By Ron Hayes
Maybe we shouldn’t call them libraries anymore.
The word comes from the Latin librarius, meaning “of books.” But libraries haven’t been about just books for years. They’re DVDs and CDs and computers and even yoga classes — all free.
This
By Joe Capozzi
South Palm Beach officials are getting a head start exploring options for drinking water after the town’s franchise agreement with West Palm Beach expires in 2030.
One alternative, outlined in a recent water supply evaluation, is to ge
The eight-story complex will include 236 apartments and a 450-car parking garage. Rendering provided
Related story: The Pierce honors Boynton’s ‘barefoot mailman’
By Tao Woolfe
The city’s final approval of The Pierce — a $73 million downtown comple
Charles W. Pierce, Boynton’s ‘barefoot mailman,’ was the inspiration for this Works Progress Administration mural in the 1930s-’40s. In artworks for the West Palm Beach post office, Stevan Dohanos told the story of James Edward Hamilton, who walked a
The geodesic-dome complex in Manalapan was designed by Buckminster Fuller. No word on whether the new owners will keep it as is. Coastal Star file photo
A Coastal Star story last month provided details about the record-breaking $173 million sale of t
By Tao Woolfe
Although a merger with the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office was not on the Boynton Beach City Commission’s Aug. 2 agenda, most of the evening’s meeting was spent discussing that topic.
More than 20 members of the audience — both in-person an
By Amy Woods
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s annual awards ceremony marked the distribution of $2.2 million in scholarships to 121 recipients.
The generosity of donors, partners and volunteers enabled the nonprofit, celebrating its 40th year, to a
The second mother-doggie benefit for Tri-County Animal Rescue raised proceeds for the nonprofit’s medical fund. The medical fund helps pay for full-service veterinary services at the rescue’s onsite clinic. During the sold-out event, a special surpri
Celano Design created the interior look at Bar 25 Gastropub. Celano also designed the Lionfish on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
The man behind Nick’s New Haven Style Pizzeria in Boca Raton has opened Bar 25 Gastropub
Daniel Listi was appointed chief executive officer of Delray Medical Center in June.
Listi came from Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Alabama, where he served as CEO for the past four years. Both Delray and Shelby are Tenet Healthcare hosp
Ben Zafir and Giovanni Griffin of Boca Raton pose with their take during the two-day lobster mini season, July 26 and 27. The 2022 regular season begins at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 6, and ends at midnight March 31, 2023.
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By Janis Fontaine
When students return to Unity School in Delray Beach this month, they’ll find a new smile greeting them in the carpool line. It belongs to their new head of school, Genevieve Hoppe.
“I do carpool every morning,” Hoppe said. “The kid
Casey takes to the microphone during Arden Moore's Four Legged Life program on the Talk Media Network. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
One day, I am talking with a pair of American veterinarians about their experiences aiding pets at the Ukraine bord
By Janis Fontaine
In 2017, Gena Vallee heard God’s call. When she answered, he put her to work immediately. “I don’t know if I can really call it work,” she said. “Much of what I do is an honor, and most times it goes by in a wink.”
Vallee, 43, was
Statue of Mary is carried during one procession. Photo provided
With “joy and hope,” a procession outside St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church on July 13 recognized the 105th anniversary of the Third Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal in 19
This three-story, six-bedroom walled and gated coastal contemporary home was built in 2020. It has 18,906 +/- square feet and abounds with elegant classical components. The interiors are well proportioned and open to wraparound wrought-iron-embellis
By Jane Smith
George Bush Boulevard, between North Andrews Avenue and State Road A1A, is closed for drainage installation through Aug. 8.
The installation comes as the continuing construction work on George Bush Boulevard moves east of the Intracoast
By Jane Smith
A former Delray Beach water quality inspector, who was reorganized out of her job in January, filed a federal lawsuit July 25 against the city, the city manager and the Utilities Department director.
Christine Ferrigan, who had received
Boca Raton police detectives are investigating an armed robbery that occurred on the barrier island early Sunday morning, July 24.
The two victims arrived home on Banyan Road at 4:28 a.m. after spending the evening at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in
Work to repave Spanish River Boulevard began July 25 at Military Trail, the project’s western end, and will continue eastward to State Road A1A until at least Aug. 12.
“Hopefully the weather is good to us and job will be completed on schedule,” All C
