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The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District is a finalist in a contest that could yield $75,000 toward the development of Ocean Strand Park.
Ocean Strand is one of 10 contenders that survived the cut in the National Recreation and Park Association’

The wooden signs are rotting and ‘beyond repair,’ Vice Mayor Natasha Moore says. The town intends to solicit residents’ ideas for a new design. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack

They are the first things motorists entering Highland Beach s

By Larry Barszewski

      The Coastal Star captured five first-place awards and eight other commendations in the annual Florida Press Club competition.

      The press club held the annual awards ceremony online Dec. 19. The Coastal Star won top awar

The Coastal Star brought home top honors in breaking news, local government reporting, sports photography and sports coverage in this year’s Weekly Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Florida Press Association.

The newspaper also collected five second

By Steve Plunkett

Four artists who decorated walls at Red Reef Park last fall have won return engagements to create more murals on the entrances to Spanish River Park’s tunnels under State Road A1A.

They will be joined by two artists, both from Boca

Darius J. Manuel (right) reacts as he is awarded top prize in the National Society of Arts and Letters' regional drama contest at the Crest Theatre. He earned a spot in the national competition. With him are Joshua Hernandez, who placed third, and Al

We enter journalism contests with mixed emotions. There’s something about journalists judging journalists that feels somewhat self-serving, and writing about these winnings feels unnecessarily boastful. Still, the staff at The Coastal Star are almost

South Florida Dynamics: Front row, l-r , Abbie Hadener, Dawn Rizzo, Abby Veccia, Nicki Nigro, Autumn Barfield and Deena Rizzo; back row, Jessica Godfrey, Emily Lammers, Sara Pszanka, Curt Burrows, Lindsey Finkel, Chloe Malloy, Carly Finkel and Jenn

Connie Lou Wagner of South Palm Beach won first place in the Animal Life category for her photo titled  ‘Surprised Lizard on Bamboo Culm’ (above). All photographs were taken at Mounts Botanical Garden.  It was the garden’s 10th annual photography con

By Thom Smith

   Alex Callegari should know how to handle heat. After all, he’s been fighting fires with Boca Raton Fire Rescue for 10 years. But he can also stand it in the kitchen. Callegari’s a finalist in the Bud & Burgers Championship, a nationa

Wally Findlay Galleries International, through the support of its chairman and CEO, James Borynack, presented the photographs of 43 children who participated in the 2013 Arthur R. Marshall Foundation program during a special exhibition and private re

Award winners and contest directors celebrate a great day on Delray’s beach. More than 200 participants and volunteers enjoyed family-oriented competition in surfing, paddleboard and tug-of-war events. All proceeds were donated to benefit Delray Beac

Congratulations are in order. The Florida Press Association has awarded Coastal Star staffers with eight awards in its 2012 Weekly Newspaper Contest. We consider this quite an honor since we are the only monthly newspaper in the competition.
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ABOVE: Fifteen entrepreneurs ages 12-18 wait their turn to present to the judges.

By Emily J. Minor
    
If you think kids today are lazy — holed up in their rooms, Googling cheat codes for video games, making new friends only on the Web — then you ne

Residents of the Sabal Point Condominium on State Road A1A in Boca Raton gathered April 16 at a ‘Meet the Artist’ reception for the 10 fellow condo owners who submitted works for the Ninth Annual Art Show held at the seaside venue. Holding samples o

Eighth Grade Poetry Contest winners (from left) Gus O’Hare (Gulf Stream), Luke O’Carroll (Ocean Ridge), Morley Wyler (Ocean Ridge) and Remy O’Hare (Gulf Stream) display the pictures that served as the inspiration for their poems. Unity Middle School

Justin Hearn used a DSLR camera to shoot his short film One Year. It was produced in less than a day, as part of a contest called 24HourFilmRace. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Ron Hayes
    
On your mark ... Get set ... Make a movie!
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