By Jane Smith
Motorists who use the Interstate 95 interchange at Woolbright Road will see construction equipment move into the area as the contractor starts work on the nearly two-year construction project.
Woolbright Road will be widened from
boynton beach (884)
By Jane Smith
Two Boynton Beach residents, recently ousted from the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board, spoke against creating a citizen advisory board to the CRA. At the Oct. 20 City Commission meeting, James “Buck” Buchanan and form
Soup Kitchen delivery program
a prescription for compassion and dignity
Josette Giguere, left, of Boynton Beach, accepts meals from volunteers Margaret Hudson, center, and Janet Irish, right.
Giguere, who had spinal surgery recently and is unable to
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency board recently sweetened the deals for two entities to buy its historic homes and turn them into restaurants.
For the Little House, at 480 E. Ocean Ave., the CRA board agreed to bu
Brooklyn, N.Y., artist Isabelle Garbani installs her crocheted plastic bags artwork titled “Invasive Species”
near the Children’s Schoolhouse Museum in Boynton Beach. Eleven kinetic artworks, by nine artists,
have been installed along East Ocean Aven
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By Dan Moffett
Six coastal municipalities are joining forces to explore forming a barrier island fire district that could reduce rising costs, improve response tim
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach City Commission is trying to take control of its Community Redevelopment Agency board by ousting the two appointed members, James “Buck” Buchanan and former Mayor Woodrow Hay.
Vice Mayor Joe Casello brought up th
With the silhouette of the existing Prime Catch in the foreground, the developer’s plans call for 328 apartments
in a U-shaped configuration to make the most of the site’s waterway frontage.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The Riverwalk Plaza ow
Parents, students and teachers gathered for a barbecue and raffle to celebrate the start of the 2015-16 academic year at the nationally recognized pre-kindergarten-through-eighth-grade school. ABOVE: Lucas Shahrabani, Madison Jones and Anthony Murry
ABOVE: (l-r) Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa managing director Michael King, with hoteliers Jessica Esteves and Kelly Mock, helps install a roof on a home for the Dorsanvil family in Boynton Beach. Photo provided
Akila Raja, Kelsey Diamantis and Stephen Erdo debate an answer. Their team, Donald Trump’s Toupee,
is among many that gather on Wednesdays at Two Georges in Boynton Beach to compete for prizes.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A team of doctors
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan and Boynton Beach are looking into a deal to consolidate their water utility services and provide benefits to both communities.
Under the plan, Boynton Beach would take over Manalapan’s water plant and infrastructur
Voncile Smith, second vice president of the Boynton Beach Historical Society, protests the proposed demolition
of the 1927 Boynton Beach High School building.
Joe Skipper/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Public outcry and a proposal from a respe
The Little House may reopen as a tapas restaurant.
Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Ocean Ridge Commissioner Richard Lucibella wants to buy the Little House in Boynton Beach and turn it into a tapas eatery.
He and a partner, Barbara Ceuleers, put
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency should pay to fix the north road in the Boynton Harbor Marina and rebuild the 400-foot sea wall while creating a park near it because the two projects are related, its executive direct
Maya Kirie,12, takes a break at Aqua Crest pool
in Delray Beach. She swims for the East Coast Aquatic Club.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
Maya Kirie gently pressed her head on the left shoulder of her mother, Joanna Malin.
“She’s
By Scott Simmons
Everyone knows Ruth Jones for the cottage that bears her name.
But Mrs. Jones, a Boynton Beach pioneer, was a living, breathing landmark in her own right.
She died Aug. 27 at age 91.
“She was just so sweet to everyone — not necessar
What: Crews working for All Aboard Florida and the Florida East Coast Railway will
temporarily close the following intersections to perform routine maintenance work and
construction improvements necessary for the introduction of the passenger rail serv
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Woman’s Club will be able to restore most, if not all, of the windows and doors in its historic headquarters on Federal Highway in Boynton Beach. The club recently received a $140,000 state grant from the Florida Divisio
Starting in September, beach-goers who drive to Oceanfront Park in Boynton Beach will pay $10 to park their cars on holidays and weekends year-round and $10 daily in the winter months, defined as Nov. 16 to April 30. The $5 daily rate in the summ
