George Bush Boulevard's bascule bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach will be closed from 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, to 8 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, for essential maintenance and repair to the bridge house, machinery, and associated bridge
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The firetruck demolished by a Brightline train in a Dec. 28 crash in downtown Delray Beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Ten fire department employees without valid driver’s licenses, city investigation finds
Update: On Jan. 9, Delray Beach released
Anglers on a small flats boat make their way past the sea wall at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton. The wall is scheduled for replacement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Projects aim to raise ground level, increase sea wall heights
By Jane Musgrave
A yel
City manager pressured to address corruption concerns
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission since the arrest of a Code Enforcement officer in October has detailed a parade of horribles at meetings when it has come to that division.
Mayor
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Commissioner Rob Long voiced outrage at “a sweetheart plea deal” for a Clearwater man who in February allegedly defaced the city’s rainbow gay pride intersection by leaving a skid mark through it.
“We’re not going to allo
Liza Thornton (l-r), Joan Lorne, Darlene Duggan, Ginny Cairo, Sally Willis and Lydia Weis spend hours on the beach collecting discarded bottle caps to turn into art, such as this octopus. Photos provided
By Ron Hayes
When she’s home in Colorado, Sall
Combining properties puts owner in a fix — The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office combined residential properties at 316 Andrews Ave. and 1137 Vista del Mar Drive North at their owner’s request, but Delray Beach regulations don’t allow for
Walking tour participants pause at the site of the Orange Grove House of Refuge while local historian Tom Warnke (green cap) describes its history as the first building in the Delray Beach area. The shelter for shipwrecked sailors was built in 1876.
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission voted to permanently close Northeast Seventh Avenue at First Street, to the delight of Palm Trail neighborhood residents who feared it would reopen once construction at the massive Atlantic Crossing co
DELRAY BEACH — Mark Warren Vlasek, born in Lansing, Illinois, to William and Mary Vlasek, died Oct. 18 on his back porch surrounded by family, friends and nature. He was 75.
His legacy continues through his beloved wife, Gail Nardiello Vlasek, his tw
Elaine Lentz and two of her sisters recently opened La Tea Da, a high-end consignment store in Delray Beach. Lentz, who grew up as one of 11 children in Fort Lauderdale, is now a Highland Beach resident. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Elaine Lentz took
By John Pacenti
When it comes to new construction on the barrier islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring new houses to be elevated in response to climate change.
That means Delray Beach’s 6-foot height restriction on walls isn’t
Fox News personality Sean Hannity bought this ocean-to-lake property in Manalapan for $23.5 million. Photo by Daniel Petroni Photography
By Christine Davis
Manalapan has a new resident with a familiar face. In November, Fox News host Sean Hannity, w
A mangled and split Delray Beach fire truck lies along downtown railroad tracks after being struck near Atlantic Avenue by a Brightline train on Dec. 28. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
In a dramatic collision that made national headline
By Amy Woods
The largest and longest-running benefit for the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
On Jan. 20, a cross-cultural crowd of 300 will congregate at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach for the Ma
The new Oceano Kitchen on Lucerne Avenue in Lake Worth Beach will include a wood-fired pizza oven, fuller menu and bar, credit-card acceptance and a light, open interior. Rendering provided
By Jan Norris
Mid-month is the targeted reopening date fo
By Janis Fontaine
Some people call it Drunk Church. Or Addiction Church.
Whatever the name, the Recovery Church Movement is saving the lives of addicts and alcoholics one soul at a time. Recovery churches hold worship services that incorporate Jesu
Architect Stephen Schwartz, set to appear Jan. 25 in Delray Beach, uses Legos to build a symbolic version of old Jerusalem as a teaching tool to reach children. Photo provided
You can’t build Rome in a day, but you can build the Old City of Jerusale
Larissa Cerant, of Delray Beach, plans to study at the University of Florida. Her work at Atlantic High has earned her special recognition from the Rotary Club of Delray Beach. Photo provided
By Faran Fagen
When Larissa Cerant imagines the foster ki
Dr. Yoel Vivas (fourth from left) with assistants at Delray Medical Center’s Electrophysiology Department. Vivas performed an atrial fibrillation operation that destroyed problem areas in the heart and implanted a device to block clots. From left ar
