By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Tony Allerton lived a good life — and helped thousands of others do the same.
Best known in Delray Beach as the longtime executive director of The Crossroads Club, Mr. Allerton shepherded the organization for decades a
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Jake Baker, who lost his left leg below the knee after surviving a motorcycle crash, was excited about the prospect of getting a prosthetic device late last month. Photo provided
By Jan Engoren
Jake Baker’s world turned upside-down on Sept. 27. Th
The Eastern spotted skunk rescued at Gumbo Limbo draws a crowd including (l-r) Francesca Manzia, executive director of Lipu Wildlife Recovery Center in Rome, veterinary student Audrey Saint-Marc, and freelance journalist and photographer Irene Alison
Chef and restaurant owner Louie Bossi, who speaks openly about his recovery, is joined by staff members at Louie Bossi’s Ristorante in Boca Raton. Bossi often hires recovering addicts at his restaurants, and says at least three members of his staffs
Through Jasper’s Eyes: My Weekend on Death Row, by John Lipscomb. Electio, 190 pp., $13.99
The Painting and The Piano, by John Lipscomb and Adrianne Lugo. ALJ Marketing, 328 pp. $15.50.
By Steve Pike
More than a decade removed, John Lipscomb could
Ariana Ciancio, the Delray Beach Police Department’s service population advocate, talks with homeless people at Libby Wesley Park. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Soon after she arrived in Delray Beach as the Police Department’s new
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By Jane Smith
The three largest cities in southern Palm Beach County are taking different paths to regulate sober homes, following the November release of a revised statement by two federal de
Larry Thomas Jr., general manager of Salt 7 restaurant, crosses Northeast Second Avenue at Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach. City officials say downtown Delray Beach is especially attractive to multifamily housing developers because the city
By Thomas R. Collins
Behind the signs of protest, the prospect of an expensive legal fight and contentious city commission meetings, there is something that’s even more desperate: people trying to figure out how to kick a crippling habit.
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Members of the congregation gather on a chilly Sunday for service at Old School Square.
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach’s fastest-growing new church began with a chance meeting in a downtown coffee shop.
The Avenue Church wasn’t intended. It wasn’
Staff Report
A group of beachside homeowners is mailing a flier to every house in eastern Delray Beach that outlines its efforts to prevent a clinic from housing large numbers of people in recovery in single-family neighborhoods. The mailing a
