Hailey Clark, a marine biology student at Florida Atlantic University and a volunteer for the Coastal Stewards, releases Sparrow, a green sea turtle, into the ocean on July 10. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Citing “ongoing financial
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Nests took a beating from surf. Earlier, hundreds of hatchlings were rescued from sargassum. Still, it’s been a good year overall.
Rebecca Germany, sea turtle conservation assistant at Gumbo Limbo, hammers a stake back in the sand in Boca Raton on A
Boca Raton residents pack the Aug. 26 City Council meeting where Save Boca presented to the council 5,200 signatures on a petition geared toward stopping a proposed mixed-use development. It includes a new City Hall, Community Center, retail space an
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A Boca Raton City Council discussion on the proposed redevelopment of the city’s 30-acre downtown campus gave proponents a chance to push back on some of the residents’ objections and c
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Council member Yvette Drucker has dropped her bid for a state Senate seat to run for Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller in the November 2026 election.
Drucker’s Aug. 21 announcement came shortl
By Henry Fitzgerald
The Coastal Star won nine first-place awards at the recent Florida Press Association ceremony, including the top award for general excellence at the highest level — Division A — for weekly and monthly newspapers with circulations
Michelle Hagerty practices with her dance partner, Jan Clancy, at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boca Raton for the 18th annual Boca’s Ballroom Battle. She’ll be competing against seven other community leaders and their dance partners for the coveted
A burrowing owl perches on a sign at Florida Atlantic University. Students say the school’s expansion is taking habitat away from the threatened birds, which happen to be its official mascot. Photo provided by Jose Camacho
By Janis Fontaine
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ABOVE: The founders of Paradise Bank were (l-r) Bill Burke, founding president, vice chairman and chief operating officer; David Englert, founding chief business development officer and executive vice president; Ward Kellogg, founding chairman and
Best Buy and Ikea are combining in the fall to open kitchen and storage-planning services at 10 Best Buy stores, including the one in Boynton Beach at 550 N. Congress Ave. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Best Buy and Ikea U.S. have partnered to
By Mary Hladky
Mark Sohaney, who has strong U.S. Navy management credentials but no experience running a city, will be Boca Raton’s next city manager.
The City Council unanimously chose Sohaney immediately after completing interviews on Aug. 12 with
Highland Beach firefighters extinguished a fire started by a downed high-voltage transmission line in front of the condo at 3525 S. Ocean Blvd. on Aug. 20. The call was one of six spanning less than 90 minutes that evening. Larry Barszewski/The Coast
Boca Raton residents — mostly those who live in Tower 155 adjacent to a proposed 12-story hotel — are voicing their displeasure about this project. This latest uproar comes on the heels of a clamor about the proposed redevelopment of the downtown cam
Lot clearing has begun on a vacant State Road A1A parcel east of Boca Raton’s Coastal Construction Control Line. It is the site of a future oceanfront home and one of only two vacant beachfront parcels remaining in the city. Delray Beach-based Azure
Boca Raton Fire Rescue responded to this boat fire in the Hillsboro Canal west of Dixie Highway near Southwest 22nd Street shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 3. No one was aboard any of the three boats. Photo provided by Boca Raton Fire Rescue
By Rich Pol
History, architecture and community spirit came together when the Boca Raton Historical Society honored the notable Addison Mizner and the city’s centennial. Guests gathered in the landmark building, originally Mizner’s office, for an evening filled
Boca Helping Hands commemorated its 27th anniversary with a celebration by the Heart & Spirit Society honoring Pattie Damron and Peggy Jones. The annual event brings together current and former board, staff and volunteer members for service activitie
Benny’s on the Beach in Lake Worth Beach offers deals for lunch or dinner featuring its Palm Beach shrimp tacos, famous Key lime pie and other choices. Photos provided
By Jan Norris
September is a great month to be a local if you’re dining out. Dea
By Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council has selected Mark Sohaney, who has an impressive resume but no experience running a city, to succeed George Brown as city manager.
In so doing at an Aug. 12 special meeting, the council rejected two highly q
Coral outcropping at proposed Milani Park — an out-of-the-way lure for snorkelers — once attracted Japanese settlers, indigenous tribes Japanese settlers of Yamato Colony shown circa 1922 at Yamato Rock, once known as ’Jap Rock.’ It was a hub for th
