Ocean Ridge resident Matt Gracey shows a rendering of his latest transformational idea, Art House of Delray. The community art center, which opened in September, benefits artists and art enthusiasts. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Delray Beach has a n
By Cheryl Blackerby
DELRAY BEACH — Elaine Prentice Hapgood found her mission in life more than a half-century ago when she attended an International Planned Parenthood conference in Pakistan. She witnessed firsthand the consequences of unbridled p
By Christine Davis
In real estate it’s always been about location, but it’s also about positioning — as can be seen by the number of firms opening or consolidating offices in Palm Beach County’s coastal areas. Agents, too, who have changed offices, ar
By Tim O’Meilia
The Manalapan Town Commission’s thoughts of farming out its police dispatch services has drawn interest from three local police departments.
Representatives of neighboring towns Lantana and Ocean Ridge and nearby Delray Beach a
Lourie Albanese’s Shack-Up portable toilet covers resemble a variety of buildings that range from ski lodges and mountain inns to Anglo-Caribbean homes and Southwest-style houses. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Libby Volgyes
Lourie Albanese’s
Volunteers Louise Glover, Maria Ellingsworth and Sue Goodreds staff the table at the Delray Beach Public Library’s first Bargains & Books event. Eager shoppers browsed through antiques, boutique merchandise, novelties, crafts and books — all set up i
Kirsten Stanley, Lisa Mulhall and Carrie Delafield show their support for Impact 100 Palm Beach County during ‘The Power of Women Giving as One’ event at Delafield’s local boutique. Ten new members joined the cause, pledging $1,000 each, for a total
Jeanette Markus and Doug DeOrchis recall their first meeting warmly; now, they’re a couple. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Anne Rodgers
When Doug DeOrchis moved to Florida from Rhode Island four years ago, one of the first calls he made was to
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach is asking the state to regulate sober houses after the city failed in its own effort to prevent the Caron Foundation from opening two such coastal houses for recovering addicts.
Delray and Boca Raton will share the cost
Dressed as a Christmas tree, Boca Raton resident Kathy Krepp searches for treasures at The Christmas Emporium at St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in Boca Raton. The church’s annual holiday sale took place Nov. 9-10. Photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal St
Liana Branscome (left), who performed during the Allegro Society’s third annual Musical Luncheon on Nov. 9 at the Delray Beach Club, won a $1,500 music scholarship from the organization. Marie Iandoli (right) was the music scholarship sponsor. The
A shower dampened runners during the 13th-annual Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse 5K Run/Walk , 10K Run and children’s dash along A1A in Delray Beach. The race benefited the organization’s 24-hour crisis hotline and emergency and transitional shelt
Please Note: According to Delray Beach City Clerk, Chevelle Nubin, there is a 1:00 p.m. Special City Commission Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2012, at City Hall, in the Commission Chambers to consider the deferral of the Atlantic Plaza II Conditi
Several seawalls, pools and yards in Manalapan were seriously damaged by the constant pounding of the surf from Hurricane Sandy and seasonal high tides. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
More photos from Hurricane Sandy
By Tim O’Meilia
No hurricane
Wendy Greenhut with a photo of her daughter, Jamie. When not busy with her foundation work, Greenhut is an actress with a part in the independent film Callous, which premiered last month at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. She also en
Voters will decide whether to amend Delray Beach’s Charter in the March 12 election after the City Commission approved four of five changes recommended by the Charter Review Committee.
The proposed amendments: clarify language to make the char
Please Note: According to Delray Beach City Clerk, Chevelle Nubin, there is a 1:00 p.m. Special City Commission Meeting scheduled for November 2, 2012, at City Hall, in the First Floor Conference Room to consider the deferral of the Atlantic Plaza I
Construction has been under way at the Marriott Delray Beach to add eight new two-story cabana suites built around a pool near the resort’s spa. In later phases of the expansion, approved in 2008, the Marriott’s restaurant will be brought out to Atla
The Chamber of Commerce will relocate from the old library site on Southeast Fourth Avenue so that the Community Redevelopment Agency can sell the property, appraised at $2.6 million, for development. Commission consensus supports the move.
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