An assortment of businesses, including beauty salons, jewelry and clothing stores, and restaurants offer a variety of goods and services at the Plaza del Mar shopping plaza, 201 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Steve Plunkett
Two men are dead and two others are hospitalized after an early-morning shooting Dec. 10 in Lake Worth Beach following a holiday party.
All four men worked at the Old Key Lime House restaurant in Lantana.
Restaurant owner Ryan Corde
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana’s municipal beach will be the latest to cash in on a grant opportunity.
At the Town Council’s Nov. 18 meeting, members entered into a $150,000 matching grant agreement with the state’s Department of Environmental Protecti
A firefighter who has served 20 years with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue has thrown his hat into the ring for the Group 1 Town Council seat in Lantana.
Jesse Rivero, a 26-year resident, seeks to unseat veteran Council member Lynn “Doc” Moorhouse, a r
By Steve Plunkett
The Cops Caring for Cops Fundraiser has started.
The Palm Beach County Association of Chiefs of Police is “adopting” or supporting 20 police officers who were significantly harmed by Hurricane Milton, which made landfall Oct. 9.
The
Special meeting on Kmart development — During a special meeting on Dec. 10, the Lantana Town Council will consider proposed changes to the comprehensive plan and zoning code for a potential mixed-use development at the former Kmart site, at 1201 S.
The renovated shark tank is one of the recent improvements at the Sandoway Discovery Center. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Sandoway Discovery Center won the mid-level Hats Off Nonprofit of the Year from Nonprofits First. Sandoway Executive Di
A county employee uses a gas-powered blower to clear leaves and twigs from a path in Gulfstream Park. BELOW RIGHT: Jim Reynolds, with his wife, Susan Beil, says the noise is ‘like an explosion of sound.’ Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Thurwachter
The tail-wagging news keeps getting better for the dog play area at Maddock Park, the top spot for canines in Lantana.
A year ago, the hound-friendly park lapped up $180,000 in new fencing, benches and canine exercise equipment.
A man who the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office described as mentally ill was spotted driving recklessly at the Lake Worth Beach parking lot on State Road A1A. After seeing a deputy, the driver fled in his van south to Lantana, where he crashed thro
After Hurricane Milton exited Florida late Oct. 10, it left behind optimal surf conditions south of the Boca Raton Inlet. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related: Carlisle and Eau open doors to Tampa evacuees from storm; Briny Breezes: County orders eva
By Rich Pollack
With Hurricane Milton bearing down on them and a new evacuation order issued, the team at Tampa’s Estate at Hyde Park memory-care facility knew it needed to flee — and fast.
So, at 5 p.m. Oct. 8, the day before the storm was expected
King tides affected coastal Palm Beach County in October and another round is expected Nov. 14 through 18.
ABOVE: Robert Stalzer, the tennis pro at Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, assists a hotel guest with crossing the flooded road in front of the reso
The Carlisle is on Ocean Avenue just west of State Road A1A in Lantana. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Carlisle Palm Beach, a senior living facility in Lantana, is celebrating its 25th birthday with a Seaside Soiree from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov.
While damage from Hurricane Milton was negligible in coastal South County, this half-sunken sailboat at Sportsman's Park Marina in Lantana was affected by its winds, crashing into the sea wall there. The photo was taken Oct. 10. Tim Stepien/The Coas
Water, sewer, other essential services get most attention
By Jane Musgrave
With nearly $48 million from the federal government to jump-start the economy from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, municipalities in southern Palm Beach County have upgr
By Rich Pollack
Condo associations in coastal south Palm Beach County and their residents could soon see a temporary reprieve from costly, state-mandated deadlines if Florida legislators meet before the end of the year and revisit legislation some sa
By Mary Thurwachter
The last couple of years have brought a steady stream of residents to Town Council meetings with complaints about Lantana’s green, yellow or dingy water.
Some lamented the olive-green water that filled their swimming pools. One wo
Town secures LEED designation — Town Council members congratulated Development Services Director Nicole Dritz and other staff for their efforts in achieving a silver LEED designation for the town.
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a g
By Mary Thurwachter
An interlocal agreement to add sand to the beaches in Palm Beach, South Palm Beach and Lantana this winter may be losing one municipality: Lantana.
It’s all about money.
When the dune restoration was hatched a few years ago, South
