Revisiting spirit of 1976, history buff beholds pet rock, dad’s letter, more
Winnie Diggans Edwards, above, rode her bike as a child 50 years ago in Delray Beach and today, below, is executive director of the city’s historical society. Photo provid
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A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling struggles to make its way over a thick bed of sargassum in late July at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
Poor babies! Turtles, that is.
Hatchlings are crawling out f
Emanuel Jackson Jr. (center), founder of the EJS Project, is surrounded by summer camp students. He launched the youth development nonprofit in 2014 to provide teens with academic support, mental health counseling and career training, including paid
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents as well as anyone passing through town on State Road A1A are likely to see some additional safety improvements soon thanks in large part to an appropriation of $375,000 from the state.
Construction is expecte
This headstone of a World War II veteran is nearly obscured by leaves. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Patrick Sherry
Delray Beach officials are working to make several improvements to the city’s cemetery, but some residents say the city is not doi
By Patrick Sherry
Days before Delray Beach’s Fourth of July Celebration, city staff had to scramble to find a way to put on the city’s fireworks show after finding out the barge for launching the display would not be available.
Local leaders blamed i
By Patrick Sherry
Residents of Delray Beach could see the city’s tax rate rise for a second straight year — following a dozen years of dropping tax rates that culminated with a “no new taxes” budget in 2024.
Officials attributed the proposed increas
By Patrick Sherry
A proposed townhouse-style condominium development on North Federal Highway will return to the Delray Beach City Commission for reconsideration after being denied approval in July.
Commissioners voted 3-1 to allow the applicant to
By Christine Davis
Lang Realty marked National Bring Your Dog to Work Day on June 26 by celebrating dogs owned by Lang agents that ride along to showings, keep their owners company during late-night contracts, and quietly anchor the workday from thei
By Patrick Sherry
The Delray Beach City Commission is hitting the brakes on creating an ordinance with safety rules for e-bikes.
At the commissioners’ meeting on July 14, they agreed to wait until Palm Beach County passes its own ordinance addressin
A giant U.S. flag was lifted into the air to begin the festivities in Delray Beach as the city celebrated America’s 250th birthday. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Sloane McDonald 11, reads a portion of the Declaration of Independence. She wa
By Jan Engoren
While Tiger Woods is one of the best golfers in modern history, he’s also known for the golfing injuries that have sidelined him: back surgeries, knee problems, an Achilles tendon tear and more. He’s not the only one.
While golf is con
Cason United Methodist Church has removed three wooden crosses that were in front of the church for 50 years. Images provided
By Janis Fontaine
Change is afoot at Cason United Methodist Church in Delray Beach.
If you’ve driven by the church at the
The Rev. Mary Ellen Cassini joined St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton on June 1 as the assistant to the rector, the Rev. Andrew J. Sherman.
Known as “Mother Mary Ellen” by her congregants, Cassini had been serving as the associate rector at
Holiday traffic in Delray Beach received a break for this Fourth of July thanks to the George Bush Boulevard bridge repair project finishing more than two weeks ahead of schedule.
The bridge, which has been closed for repairs since June 1, reopened t
By Rich Pollack
After years of back-and-forth discussions and letters, Delray Beach in June filed a lawsuit against neighboring Highland Beach, claiming the oceanfront town owes the city $3.8 million for past fire rescue services.
As they have for a
By Larry Barszewski
More than 500 juveniles and young adults swarmed the Delray Beach pavilion and surrounding area June 6 in a “Beach Takeover” that police said “had been promoted extensively on social media.”
Police said they were aware of the post
By Sephora Charles
Delray Beach commissioners plan to invest nearly $396,000 in state opioid settlement funds toward housing, job assistance and a new mobile health unit designed to connect residents with support services.
The city is receiving the
ABOVE: The headstone of a World War II veteran is nearly obscured by leaves. BELOW: A worker prepares rebar for the floor of a new mausoleum being built to increase the cemetery’s capacity. Photos by Jerry Lower and Rachel O'Hara/The Coastal Star
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Delray Beach resident Ronda Gale, pictured with one her paintings, has used tragedy to steer her from tattoo art to fine art. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Delray Beach resident Ronda Gale has changed her career focus from her 30-plus years as a tatt
