By John Pacenti
Boynton Beach Mayor Ty Penserga said July 25 that the FBI is investigating a death threat made against him.
City Commissioner Tom Turken said he has also been the target of threats.
The threats come after a contentious July 2 commissi
Spacious homes with large lots and mature trees, like this single-family home in Manalapan being shown by Realtors Angelo and Antonio Liguori, continue to bring high prices. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Hladky
After soaring for two years, taxable values of Palm Beach County properties are now heading back to earth.
Co
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Rescue personnel from Palm Beach County and other local and federal agencies search for the 8-year-old boy along the north side of the Boynton Inlet. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Anne Geggis and Mary Kate Leming
Police are investigating how a fish
Boynton Beach and Delray Beach might be asking what Gov. Ron DeSantis has against them after five of their projects totaling almost $3.5 million were vetoed by the governor in June.
In Boynton Beach, state money for three projects was cut by the gove
BOYNTON BEACH — Dana Cook died June 8, concluding a full and vibrant life that touched the lives of many people. He was 63.
Mr. Cook is survived by his loving parents, Barbara and Stan Cook; his sisters, Shauna Bowling and Tammie Smolchek; a nephew,
Boynton Beach police escort Candace Rojas out of the City Commission chambers after Mayor Ty Penserga cut her off for talking about non-city related items during the public comments portion of the commission's July 2 meeting. Rojas was speaking abou
A pedestrian navigates signs and construction debris during the revamping of Boynton Beach Boulevard in June. The project is not due to end until late 2025. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
A $7.2 million construction project to widen sid
By Christine Davis
In collaboration with IBM, the software company Innovative Solutions has opened an office in Boca Raton, where the company expects to employ more than 100 people by 2026.
Innovative Solutions, based in New York and using artificial
Drivers stunned by bills from private lots; new state law aims for clearer experience
By Charles Elmore and Anne Geggis
Drivers say they have been stunned by bills of $55, $90 or more from private parking lots in southern Palm Beach County, with some
Natalie Gauthier and Michael Crouteau from Quebec lounge by a cliff of sand in May just north of Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park. The erosion and dead vegetation reflect past storm damage. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Homes like this one in Sanibel can withstand hurricanes, as seen following Hurricane Ian striking the Gulf Coast island city in 2022, but removing a mountain of debris is still costly. Photo provided
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This frame grab from video shot by Wavy Boats, an online video producer, shows the trash dumping. Two teenagers on the boat surrendered to law enforcement. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
Boca Bash always is a wild event, but this year’s April 28 bacch
By Anne Geggis
A $1 million county study of what might replace the 75-year-old George Bush Boulevard bridge is underway and a state review awaits as the bridge’s replacement cost keeps rising.
The bridge — one of Delray Beach’s three spans across the
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream has taken a $52,333 step toward flipping from Delray Beach to Boynton Beach for its drinking water.
Even without a formal agreement, town commissioners authorized spending that amount to pay for the engineering costs of
The proposed Ocean One with apartments and retail outlets would fill the northeast corner of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Under the terms of a compromise deal between Hyperion Group LLC and the B
ABOVE: Capt. Chris Lemieux holds a 43-pound kingfish that was caught kite-fishing with live bait.
BELOW: Lemieux also uses bonita strips as kingfish bait. Photos by Steve Waters/The Coastal Star
By Steve Waters
Late spring and early summer are whe
A video posted on Instagram by Wavy Boats went viral and led to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission charging two teens from Gulf Stream and Boynton Beach for allegedly dumping trash in the ocean. The teens had been attending Boca Ba
A crowd of pickleball players waits for courts to open up at Patch Reef Park in Boca Raton. Reserving your place in line is as easy as placing your paddle in a staging rack (below right). Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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