We are in the middle of South Florida’s prime weather months. COVID-19 has meant fewer tourists, but plenty of people still are finding their way to South County beaches, and an upswing in tourism may be imminent. ‘Tourism is in recovery but is not a
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Florida (left) may import sand from the Bahamas for use in beach renourishment. The light blue areas of this satellite image show the shallow bottom around the Bahamas. Photo by NASA
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I’ve begun to notice the subtle signs of spring. Along the roadways are the blooming frangipanis. At the beach is the calm, aquamarine ocean. All around is the impossibly blue midday sky.
For a place that Northerners complain doesn’t have seas
Brightline celebrates a construction milestone at the station in West Palm Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Road work to wrap as Brightline comes
on board and airports upgrade
By Mary Hladky
If there’s one constant in South Florida, it’s the
Fewer migratory birds, like these blue-winged teals, have been seen this winter.
Possible causes include a warmer winter to the north and more rain in South Florida.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Migratory birds still flew south th
Ruff Tales Rescue regularly saves animals such as Christian (above)
from bleak lives in South Florida cages. After being fostered and medically cleared,
the pets are driven to Miami-Opa Locka Airport by Melanie Malanowski (below),
where they board an
Kelly Martin, an environmentalist with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management,
digs for a temperature-monitoring device buried more than two feet underground.
ERM intern Lory Gort downloads data from a monitor for later transfer into ER
Irving and Barbara Gutin at their home in Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Over the years, Barbara and Irving Gutin have funded millions of dollars’ worth of projects in South Florida and previously
Pam O’Brien with some of her miniature creations. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Most women would toss out the top of an empty lipstick tube.
Not Pam O’Brien. She can imagine it as an umbrella stand or other item for her dollhouse m
The razorbill, a seabird that usually travels no farther south than the Carolinas, was a common sight off the Boynton Inlet during the middle of December. Beach erosion and other disturbances brought on by Hurricane Sandy are thought to have prompted
Some birds, such as this flock of sandwich and royal terns, are
a common sight along the coast during the winter migration season. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
“Hopes are shy birds flying at a great distance ... ”
