Students participated in an annual event in which all grade levels run, walk and navigate
an obstacle course to raise awareness of the importance of fitness and funds for the school’s new playground.
An informative lecture from parent Lew Gallego (le
By Jane Smith
Some wore white T-shirts with “WHO’S LISTENING?” written in black across the top. Others wore white tops, each with a black crêpe-paper ribbon tied around the upper arm.
Dozens of residents protested outside Boynton Beach’s City
By Jane Smith
Three development teams were picked to present their conceptual plans for the 16.5-acre Town Square in Boynton Beach.
The two local teams are: Boynton Beach Town Square LLC and Boynton Vision LLC. The other team, based in Was
By Jane Smith
The Ocean One developer wants a sliver of Boynton Beach public land for a nominal fee and a part of taxpayer dollars generated by the proposed residential and hotel complex.
The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency owns the .4
Marcela Carneiro Millett, of Palm Beach County Human Services, speaks with a homeless man
at The Caring Kitchen in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
One woman at The Caring Kitchen said she was to blame for her homelessn
Las Ventanas has been sold to Pollack Shores Real Estate Group
Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Las Ventanas, a mixed-use development on 15 acres in Boynton Beach, sold for $109.31 million in mid-December. Prudential Insurance Company of America
By Jane Smith
The three largest South County cities continue on separate paths to address problematic sober homes in their residential neighborhoods.
On Jan. 17, Boynton Beach city commissioners approved a moratorium on all group home appli
By Jane Smith
The proposed Riverwalk project is sailing through the approval process in Boynton Beach, despite residents’ objections to its height and traffic.
The 10-story, U-shaped apartment complex will replace the vacant Winn-Dixie shop
Commission likely to vote this month on city
review team’s recommendations for downtown
By Jane Smith
The four candidates Boynton Beach is considering to work on redeveloping Town Square read like a “who’s who” of development teams in South Flori
Chief Edward Allen at the Gulf Stream police station, where he has been an officer for more than 28 years.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Dressed as Santa Claus, Chief Edward Allen talks with Katniss, Kiran and Kaia Koedel
at Ocean Ridge’s ho
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes residents will look back on 2016 as the year their town strengthened its ties with Boynton Beach.
In June, the Briny Breezes Town Council approved a 12-year fire-rescue contract with Boynton Beach, extending a lon
Related Story: Task Force offers recommendations
By Jane Smith
The three largest cities in southern Palm Beach County are taking different paths to regulate sober homes, following the November release of a revised statement by two federal de
By Jane Smith
After listening for nearly an hour to pitches by three executive search firms, Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency board members decided to give their interim director six more months to prove he can do the executive d
Sandy Hedges and daughter Tammy Deery own The Fancy Flamingo in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Would you go into business with your mom?
That’s what Tammy Deery did about 14 years ago. A dental hygienist, Deery ha
Middle-school students conducted a monthlong food drive to benefit WPTV-Ch. 5’s Food for Families
community outreach program. They donated nonperishables such as bagged rice, dried beans, canned meats,
soups and vegetables to help less fortunate peop
Mya Breman makes a point as she and Pat Saunders lead a tour of the kinetic art. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Three Ocean Ridge women volunteer as docents for International Kinetic Art Exhibit in Boynton
By Lucy Lazarony
Ann Alexander and P
Eugen Gantea, left, finds himself ahead 6-0 against Florida state backgammon champion
Jim Macdonald at Ocean Inlet Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
It’s a rainy Saturday morning and Jim Macdonald is worried the weather will hurt
Students in prekindergarten through eighth grade gathered to show their support
against bullying in a celebration of Unity Day, a national initiative. To demonstrate acceptance,
inclusion and kindness, they created posters with uplifting messages and
Harriette Margolin, a patient at Bethesda Hospital, enjoys a visit from therapy dog Harley and Boynton Beach Detective Astrel Labbe, who investigates crimes against children and older adults.
Boone, Boynton Beach’s other therapy dog, led Harley on a
Delray Beach city commissioners approved spending nearly $5,000 for the city’s share of the annual Boynton Beach-Delray Beach boat parade on Dec. 9.
But they did not want the money coming from the city manager’s discretionary fund. They s
