Three-foot-long iguanas run along a dock in Highland Beach.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
Green iguanas are not your unobtrusive 5-inch garden lizards that scurry across sidewalks and terraces.
An iguana, which can grow to 6
Above: Photo of the Delray Ledge taken before the renourishment project.
Below: Photo taken after the project shows the water at the Delray Ledges obscured by silt.
Photos by Reef Rescue (top) and Chase Bilbery
By Cheryl Blackerby
The dredge is
A waterspout came ashore over Briny Breezes on Feb. 9, tearing awnings off of three mobile homes. There were no reports of injuries.
LEFT: Residents gather on RuthMary Drive to share stories. One told of how she hid under the bleachers at the s
Manalapan property owners are working together to fix their failing seawalls. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
While oceanfront residents scramble for permits to rebuild their collapsed seawalls, the Manalapan Town Commission is con
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By Tim O’Meilia
Medical supply entrepreneur David Lumia and his wife, Margaret, were in their Manalapan carriage house on the west
LEFT: Homeowners, property managers and state coastal officials toured a few properties, including the home of New Age musician Yanni, that had extensive damage.
RIGHT: DEP official Tony McNeal examines portions of the failed seaw
Palm Beach County towns and other agencies tallied $7.5 million in damage and cleanup costs when Tropical Storm Isaac’s feeder bands tarried too long in August.
Last month, federal disaster officials agreed to reimburse local governments for 75 p
