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13237338689?profile=RESIZE_400xDiver Shane Cooper was one of many volunteers and first responders who tried to rescue 15-year-old Prestyn Smith at Gulfstream Park. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Family beach outing turns deadly for teen; unpredictable surf kills five in co

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13237169258?profile=RESIZE_710xThe Hub at Space of Mind educational center in Delray Beach provides a professional-grade kitchen for would-be chefs and food entrepreneurs to learn skills of the trade. Photo provided

By Jan Norris

A new commercial kitchen comes with a plan to train

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By Mary Hladky

Boca Raton has terminated its annual holiday boat parade, a staple of city celebrations since 1975.

City officials decided to bring the tradition to an end this year due to a decrease in participation despite increased promotion of the

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By Tao Woolfe

The Pierce, a huge mixed-use project considered a centerpiece of Boynton Beach’s downtown revitalization, has emerged from circuit court and is expected to file for a building permit this month.

The 15th Judicial Circuit Court on Aug. 1

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Tennille DeCoste, the former Boynton Beach human resources director, filed a whistleblower lawsuit in November, claiming she was fired because she complained the city manager had told her to stop hiring too many Black women.

City Manager Daniel Dugge

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13235566267?profile=RESIZE_710xThe renovated shark tank is one of the recent improvements at the Sandoway Discovery Center. Photo provided

By Christine Davis

The Sandoway Discovery Center won the mid-level Hats Off Nonprofit of the Year from Nonprofits First. Sandoway Executive Di

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13085949679?profile=RESIZE_710xAfter Hurricane Milton exited Florida late Oct. 10, it left behind optimal surf conditions south of the Boca Raton Inlet. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Related: Carlisle and Eau open doors to Tampa evacuees from storm; Briny Breezes: County orders eva

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13085825885?profile=RESIZE_584xThe Carlisle is on Ocean Avenue just west of State Road A1A in Lantana. Photo provided

By Christine Davis

The Carlisle Palm Beach, a senior living facility in Lantana, is celebrating its 25th birthday with a Seaside Soiree from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov.

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By Jan Engoren

It’s one of those things you take for granted, until you lose it.

Eating and swallowing are second nature for most people, but if you’ve had a stroke or suffer from Parkinson’s disease or some other medical conditions, swallowing may h

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Water, sewer, other essential services get most attention

By Jane Musgrave

With nearly $48 million from the federal government to jump-start the economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities in southern Palm Beach County have upgr

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12986592465?profile=RESIZE_710xBriny Breezes Building Official Deborah Nutter and Town Council President Liz Loper talk with Judith Kraft at a public meeting on the maps. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Kathleen Kernicky

Judith Kraft has watched the flooding worsen since she moved

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By Jane Musgrave

State environmental regulators want Boynton Beach utilities to pay a $182,000 fine for a July 2023 sewer line break that caused 22 million gallons of sewage to spew into the Intracoastal Waterway.

The proposed consent order, which is

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