Retired Air Force Maj. Evelyn Henry has been around the world as a military nurse but lives in Delray Beach and volunteers with the Boynton Woman’s Club. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Engoren
Boynton Woman’s Club member Evelyn Henry, a retired
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Delray Beach fined the popular wellness and community event known as Coco Market $15,000 following a dog attack that left a teenager with severe facial injuries.
This follows the Feb. 20 action by City Manager Terrence Moore suspending the special ev
By Jane Musgrave
Hired in November to work the same magic in Boynton Beach as he did decades ago to revitalize Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Community Redevelopment Agency Director Chris Brown resigned in April after an investigation found he verb
The days are numbered for this massive banyan tree at the Delray Beach municipal golf course, despite the city's desire to save it. The Lake Worth Drainage District Board rejected the city's request and said the city must remove the tree by June 1 be
How much is one life worth?
For Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney, $676,000 in state funding is a bargain for the city’s beach rescue drone initiative. Other coastal municipalities, such as Ocean Ridge, already have one.
The Florida Legislature has yet
This red couch, pictured while on display at the Cornell Art Museum, was once owned by Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen’s drummer. The city tossed the couch when the museum closed for a year. The Coastal Star/2021 file photo
By John Pacenti
It’s a
By John Pacenti
Gregg Brian Weiss — a well-known figure in Delray Beach’s civic, business and nonprofit sectors — is facing felony fraud charges for allegedly bilking a senior of $30,000, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.
Weiss, 58
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach is advancing a multiagency effort to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety at the busy East Atlantic Avenue and Swinton Avenue intersection.
If adopted, officials say the measures are intended to reduce pedestrian conflic
Dick Cohen of coastal Delray Beach, a classic car collector and retired professor, is surrounded by models but still covets the real thing: a 1969 Shelby GT350 convertible. He says it’s fun to drive. His shirt is a remembrance of a famous race car h
Staff report
While Florida is prohibiting its towns and cities from banning gas-powered leaf blowers, Delray Beach officials hope they’ve got another way of giving residents a break from the roar of those machines.
Instead of banning the blowers them
The ‘Legends Experience’ VIP package at The Boca Raton will include a four-night stay in the Tower penthouse and access to a World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Miami has never hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup until
Gulf Stream students speak through their artwork in Delray exhibit
By Rich Pollack
The first thing that might have caught a visitor’s eye in the Blackbox Gallery at Arts Garage in April was the diversity of the work — and the creativity evident in th
The tour welcomed nearly 900 visitors to private residences in the Lake Ida neighborhood to benefit the Achievement Centers for Children & Families. Delray Buick GMC was the presenting sponsor. Entry fees support programs that serve children and fami
Delray Medical Center recently began using the Spiration valve system for the treatment of severe emphysema along with SeleCT screening, an AI-screening program powered by Imbio, with Dr. Stephen Milan performing the procedure.
“We are pleased to ad
Yasmina Lowther, a server at Barcelona Wine Bar, pours white sangria directly into Stephanie Kozacka’s mouth while Kozacka enjoys a girls night out with friends. The restaurant is located in the new Sundy Village complex at the corner of Atlantic an
American Heritage Schools announced that 11 of its graduating students from the Delray Beach campus were named semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Established in 1964, this program recognizes students for their academic achievem
By Jane Musgrave
Hired in November to work the same magic in Boynton Beach as he did decades ago to revitalize Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Community Redevelopment Agency Director Chris Brown resigned in April after an investigation found he verb
Highland Beach goes to condos to teach; Delray has new defibrillator mandate
Cameron Abraham, a Highland Beach Fire Rescue firefighter/paramedic, explains to Dottie Turcotte how to position AED pads on a mannequin. Photos by Rachel O’Hara/The Coasta
Evolving technologies keep an eye on public as police fight crime
Technology advances have led local police departments to invest in systems that improve results in fighting crime. LEFT and TOP: License plate reader cameras mounted on major street
The huge tree sits near the golf course clubhouse (at left). John Pacenti/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
The giant banyan tree on the Delray Beach municipal golf course that has become a cause célèbre in recent months has weathered hurricanes and p
