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
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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
In a special meeting that lasted barely two minutes on Nov. 2, City Commissioners approved deferring consideration of the Atlantic Plaza project to a 6 p.m. meeting on Nov. 13.
Commissioner Adam Frankel noted that he had received "many e-mails aski
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
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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.
The CR
Marsha Love is a descendant of Delray Beach pioneers. She will participate in the Delray Beach Historical Society’s ‘Christmas at Cason Cottage: A Designer Showcase House.’
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When it comes to local pedigree, few can compe
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Jack Hake didn’t have any family. No sisters, no brothers. No aunts and uncles.
His parents, Paul and Louise, had been dead for years.
And so, when Mr. Hake died on Oct. 9 — taken to the hospital for the recu
Between the two of them, Connie Wichman and owner Bruce Wenzel have worked more than 95 years at the store. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
When Bruce Wenzel started operating Mercer Wenzel in 1958, he lived in F
ABOVE: Guests can opt to have a massage by the waterfall at the pool.
By Mary Thurwachter
A decade has passed since Michael and Cheryl Crane scooped up a pair of plain-Jane 1950s apartment buildings and transformed them into a fetching boutique ho
A pair of Monarch butterfly caterpillars denude the stems of a milkweed.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Whether you are riding your bike, taking a stroll or driving your car along A1A in Delray Beach, keep an
A 1939 home slated for demolition was recently rescued and moved from its original location on Northeast Second Street, just west of the Intracoastal Waterway, to 170 Marine Way, at the corner of Southeast Second Street. The two-story, three-bedroom
The proposed Atlantic Plaza II would have 442 residential units, plus office,
retail and restaurant space near the Intracoastal. Rendering provided
By Margie Plunkett
The Atlantic Plaza II mixed-use development would exceed Delray Beach’s density
By Tim Pallesen
A man who signed up for the swank Ocean Drive drug and alcohol recovery program just as Delray Beach erupted against it has sued the Caron Foundation.
Scott Dickenson claims he arrived from Atlanta on Dec. 18 expecting the “luxurious
By Margie Plunkett
A $9 million beach renourishment project will proceed, after Delray Beach commissioners committed to spending the money even though anticipated federal financing has not been allocated.
“It will cost us way more if we don’t,” said
