The name is Allen, John Allen. But when the Ocean Ridge man answers his phone, he uses the name of the famous man he impersonates — Bond, James Bond. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
John Allen was having dinner at a local restaurant one
This dead loggerhead ingested more than 100 pieces of plastic it mistook for food. Photo provided by Gumbo Limbo
By Margie Plunkett
The tiny sea turtle, the size of the palm of your hand, had died after being washed back to shore this nesting season.
By Mary Thurwachter
Before the Lantana Nature Preserve was created in 2000, the property’s buyer — who purchased 13.4 acres to build the Carlisle adult congregate living facility next door — agreed to pay $400,000 to design and construct the park. Th
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana is updating its tree ordinance to be consistent with a state law and to create a new designation and regulation for historic trees.
The state law, which went into effect on July 1, bars local municipalities from regulating
DELRAY BEACH — Robert “Bob” Gregor Currie, a proud resident of Delray Beach for 50 years, died Oct. 11 following a lengthy battle with cancer. He had turned 80 in July.An architect by degree, Currie received his bachelor’s from the University of Minn
DELRAY BEACH — Blake Edward Vance of Delray Beach died Oct. 5, surrounded by family, after courageously battling a glioblastoma brain tumor. He was 83.
Mr. Vance was a loving husband, father, brother and friend and will be remembered for his quick, i
About 130 Bahamians displaced by Hurricane Dorian were welcomed by (l-r) chef Brandon Mervil; Jimmy Everett and his wife, Ilia Gonzalez, the Driftwood owners; public relations specialist Sandy Collier; chef Christina Dixon Wells, and volunteer cook J
By Mary Hladky
Palm Beach County residents who use Airbnb and HomeAway to rent out their homes or spare bedrooms now must provide information that will allow county Tax Collector Anne Gannon to make sure they are paying bed taxes.
The requirement is p
By Mary Thurwachter
Water Tower Commons is inching closer to having its first retail businesses — a Wawa filling station with a restaurant and an Aldi grocery store. The Lantana Town Council, during its Oct. 14 meeting, voted to allow the developer
By Jane Smith
City commissioners selected Homestead City Manager George Gretsas to the same job in Delray Beach on Oct. 1 with the hope that he will bring much-needed stability to City Hall.Gretsas, who will be Delray’s fourth new city manager in six
Amy Kazma, honorary chairwoman of the Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon, sits with her cockapoo Remy, 10, and mini Australian shepherd Spartacus, 6. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Amy Kazma of Boca Raton recently became an empty n
Related Story: Gulf Stream: Town wants to know price of putting in sewers
Part Two: Old septic systems are entrenched in towns but face claims they pollute | Ocean Ridge panel explores options for town-wide conversion to sewer system | State require
By Steve Plunkett
Following the lead of Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream will ask its engineering consultants to estimate what it would cost to build a municipal sewer system.
Mayor Scott Morgan told town commissioners Sept. 13 that he had spoken with Ocean
By Jane Smith
City Commissioners gave downtown restaurant owners who offer valet parking a six-month reprieve on Oct. 1, allowing the valet stands to remain on Atlantic Avenue.
They want to see the traffic flow improve on Atlantic Avenue between Swint
The county bookmobile has a scrapbook that shows the first bookmobile in America, in 1905. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
If you ever visit a bookmobile, spare a moment to remember the woman who first inspired them. Her name was Mary Lemis
Mike Cavanaugh enters the bookmobile in South Palm Beach, where it stops on Fridays. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related Story: First mobile library was horse-drawn
By Ron Hayes
On April 15, 1969, the Palm Beach County Commission met to buy a book
By Jane Smith
One of the private partners in Boynton Beach’s $250 million Town Square project has requested some changes to meet financing concerns.
Developer John Markey told city commissioners on Sept. 5 that he plans for the private portion of Tow
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan officials were just about ready to break into a round of high-fives in August when it appeared the Florida Department of Transportation was finally approving a flashing warning sign for the troublesome S-curve on the 1500 blo
By Dan Moffett
The South Palm Beach Town Council has rewarded Town Manager Robert Kellogg with a one-year contract that lifts the interim status he has worked under since taking the job in December.
“I think that with services the town have received f
