By Jane Smith
A July medical emergency in the County Pocket has led to an updated mutual aid agreement and could lead to faster response times for life-threatening emergencies in that 16.5-acre enclave just south of Briny Breezes.
Boynton Beach and P
Michael LaCoursiere, civil engineer for the Gulf Stream Views development, answers questions from residents of the County Pocket and Briny Breezes. Pocket residents say the townhomes will be on land that historically takes runoff from their neighborh
ABOVE: Fourteen townhouses split among six buildings will have private beach access, while still maintaining two existing public beach access points. BELOW: Lush landscaping is planned with coconut palms, bougainvillea and a variety of native plants
The eastern facade of Gulf Stream Views as seen from Old Ocean Boulevard. Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Briny Breezes residents will soon be neighbors with luxury townhome owners living on the south side of the oceanfront town.
In early June, Gu
By Jane Smith and Dan Moffett
The almost 2-acre oceanfront parcel that once housed the Pelican Apartments along the former Dog Beach in the County Pocket will soon be home to Gulf Stream Views.
The property sale for the luxury townhome project is e
Ryan Heavyside (center) raises his hands amid hundred of surfers who joined together in a paddle-out April 29 to celebrate the life of Ron Heavyside, his father. Mr. Heavyside died April 14 in the 50th anniversary year of his Nomad Surf Shop. Photo
The nearly 2-acre parcel is on the edge of the County Pocket, across the street from Briny Breezes. The owners bought it for $3.2 million in 2006 and are asking $6.895 million. Google Map
By Jane Smith
The former Dog Beach property is on the market
By Jane Smith
Fourteen years after Boynton Beach installed fire hydrants in the County Pocket, its seven hydrants were finally mapped in May.
“We rely on water departments to send the information,” David Sauls, a fire safety specialist with
By Thom Smith
Humans have swum naked in Florida waters for millennia, but as the state’s 1,350 miles of coastline have become more congested, pressure has grown to “suit up.” Only one beach — Haulover in Miami — is officially “clothing optional.”
By Emily J. Minor
COUNTY POCKET — Sandra Strosky Gallagher, a beach lover who came to Florida on a spring break getaway right after college and never lived up north again, died March 2 after a brief illness. She was 53.
Mrs. Gallagher lived
COUNTY POCKET — Krishna Gibson Espanet, a shining light of a million stars, passed away on Feb. 23 after a short but intense battle with cancer. Krishna was born in Boynton Beach Nov. 25, 1971, to Wendy Baldridge Christie and the late Danny Gibso
A complex of 14 three-story townhomes is being proposed for the vacant 1.5-acre parcel
on the south side of Briny Breezes Boulevard.
Photo from Google Maps
By Jane Smith
The small oceanfront parcel that once housed the Pelican Apartments alon
By Dan Moffett
Organizers of a coastal fire district study are reaching out to the county pocket, believing its residents might benefit if a new arrangement for delivering emergency services goes forward.
Consultants are studying whether it is
By Jane Smith
Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes and county pocket residents will soon have drinking water without added fluoride.
Their water supplier, Boynton Beach Utilities, took one of its two fluoride tanks offline at the end of January and the
Bo Reynolds’ music draws from the neighborhoods (like Briny Breezes) near his home in the county pocket.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
In 1999, when Bo Reynolds lived in Austin, Texas, he wrote and recorded an album called Out Of Texas.
In 200
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach real estate broker James Arena wants to preserve the funky Florida lifestyle where beach access is everything.
In mid-August, he starred in a 3-minute video to make surfers and other beachgoers aw
Graphic by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
It had all the makings of an end-of-season cocktail party on Coquina Road.
Red and white wines, crudités and dip, flatbreads, bruschetta and cookies were served. The setting was an oceanfr
Senior cast member Andy Yao (left) shares a heartfelt story about how Theater Director Teresa Vignau (center) impacted his life in a positive way as senior castmates Alyssa Moeller and Caitrin Assaf and junior castmate Caroline Manera try to hold bac
Sandra Cropper
By Ron Hayes
COUNTY POCKET — Sandra and Reese Cropper bought a winter condo in Ocean Ridge 15 years ago, stayed seven seasons and loved the area so much they decided to search for a bigger home.
They found the county pocket.
“My wife
Designer Nikki Poulos, who lives in the county pocket, will appear on NBC’s Fashion Star.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
See a slideshow of Nikki Poulos' designs
By Mary Jane Fine
Nikki Poulos has enjoyed what she considers modest success in the fas
