By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream awarded an almost $13 million contract to do its water main, street and drainage project in the Core District and at the same time began talking about borrowing $7 million to complete its 10-year capital improvement plan
By Steve Plunkett
Paul Lyons Jr., a seven-year veteran of the Gulf Stream Town Commission, vacated his seat on Dec. 8 with a simple “I resign, effective tomorrow” followed by a round of emotional thank-you’s to his colleagues on the dais, the town’s
By Steve Plunkett
Paul Lyons Jr., a seven-year veteran of the Town Commission, vacated his seat on Dec. 8 with a simple “I resign, effective tomorrow” followed by a round of emotional thank-you’s to his colleagues on the dais, the town’s staff and it
By Joel Engelhardt
As Palm Beach County’s population grows, the share of public beaches for every resident drops.
And that makes it hard for the county to meet its target to have 0.18 acres of developed beach access for every 1,000 residents.
In fact
Diane Pohanka of Gulf Stream reacts to stretching exercises during therapy at Miller Physical Therapy in downtown Delray Beach, where she has become a regular since her August accident. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Diane Pohanka, 63, i
Work to replace a privacy wall came too close to more than a dozen Australian pines and their roots. Photo provided
By Steve Plunkett
People living on State Road A1A will face a higher level of scrutiny in the future if they plan any kind of construc
By Steve Plunkett
After 19 months as a Gulf Stream town commissioner, Thom Smith has called it quits, resigning his position at the end of the board’s Nov. 9 meeting.
“I have been honored and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the town I fee
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s police officers soon will be adding a burst of color to their shoulders.
Police Chief Richard Jones tapped into his inner artist after deciding the current shoulder patch was “very poor, at best” and did nothing to con
The great room’s open floor plan evokes a comfortable lifestyle and has adjacent living and dining areas that overlook the covered patio through floor-to- ceiling impact glass walls. Photos provided
Influenced by the breezy architecture of Bermuda a
By Larry Barszewski
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission on Nov. 9 appointed David Hutchins and Ainar Aijala Jr. to fill two upcoming vacancies on the commission.
Hutchins, a retired airline pilot who currently sits on the town’s Planning and Zoning Commi
By Steve Plunkett
Thom Smith resigned his position as a Gulf Stream town commissioner at the end of the panel's Nov. 9 meeting.
"I have been honored and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the town I feel so strongly about," Smith read from h
Gov. Bob Graham presents an A1A sign to Jimmy Buffett in 1981 after they founded the Save the Manatee Club. Florida Memory
By Ron Hayes
After Jimmy Buffett died on Sept. 1, too many national news reports reacted as if Florida’s beloved balladeer of b
Related: Manalapan: Mayor, half of commission say they’ll resign before year’s end | Briny Breezes: Mayor, council president resign effective Dec. 15
By Charles Elmore
Half or more of the governing council members in some southern Palm Beach County c
Temporary window coverings are just one of numerous problems for the house at 2900 Avenue Au Soleil, which the town hopes will be demolished. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
A daily fine of $200 will kick in on Dec. 8 unless the dilapi
Bids produce sticker shock — The lowest bid for road and drainage work in the Core District came in at $13 million, or $2 million more than expected. Jockey Prinyavivatkul of Baxter & Woodman Consulting Engineers said he would talk to the two bidders
By Steve Plunkett
A new wave of building will be coming soon to Bluewater Cove — site plans for four more houses in the 14-lot Gulf Stream subdivision were reviewed by the planning advisory board last month.
Boca Raton-based Courchene Development Cor
The Early Childhood Academy in Delray Beach cares for children who often wind up in pre-kindergarten at Gulf Stream School. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
As rumored for months, the Gulf Stream School is expanding into Delray Beach, b
ABOVE: Don Brown loves the beach life and the County Pocket he calls home. BELOW RIGHT: His custom-designed home reminds some of an inverted pyramid. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
If you meander through the neighborhood east of State Road A1A between
GULF STREAM — Percy James Orthwein II, known as “Perk,” died Sept. 19 following a magnificent life — having spent 42 years with his beloved wife, Joan Kroeger Orthwein. He was 76.
Mr. Orthwein grew up in a well-known and respected family, in which ha
ABOVE: Rebecca Germany, sea turtle conservation assistant at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, excavates a loggerhead nest in Boca Raton three days after the eggs had hatched.
BELOW LEFT: A baby loggerhead makes its way to the ocean after being rescued by
