By Mary Hladky
The taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has cooled for the second year in a row, heading back to a more typical rate of increase following stratospheric gains in 2022 and 2023.
But even with the smaller value jump, this marks
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream residents will face higher water bills this fall before the town switches its water provider from Delray Beach to Boynton Beach.
The town was already braced for Delray Beach’s expected boost from $4.49 per 1,000 gallons
GULF STREAM — Michael M. Mullin III died on April 26 at his home in Florida.
Mr. Mullin, or “Moon” as he was known to those who loved him, was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in 1939. He grew up in the shadow of the Westside Tennis Club and
How to navigate A1A chaos? Police explain law, give tips for walkers, drivers
A couple crosses A1A without using a crosswalk to get to Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The close call came as
The cover of the Gulf Stream centennial book. Photos provided
To celebrate the town’s first 100 years, Mayor Scott Morgan collected historical photographs and wrote ‘The Town of Gulf Stream: A Place to Cherish.‘ The 104-page coffee table book chronic
Controlling traffic is a high priority as construction trucks and workers have to share the road with parents lined up to gather their students at the end of a day of classes at Gulf Stream School. Gulf Stream Police Officer Todd Stanton and Michael
By Ron Hayes
GULF STREAM — On Easter Sunday 1969, Robert Ganger and his father explored a Gulf Stream mansion they found to be dilapidated, covered with mold, and empty.
Miradero, the former home of Lila Vanderbilt Webb, granddaughter of railroad mag
Left to Right: Bobby Julien, Danita DeHaney, Jeff Stoops and Joanne Julien.
Russell and Mariam Hagan.
Bobby and Joanne Julien served as hosts of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties’ evening affair attended by several South Cou
By Steve Plunkett
Work on Phase 2 of the town’s $13 million water main, drainage and road project — affecting homes on the east side of Gulf Stream’s Core area — did not start as expected in March, a delay that will push construction into 2026.
How f
By Rich Pollack
GULF STREAM — Joe Zaluski was a teacher’s teacher — an educator who stood out for his passion for his craft and a teacher who enjoyed passing on that passion to those who crossed his path during the 14 years he led the Gulf Stream Sch
The second year of the fundraiser was a record-breaker as it raised $418,000 to benefit the Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach. Proceeds will help remodel the club’s teen room. The event honored John and Jorgette Smith and was co-chaired by Susan Ambr
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners and staff fretted that substantial work on Phase 2 of Gulf Stream’s big water main, drainage and road project would not begin early — or even by the originally scheduled mid-March start.
Town Manager Greg Dunham g
The Gulf Stream Civic Association held a 100th anniversary celebration and dinner at the Little Club to commemorate the community’s founding in 1925. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
After five meetings as an alternate member of the Architectural Review and Planning Board, Katherine Orthwein now sits as a full voting member of the panel, following in the public service footsteps of her mother, longtime Town Comm
Protecting beaches from erosion is difficult enough, but extra steps are needed when man-made structures, such as the Boynton Inlet, block the natural southerly flow of sand. On the inlet’s Ocean Ridge side, rock groins have been placed to slow erosi
By Steve Plunkett
The last part of the first phase of Gulf Stream’s massive road, water main and drainage project got its first layer of asphalt on Jan. 10, and work began almost immediately — four to eight weeks ahead of schedule — on Phase 2.
Town
Bicyclists head north on State Road A1A in Gulf Stream on Jan. 4 near the site of a crash with an SUV that injured six riders a year earlier. Florida Highway Patrol escorted the cyclists, who rode in remembrance of the crash. Jim Rassol/The Coastal S
By Brian Biggane
The possibility that South Palm Beach could end its trash pickup agreement with contractor Waste Management brought three representatives of the company to the Town Council meeting in January.
Council members engaged in a discussion
By Steve Plunkett
Future two-story homes along Gulf Stream’s signature Polo Drive and Gulfstream Road will have smaller second stories, while new one-story homes there will be able to be five feet closer to the street under new rules the town is co
Liza Thornton (l-r), Joan Lorne, Darlene Duggan, Ginny Cairo, Sally Willis and Lydia Weis spend hours on the beach collecting discarded bottle caps to turn into art, such as this octopus. Photos provided
By Ron Hayes
When she’s home in Colorado, Sall
