By Jane Smith
Delray Beach fared very well when Hurricane Matthew brushed by the coast on Thursday, said Mayor Cary Glickstein.
“There were no serious injuries or property damage, including our beach, and only minor power outages,” he said
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Banana Boat co-owner Luke Therien, left, inspects the massive 3,000- square-foot awning his crew took down before the storm and put back up the morning after. Steven J. Smith/The Coastal Star
By Steven J. Smith
BOYNTON BEACH — Local business o
By Mary Hladky
After sustaining minimal damage from Hurricane Matthew, Boca Raton was well on its way to returning to business as usual by midday Friday.
“We prepared for the worst and are pleased we came though it unscathed,” said Mayor Su
Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Boynton Beach raw bar and restaurant.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Grab a seat toward the end of the bar at Boynton Beach’s landmark Hurricane Alley Raw Ba
Water jugs frozen. Check.
Cash from the ATM. Check.
Gas for the generator. Check.
We were prepared for Tropical Storm (or maybe Hurricane) Erika. Then after days of blowing (and raining) through the Caribbean, she hit the mountains of
As of the 0930 hours National Hurricane Center update, Tropical Storm Erika has dissipated. The National Weather Service forecasts 3-5” of rainfall near SE Florida coast, with much higher amounts possible in some areas beginning late tonight through
With the possibility of flooding rains late this weekend into early next week, Palm Beach County is urging animal owners to make preparations now. The Animal Care and Control division has the following suggestions for animal owners:
- Residents in r
Ocean Ridge Town Councilman Rich Lucibella is a firm believer in emergency preparedness, proving it by training with amateur radio operators during a Wellington Radio Club exercise, themed ‘When All Else Fails’ that took place June 28 and 29. Lucibel
I sprayed and soaked and bleached, but nothing would remove the big, green blob from the front of my favorite white, rip-stop cotton Bermuda shorts. Wouldn’t you know it? Right when the temperatures are inching upward and the snowbirds are gone. This
By Tim O’Meilia
A proposed inlet-to-inlet approach to beach restoration and management will cost small coastal towns $4,000 to $19,000 a year with no promise that a beach protection project would be approved.
The pilot project proposed by s
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
By Tim O’Meilia
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Most Palm Beach County Beach Parks
Still Closed to Swimming
With the exception of Boca-South Inlet, all Palm Beach County ocean beaches remain closed to swimmers due to high surf and greater amounts of debris in water and deposited on shore. Cre
Most Palm Beach County Beach Parks Still Closed to Swimming
With the exception of Boca-South Inlet, all Palm Beach County ocean beaches remain closed to swimmers due to wind gusts, high surf and debris in the water. PBC Ocean Rescue personnel will co
Palm Beach County Closes All
Beach Parks to Swimming
All Palm Beach County operated beaches have been closed to swimming due to large surf, big shore break, 50 mph gusts and a great deal of debris in the water. Other beaches controlled by municip
By Tim Pallesen
Citizens Insurance is notifying owners of homes valued over $1 million that their insurance coverage will be cancelled.
Coastal communities are hardest hit, according to data released by the state insurer.
Cancellation notic
New definitions of tropical storm and hurricane watches and warnings, as of 2010:
Hurricane Watch: An announcement that hurricane conditions (sustained winds of 74 mph or higher) are possible within the specified coastal area. Becau
Coastal Star StaffA is for the African coast. We have it to thank for the birth of our Caribbean storms. Also Alka-Seltzer. Plop, plop, fizz, fizz, oh what a relief it is when hurricane warnings get downgraded to tropical storm, or when a hurricane m
By Mary Thurwachter
Who can forget Hurricane Wilma, the menacing Category 3 of 2005 that sneaked up on us from the southwest and left us without power for days?
Now here we are smack dab in the middle of another hurricane season that experts
predict
Who can forget Hurricane Wilma, the menacing Category 3 storm of October 2005 that sneaked up on us from the southwest and left us without power for days?
Now here we are smack dab in the middle of another hurricane season that expe
Hurricanes can put the hurry in you. When Hurricane Andrew took aim on South Florida in1992, I stood inside my bathtub with my roommate and three puzzled cats. Living just a mile from the ocean in Lantana, we waited for the Category 5 storm to str
