By Larry Barszewski
A pair of oceanfront homes were burglarized in April:
• A family residence in Ocean Ridge where the suspect stole at least $2,000 and made his way upstairs to a bedroom where a baby was sleeping;
• A vacant house in Manalapan on
By Mary Thurwachter
After hearing comments from dozens of residents, the Lantana Town Council voted unanimously on Jan. 24 not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Lantana has prohibited them since December 2017, but the issue resurfaced last su
International tourism took off in November after the U.S. reopened borders to fully vaccinated travelers. Leonardo Sanchez sips a mate tea on Delray Beach’s municipal beach while soaking up the sun among a group of family and friends from Argentina.
Have a big party planned? You can book the entire Pavilion Grille in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
Parties and events in Palm Beach County are back in force, with bookings filling restaurants throughout the holiday season and into 2022. Di
NOTE: Not all summer camp schedules have been set and some are tentative due to COVID. Please check thecoastalstar.com for additional information as it becomes available. Also, refer to listed websites for missing information such as pricing. If your
The Plate: Chicken kebab
The Place: Sofra, 821 Lake Ave., downtown Lake Worth; 557-2917.
The Price: $15
The Skinny: Mediterranean cuisine is gaining popularity across South Florida.
Chris’ Taverna has been packing customers into its two locations for
ABOVE: Silver saw palmetto and a single thatch palm define the sidewalk area in front of the Lake Worth studio of Debra Yates and her son Benjamin Burle. BELOW: Staghorn ferns and a large mirror adorn the back patio. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal
By Janis Fontaine
How often do you stop to listen?
And even if you do, how often do you encounter silence?
If you don’t, how will you ever hear the “still small voice” of God?
Silent worship is one of the hallmarks of the Quakers’ beliefs, and the
Arlene Tervakoski (in apron), Jean Lindblad, Anja Laurik and Anja Vikkila attend ceremonies at Finland House to mark the centennial of Finland’s independence from Russia. Finland House’s location in Lantana merits a special street sign. Tim Stepien/T
The Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth has been closed for more than 10 years. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Two partners are vying for control of the historic Gulfstream Hotel in Lake Worth as an April expiration nears on the city’s approvals of
By Jane Smith
Medical marijuana dispensaries are banned from opening in the city limits, Delray Beach city commissioners decided at the end of September.
Acknowledging Florida voters who overwhelmingly approved the state ballot question on
A public outreach campaign for the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s multimodal study of the U.S.-1 corridor from Boca Raton to Jupiter continues with a workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 22 at the Lake Worth Art Center.
Exhibit sprouts from fortunate photo find
Nancy, Leila and Dorothy Pierson (l-r) display decorated coconuts at their roadside ‘Cocoanut Stand,’
possibly to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.
A hand-tinted photograph of what is now Stat
Paddling the habitats of Lake Worth Lagoon
Mangrove islands and breakwaters of the Snook Islands Natural Area —
islands built by Palm Beach County to improve water quality and wildlife habitat.
Lake Worth Municipal Golf Course is at left.
Photo by Pa
Jason McCobb, his wife, Denia, and daughter, Reese, in a sunflower field on their farm.
Blooming nasturtiums in the raised bed gardens at the Farmer’s Table in Boca Raton are not only pretty but edible.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Debo
More than 350 cyclists, runners and walkers -- including (l-r) Kendall Apte, Susan Tusting
and Margaret Blume -- turned out for the annual fundraiser that had cyclists pedaling 40 miles
and runners and walkers doing 3.1 miles. There also was a 1-mile
Photographer Taylor Jones with Janice Snearer, book coordinator of The Cottages of Lake Worth. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
They began arriving in the 1920s, humble and unpretentious, and by the end of World War II about 1,000 call
The private school joined Jumpstart’s literacy initiative to help break a world record for the most students
reading the same book the same day. The book at hand was ‘The Bear Ate Your Sandwich’ by Julia Sarcone-Roach.
'Our children love to read,’ sa
A group of felines greets visitors near the entrance of the cat sanctuary.
(L-R) Ariel Milrad, Ulla Oest, Thomas Raabe and Benilda Milrad at God’s Creatures
Great and Small Sanctuary in rural Lake Worth.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ard
The crowd cheers and records the proceedings at Brogues Downunder in support of the St. Baldrick’s
Foundation, which raises money for childhood cancer research.
Lake Worth resident Brian Lasure, 25, gets his head shaved during the fundraiser.
He had
