Jackie, Tommy and Eva Tyghem, 5, watch Biscuit, a yellow Labrador retriever,
fetch her ball under the light of the full moon in the ocean near the Colony Cabana Club in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Members and guests at the Colony Hotel
Rob Steele, who is one year into his job as president and chief executive officer of Old School Square
in Delray Beach, stands with ‘Field of Blue’ at the square. The sculpture, unveiled in 1996,
is of a boy holding a U.S. flag and honors people in u
By Jane Smith
City homeowners will enjoy a slight reduction in next year’s property tax rate under a $110 million budget passed on Sept. 20.
A Delray Beach owner of a home valued at $550,000 with a $50,000 homestead exemption will pay $50 less
By Jane Smith
When Delray Beach passed the final version of its special events policy, no residents tried to sway the City Commission to vote for or against it.
“You won’t get a lot of people coming out to speak about it,” said Commissioner Sh
By Jane Smith
City leaders and railroad officials want to prevent another pedestrian from dying while illegally cutting across the tracks in downtown Delray Beach.
In early August, a woman left Johnny Brown’s on Atlantic and took a well-used sh
By Jane Smith
Consideration for the mental health of first responders in the heroin epidemic is being voiced by their chiefs in the South County.
At a U.S. attorney’s town hall meeting called to build awareness of the exponential increase in
Related story: Chiefs express concern for first responders’ mental health
By Jane Smith
The addiction crisis in Delray Beach has affected every city department within the past year. Police and fire-rescue workers have seen the most direct effe
By Rich Pollack
Artist Glenn Weiss was shocked when, during a summer trip to the beach, he discovered that the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach had been destroyed in June during a middle-of-the-night fire that has been ruled suspici
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach, often called the rehab capital of the country, is trying to stay one step ahead of treatment centers.
In early September, the City Commission unanimously agreed to a one-year moratorium on medical marijuana treatment
Iris Jones, who provided land for the Frog Alley Community Garden, and Michele Service, a founding member, are hoping more people in the neighborhood will take advantage of the opportunity to grow their own vegetables.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
The Kiwanis Club of Delray Beach celebrated the opening of its Reading Oasis, a transformed room for young readers with more than 1,200 age-appropriate books and a comfortable and safe space to spend quiet time. ABOVE: (l-r) Delray Beach Mayor Cary G
By Jane Smith
The Arts Garage continues to have angels who want to see the performing arts venue succeed.
Its lease, already extended six months, received another two-month extension in early September from Delray Beach city commissioners. They
County has most deaths
• Palm Beach County, nearly 45 miles long, ranks highest in the state for pedestrian deaths between railroad crossings. Of the 33 people killed statewide in 2015, seven died in Palm Beach County, ranking it first for what’s cal
Pedestrians illegally cross the FEC tracks in downtown Delray Beach near the site of a recent fatality.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
County has most deaths
By Jane Smith
The epidemic of people illegally walking across railroad tracks between
Delray Beach’s City Commission approved negotiating with two vendors to provide a smart parking system for the barrier island and the city’s two garages. The vendors are Parkeon and T2 Systems. The commission will approve the contract after reviewing
By Jane Smith
The East Coast Greenway path along the ocean was reconsidered recently by the full City Commission and deemed fitting with the image Delray Beach wants to convey.
“It’s not a design effort but a recognition of Delray for what it i
By Rich Pollack
Efforts to install license-plate recognition cameras in several communities along State Road A1A in south Palm Beach County are continuing to move forward, with Delray Beach commissioners giving a green light last month for the ins
By Jane Smith
Under a new special events policy, city taxpayers will soon stop subsidizing private special events in Delray Beach.
Mayor Cary Glickstein praised the special events task force that developed the policy for staying focused on esta
What better way to celebrate National Dog Day than with an impromptu dog park at Old School Square? Sara Toosarvandani and her daughter Grace enjoy watching the dogs while Bill Bathurst talks to his pup Angus. Dozens of dogs enjoyed an evening of mon
DELRAY BEACH — Bruce Byron Wenzel, 88, passed away at home Aug. 12.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, in Milwaukee, the younger son of Irma Bierer and Clarence Wenzel. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Wenzel spent 54 years as the proprietor of
