Shops in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea have distinctive style with paneled windows and carved doors. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Downtown Delray Beach has a certain indefinable something, called an X-factor by urban consultant Bob Gibbs.
In late
Chances are that you’ve been busy cleaning up your yard since Hurricane Irma left town. And you have a large pile of palm fronds, tree branches, coconuts and other brown matter at your curb.
But if you want the trees that are left to flourish in the
By Sallie James
A 900-car garage will eventually ease the parking crunch at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, despite nearby homeowners’ concerns about noise, pollution and crime.
City Council members last month unanimously voted to move the pro
By Jane Smith
After more than a decade of work, Federal Highway in Delray Beach is back to its roots as a thoroughfare with two lanes in each direction.
In the mid-1970s the road was widened to three lanes before the state Department of
Mature oak trees provide shade to Jaycox Lake with its pulsing fountain,
while a flock of ibis looks for food on the grounds.
Variegated crotons glow in late afternoon light.
Small markers encourage walkers to keep healthy habits.
Photos by Jerry
Variegated crotons and multi-colored bromeliads are grouped along the Chicago brick paths leading to the front door.
A variety of palms and white birds of paradise rise above the home in Boynton Beach.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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Incumbent Robert Evans (left), who ran unopposed, is joined by new commissioners Howard Roder and Louis DeStefano. In Manalapan, 209 voters of a total of 353 registered voters, or 59.2 percent turned out for the March elections. Photo by Jerry Low
