Marcela Carneiro Millett, of Palm Beach County Human Services, speaks with a homeless man
at The Caring Kitchen in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
One woman at The Caring Kitchen said she was to blame for her homelessn
By Jane Smith
The three largest South County cities continue on separate paths to address problematic sober homes in their residential neighborhoods.
On Jan. 17, Boynton Beach city commissioners approved a moratorium on all group home appli
Dozens of residents wore yellow in support of Yvonne Odom’s selection for interim commissioner
at the contentious Dec. 13 Delray Beach commission meeting.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission remains deadl
Delray Beach plans to trim its sea grape trees down to 2 feet and then maintain them at 4 feet high,
except for three canopies within a 1,385-foot stretch of public beach.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The topic of sea grape tr
By Jane Smith
He started as a valet attendant decades ago when he was in college. He liked meeting people and especially driving their cars. Soon he was “hooked” on the industry.
“Everybody needs parking,” said Jorge Alarcon, the new parkin
By Jane Smith
Faced with a list of more than 150 applicants for acting city manager, Delray Beach City Commissioner Mitch Katz reviewed their occupations.
He saw a sous chef, a store manager, a teacher, a personal trainer, a mechanic and a car
By Rich Pollack
Thinking of crossing Atlantic Avenue or State Road A1A in the middle of the block or of riding your bicycle in traffic with earphones on?
If so, you may want to think again, because police officers in Delray Beach will be out in
Mature canopy trees, like these live oaks at the Delray Beach Historical Society complex,
are being targeted for preservation with the legacy tree program.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
They are trees that catch your eye.
They
Related Story: New parking chief says technology will lead to improvements
By Jane Smith
Smart parking meters that accept various forms of payment are coming to the barrier island and two city garages in the spring.
The Delray Beach City Com
Related Story: Task Force offers recommendations
By Jane Smith
The three largest cities in southern Palm Beach County are taking different paths to regulate sober homes, following the November release of a revised statement by two federal de
Maria Nhambu holds her book, 'Africa’s Child,' at her coastal Delray Beach condo.
The book is the first of a planned three-part memoir.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Her name is Maria Nhambu but she prefers to be called Nhambu.
It is a name t
Each morning, photographer Joseph Vincent captures an image of the sun rising over Delray Beach.
Early morning brings with it the opportunity of a new beginning. It also is a time for reflection.
Photos provided by Joseph Vincent/jo
Math, science, art
and other skills grow as students
tend garden at Delray school.
Adrian Burke (left) and Zane Lingmerth stretch string to delineate 1-foot garden spaces
at Plumosa School of the Arts in Delray Beach. The kids learn that all they ne
As Delray Beach begins
ordinance changes,
others in area plan to stand pat
By Jane Smith
The U.S. Cavalry arrived last month in the form of a 20-page federal joint statement on sober homes, delivered by U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel.
She hoped beleagu
Roberto Bentez and Roberto Baster, Meisner Electric employees, use a cherry picker
to construct the 100-foot Christmas tree at Old School Square on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.
Building the tree is a monthlong community event that brings together
Harry Adwar volunteers at the Caring Kitchen, a hot-meal program in Delray Beach.
He does cooking, cleaning and raises money for the organization.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Harry Adwar knows what it’s like to go to bed hungry.
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners tried to fill a vacant commission seat temporarily, but they remained tied after three votes. They will try again at the Dec. 6 meeting to select a commissioner to serve until the March elections. T
By Jane Smith
A traditional recruiting firm will present at least three choices for the Delray Beach City Commission to interview in December for the acting city manager position, which will be open next year.
City Manager Don Cooper, who s
By Jane Smith
Two city employees received “letters of instruction” recently from the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics. Another Delray Beach employee’s case was too unclear for the commission to make a ruling.
City firefighter Joseph Lang
Eighty-two veterans (79 men and three women) residing at Harbour’s Edge Senior Living Facility
felt appreciated on Veterans Day, with each arriving at a flag-raising ceremony in a decorated golf cart.
Executive Director Bob Scharmann spoke in celebra
