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With the completion of the Bonefish Cove Restoration project only months away, we look forward to visiting the mangrove islands and oyster reefs in the central Lake Worth Lagoon north of Hypoluxo Island. American avocets, black skimmers and royal ter

Vincent Denchy, who has lived with his wife on Hypoluxo Island since 1974, holds a patch from his 24-year tenure with the crash rescue team that served Palm Beach International Airport. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Vincent Denchy doesn’t have any rac

At least two barge-loads of sand are being deposited every day to create the two new islands in a restoration project called Bonefish Cove. The red buoys and yellow silt curtains help to contain the sand and sediment until the islands are complete an

Hypoluxo Island resident Leah Mills and her daughter have come up with a ‘better-for-you drink.’ Photo provided

What 10 years ago was a summertime drink Leah Mills would serve friends and family is now a gin-based refreshment the Hypoluxo Island re

Jordan Nichols and Bill Simons gauge the plan’s suggested channel as too shallow. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

After plan blindsides Hypoluxo Island, lagoon project won’t touch channel after all

By Mary Thurwachter

Bonefish Cove, a long-pla

Annika Kielland with her whippet, Bodhi, at home on Hypoluxo Island. She was first attracted to the house’s outside, ‘which is like a Balinese tropical jungle.’ Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Annika Kielland’s job history runs the gamut, from waitress

The recently built, 2,640-square-foot home has a contemporary facade with tropical ground cover, high horizontal windows, eclectic art friezes and marble tile panels along with stunning front doors. Photos provided

With its stylish horizontal design,

By Mary Thurwachter

Several Hypoluxo Island residents appeared at the July 24 Lantana Town Council meeting to protest a neighbor’s requests for a variance to add a third boat lift to his dock. The applicant did not attend, but sent his lawyer to argu

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One of the earliest coastal communities to employ license plate recognition software was the town of Manalapan, which had a system in place as early as 2

Kerry Sullivan’s Halloween drawing ‘Smile’ was honored with a national gold medal in competition. Artwork provided

By Faran Fagen

In elementary school, Kerry Sullivan thought hard about which crayons to use to illustrate the features of her many “My

Carol Titcomb and her husband of 73 years, Ray, have lived in their Hypoluxo Island home since 1985. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Carol Titcomb haș always been on the move and, at 92, the Hypoluxo Island resident shows few signs of slowing down.

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By Mary Thurwachter

The Lantana Town Council unanimously approved revisions April 10 to the town’s traffic calming policy.

Changes include one that allows residents who are renting their homes to participate in petitions for traffic calming, with th

By Mary Thurwachter

It’s back to the drawing board for a couple who asked the Lantana Town Council to grant a setback variance to build a 7,100-square-foot home on a .36-acre lot on Hypoluxo Island.
The council delayed voting on the variance at its Fe

Malcolm Balfour enjoys a cup of tea on the dock of his Hypoluxo Island home. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

As a journalist, Hypoluxo Island’s Malcolm Balfour has pretty much done it all.
Associate editor of the National Enquirer for eight years when

LANTANA — John Joseph Holloway passed away March 13 in Burnsville, North Carolina, at the age of 61. He was the son of Emma Holloway and the late John Holloway Sr.
Born in Detroit, he soon relocated with his family to Florida, where he attended scho

By Mary Thurwachter

The Lantana Town Council voted 3-1 Feb. 27 to delay a vote on whether to grant a setback variance to a couple who want to build a 7,100-square-foot home on a .36-acre lot on Hypoluxo Island.
The couple, Thomas and Mindee Borzilleri

Max Chiorean, of Boynton Beach, walked across the exposed rocks on Gulf Stream Beach with his surfboard on Nov. 10. Rachel S. O’Hara/The Coastal Star

By Larry Barszewski and Joe Capozzi and staff reports

A rare November hurricane combined with king

With a triple lot of 1.25 acres, this estate stretches across 264 feet of prime water frontage. It has three docks that will accommodate up to a 35-foot vessel. Photos provided

Resplendent in design and livability, this estate with a total of 10,250

By Mary Thurwachter

HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Narine Ebersold, a good, kind and friendly woman cherished by her children and admired by neighbors and friends, died on Aug. 26 at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach. She was 95.
Mrs. Ebersold and her late husband, D

By Brian Biggane

BOYNTON BEACH — Near the end of a lengthy interview with Ken and Cat Hilgendorf concerning the recent death of their daughter Capri Grotowski, Ken summed up all the two had said previously: “She was our hero.”
They are not alone. Mrs