Diver Shane Cooper was one of many volunteers and first responders who tried to rescue 15-year-old Prestyn Smith at Gulfstream Park. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Family beach outing turns deadly for teen; unpredictable surf kills five in co
Reports are first step toward recertification
By Rich Pollack
Time is running out for several dozen remaining area condo associations that are required to file state-mandated inspection reports by the end of the year.
Under a state law passed in the
Down year for nests hints at another surge in 2025
By Steve Plunkett
Following a record-breaking 2023, people who monitor sea turtle nests up and down south Palm Beach County’s coast faced an easier workload this season. And the season, which offici
The Bel Lido neighborhood in 1963 before homes were built.
More local history stories: Centennial Celebrations!; Boynton Beach: City’s oldest house gets one more chance for a new life; Delray Beach: Cemetery may be fit for national historic recogniti
The Hub at Space of Mind educational center in Delray Beach provides a professional-grade kitchen for would-be chefs and food entrepreneurs to learn skills of the trade. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
A new commercial kitchen comes with a plan to train
Renee Basel sings in the parking lot of Gulf Stream Town Hall, where she is clerk. She says her car is a convenient place to sing and send out her image via phone (below). Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Hannah Spence
Renee Basel wears many hats, but
I am in sympathy with the discontent and dismay expressed with regard to the omnipresent use of blowers. This ubiquitous tool can be heard anywhere and everywhere at any time. Its unregulated use has become a public nuisance.
However, the article in
New City Hall talk being put on hold — Although Delray Beach is looking to build a new water treatment plant, a new Pompey Park complex, a new police headquarters and a redo of the municipal golf course, it will not seek to build a new City Hall.
Cit
By John Pacenti
One of Delray Beach’s top substance abuse recovery advocates said the community is outraged with the City Commission’s decision on how to spend $239,000 in opioid settlement money.
The city has vacillated on a plan since June on how t
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton has terminated its annual holiday boat parade, a staple of city celebrations since 1975.
City officials decided to bring the tradition to an end this year due to a decrease in participation despite increased promotion of the
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach City Manager Terrence Moore appeared visibly upset as commissioners failed to approve his request to hire a private firm to investigate his embattled Code Enforcement Division.
The city had already asked Palm Beach County
By John Pacenti
Amid the gathered Delray Beach glitterati — including the mayor, the commissioners, and the city manager — Brandon Lai hung in the background with his daughter Ava, 13. They were there to get information on the hoopla: the Nov. 1 ribb
By Steve Plunkett
On its way to faucets in Gulf Stream next fall: better tasting water delivered with higher water pressure and a lower cost.
That’s the promise of a 25-year agreement Gulf Stream made with its soon-to-be new water provider, Boynton B
Tennille DeCoste, the former Boynton Beach human resources director, filed a whistleblower lawsuit in November, claiming she was fired because she complained the city manager had told her to stop hiring too many Black women.
City Manager Daniel Dugge
A worker records a headstone during an inventory of the Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Municipal Cemetery in June. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Survey maps graves and occupants, opening a new avenue into Delray’s history
More local history stories: Ce
The renovated shark tank is one of the recent improvements at the Sandoway Discovery Center. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Sandoway Discovery Center won the mid-level Hats Off Nonprofit of the Year from Nonprofits First. Sandoway Executive Di
Sun bathers enjoy Boca Raton's surf.
1920s land boom accounts for why so many places are marking their 100th birthdays
More local history stories: HIghland Beach: How town grew from wilderness to prime destination in 75 years; Boynton Beach: City’s o
By Amy Woods
A mojito bar, a cigar roller and a Cuban coffee station will highlight the sixth annual fundraiser for the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach.
The theme of this year’s Cocktails for the Club is “Havana Nights,” and organizers of the Dec.
(l-r) Geiselle Surette, Susan Carriegos, Kathleen Chase, Christina Dernick, Myah Brollini, Heather Thomas and Danielle Tofini. Photo provided
Achievement Centers for Children & Families cast a spell on the general public during its event organized by
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach is all decked out for Christmas services. Photo provided
As they sometimes do, Hanukkah and Christmas fall at the same time this year, as does the annual African American-inspired celebration of Kwanzaa. No
