraordinary child — one whose intelligence, energy and compassion burned so br
By Steve Plunkett and Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council gave final approval on Sept. 22 to a $276.8 million general fund budget and set the property tax rate at $3.66 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
The new tax rate is a tiny tax cut of 0
Boca Raton uses barriers Miami International lacked
This jet overran the runway last year at Boca Raton Airport, but the Engineered Material Arresting System — the crushed concrete block surrounding the plane — prevented it from continuing toward bus
Students from St. Jude Catholic School in Boca Raton empty buckets of debris collected along the Spanish River Park shoreline during the 2026 International Coastal Cleanup. ICC is the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up beaches and the marin
By Steve Plunkett
Prodded by the impending loss of access to three sports fields at Florida Atlantic University, the city and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District have approved agreements that lay the groundwork for adding fields at the Cou
The Boca Raton Police Services Department has opened an administrative review of a Dec. 18, 2024, officer-involved shooting that ended with a homeless man’s death.
The review, announced Sept. 8, comes after the State Attorney’s Office decided Aug. 26
City manager’s reorganization adds new department — Finishing his first year on the job, City Manager Mark Sohaney has rejiggered Boca Raton’s organizational chart again, this time creating a new Public Affairs Department to handle both outgoing and
In Boca, Related Ross buys Boca Raton Innovation Campus (BRiC) — former home of IBM
Geronimo Tequila Bar and Southwest Grill is a tenant at 105 E. Atlantic Ave., which was taken over by Redfearn Capital in one of the richest sales along the Avenue. P
The 16th annual White Coats-4-Care reception brought together healthcare, business, university and civic leaders to welcome the incoming class of 80 future physicians to the Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. The rec
Dog behavior experts say to be wary of costumes and candy this Halloween season. But Arden Moore’s Chihuahua-poodle mix Emma enjoys dressing up, so she’ll be a pirate. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
With Halloween approaching, let’s size up this holi
Jennifer Attonito (right) leads a YogaMass on Sept. 26 at St. Gregory's Episcopal Church. Participants include (l-r) Barbara Rivera, Jim Filson, Sue McDermott, the Very Rev. Mary Ellen Cassini, and Charlene Singer. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ja
CROS Ministries CEO Ruth Mageria gleans potatoes at Agri-Gators farm in Palm City. CROS Ministries gleaned more than 200 tons of produce during the 2025-26 season. Photo provided
September was Hunger Action Month and local churches and nonprofits r
Former Yankee Tanyon Sturtze (l-r) and professional golfer Morgan Pressel joined founder Michelle Stallone at the 2026 Pinkball All-Star Dinner & Auction, at which Pressel’s breast cancer foundation was honored. Pressel lost her mother to cancer whe
By Faran Fagen
When Joshua Browning learned he received an important scholarship one day after his graduation from Boca Raton High School, he jumped into the air and screamed out, “Yes!” His father, William, shed a tear.
“The best part about being ch
Boynton man still faces charge of being a felon in possession of a handgun
De'Vante Moss during a May hearing in his double-murder trial. Moss was acquitted Sept. 10 of the two first-degree murder charges and an attempted murder charge stemming fro
Restaurant owner says it will move across Ocean Avenue into Paloma Mexican Restaurant space
Staff and customers flank Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly (center). The restaurant is likely to be shut at least until spring as it awaits construction of a n
The city says the Boca Raton police headquarters has outlived its useful life. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Project offers revisions after voters rejected previous plan
Related story: New chief settling in, promises no ‘sweeping changes right off the
Boca Raton Police Chief Jarad Phelps observes the swearing-in ceremony in his honor on July 30. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related: City mounts campaign to support new police HQ
By Mary Hladky
As he settles into his role as Boca Raton’s police chie
