Leo Phillips of Delray Beach with Smurf collection. Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
Leo Phillips has an abiding admiration for Papa Smurf, the lead cartoon character from The Smurfs, who Phillips describes as “wise, collegial and understanding.”
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Former Boynton Beach Human Resources Director and one-time Delray Beach City Commission candidate Tennille DeCoste has been publicly reprimanded by the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics for misuse of public office, Boynton Beach officials report
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Betty Diggans cherished her Delray Beach community.
A longtime resident who was transplanted from Ohio when she was just 18, Mrs. Diggans was a well-known and cherished fixture in the city she loved for almost 80 years.
The recently built estate at 110 Churchill Way in Point Manalapan sold for more than $17 million, topping the neighborhood’s previous best by more than $2 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
A driver crossing the Ocean Avenue bridge from Lanta
Impact 100 Palm Beach County has named the 2025-26 semifinalists that will vie for $100,000 grants aimed at bringing innovative initiatives designed to strengthen and uplift South County.
"Each of the nominees represents one of Impact 100’s five focu
By Amy Woods
The keynote speaker of the Martin Luther King Jr. Brunch is an Atlanta native, a Morehouse College graduate and an Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity brother.
Bill Nix, the former vice president of marketing and government affairs for the Cultur
The Institute for Regional Conservation’s annual affair attracted nearly 100 attendees who joined to raise money for the nonprofit dedicated to environmental conservation. The evening featured creative bites, specialty drinks, live music, fun trivia
In support of the Delray Beach Public Library’s Retail Therapy Experience, the downtown French-Vietnamese restaurant opened its doors to more than 110 guests wanting to give back to their community. After enjoying food and drinks, attendees boarded p
The inaugural fundraiser for the Sandoway Discovery Center was a huge success — and a sellout. It brought together locals, visitors and partner businesses for an unforgettable night that combined the city’s lively bar scene with marine conservation
Rats! Several restaurants in downtown Delray Beach were shut down last month for sanitation and safety violations that involved rodent infestations.
Blue Anchor Pub, MV Take-Out Restaurant and Gou Lakay & American Taste were closed for service after
Ben Frost and his daughter, Parker, of Delray Beach. Both were born with clefts and now try to help others. Photo provided
By Jan Engoren
Father and daughter Ben Frost and Parker Frost were both born with clefts — a condition that affects one in eve
TrustHouse, a New York-based concierge nursing and care management company, has expanded its luxury in-home services to Palm Beach County, offering a team of nurses and concierge care for member clients.
Its office is at 515 N. Flagler Drive, Suite
From left, Lina Colasacco, Ellen Petronaci and Jackie Ermola from Eat Better Live Better accept a check for the organization’s Christmas Toy Drive from Linda Gibson and Marilyn Bates of Cason United Methodist Church’s Women in Faith. Photo provided
By John Pacenti
Scott Porten — a strong defender of the former nonprofit that ran Old School Square Center for the Arts — is facing 12 counts of child pornography after Dropbox reported his computer to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Ch
First Presbyterian, whose home includes South County’s first barrier island church, celebrates 100 years
First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach’s steeple is visible for miles out to sea, a longtime landmark for boaters. A smaller tower from the o
Workers prepare rental chairs and umbrellas on Delray Beach’s public beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
If the beloved child cartoon character Waldo were basking in the sun by the Delray Beach pavilion on this November Sat
Shoppers crowd the Southern Handcraft Society, Delray Beach chapter’s 32nd annual art and craft show. The three-day event ended Nov. 22. BELOW: Alida Bowden organizes a few of the displays. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission rejected a proposal to reinstate a supermajority voting rule for removing the city manager, after a heated public hearing that drew dozens of residents passionate about local governance.
The proposed c
Delray Beach City Commissioner Angela Burns won reelection when no one filed to run against her by the city’s Nov. 21 qualifying deadline.
Three candidates have qualified to run for the open seat now held by Vice Mayor Rob Long. Long has to resign hi
By John Pacenti
In an unusual December election, voters in Florida House District 90 will pick a new state representative.
The Dec. 9 election choice features Democrat Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long, Republican Maria Zack or independent Karen Yeh
