A morning walk on my birthday produced an unusual find along our shoreline. Mary Kate Leming / The Coastal Star
Gifts come in many forms. Some wrapped, some written, some plucked from the side of the roadway. Flowers, music, books, chocolate, wine ar
Professor emeritus Eric Shaw reclines at home 21 stories above Boca but does not feel retired. He mentors Ph.D. students and says life is a self-improvement project. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
After four decades of telling students th
Even on a cool, foggy morning like Jan. 28, Old Ocean Boulevard is busy with pedestrians, pets, bicyclists and occasional motor vehicle traffic. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge officials are seeking volunteers to serve on a ta
By Larry Barszewski
Manalapan town employees could see a pay boost soon as commissioners seek to be more competitive attracting new police hires and to stanch the flow of town workers leaving for better paying jobs elsewhere.
Town Manager Linda Stump
By Steve Plunkett
Wait eight more months for the town’s core area to turn into a construction zone.
The latest schedule, approved by the Town Commission on Jan. 14, shows work on replacing drainage and water pipes and rebuilding roads set to begin in
ABOVE: Frustrated residents at Horizon East did not have access to the swimming pool as they waited for repairs to be completed. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star RIGHT: Photos from a report show erosion under the pool deck and repair efforts to correct t
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials hope to finalize an interlocal agreement with Palm Beach and Lantana to start a beach and dune restoration along the South Palm Beach shoreline in February.
All beaches in South Palm Beach abut private land, so the town
By Jane Smith
Residents and art patrons waiting to hear about Delray Beach’s plans for its 4-acre Old School Square campus will have to wait until the Feb. 8 City Commission meeting.
At the Feb. 1 meeting, City Manager Terrence Moore told commissione
By Jane Smith
Fired manager George Gretsas has sued the city of Delray Beach, claiming wrongful termination, and is seeking 20 weeks’ severance pay.
Gretsas’ claim also asks for his benefits of car allowance, cellphone allowance and health insurance
By Joe Capozzi
The thieves rode in on a jet ski.
Under cover of darkness, they boarded boats tied to docks in Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes and sped off with tens of thousands of dollars in high-end electronic equipment and fishing gear.
In all, 18 p
By Mary Hladky
Steve Abrams intends to resign as executive director of Tri-Rail following controversy over construction defects that delayed the commuter railroad’s extension of operations into downtown Miami.Tri-Rail has long planned to run trains i
Related story: Delray Beach: Taking shape — Atlantic Crossing gets ready for its first openings
By Larry Barszewski
A battle over late-night downtown activity was put on hold when representatives of the Bounce Sporting Club planned for the $300 milli
By Steve Plunkett
An expert witness in Richard Lucibella’s police brutality lawsuit says the onetime vice mayor of Ocean Ridge lost more than $9.4 million just in past and future earnings as a result of his arrest by Officers Richard Ermeri and Nubia
By Steve Plunkett
Resident Martin O’Boyle, a perennial legal foe of the town, has claimed another court victory in his long-running battle with Gulf Stream, but the state is appealing the outcome.
A County Court jury last August decided O’Boyle was g
By Rich Pollack
Over the past seven years, Virginia and Harvey Kimmel have supported many of Delray Beach’s arts and education initiatives, from library programs to Milagro Center activities.
Now they are adding a new area of investment to their phi
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By Joe Capozzi
In their first meeting since the Jan. 11 death of Alderman Allen “Chick” Behringer, Briny Breezes Town Council members offered tributes to his service and moved quickly to fill the vacan
Rich Curtis of Briny Breezes, enjoying a game with his friend Ron Vaughn, has played shuffleboard for 12 years. It took him only a year to qualify as a pro. Now he has earned induction into the Southeast Coast District Hall of Fame of the Florida Shu
By Mary Thurwachter
After hearing comments from dozens of residents, the Lantana Town Council voted unanimously on Jan. 24 not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Lantana has prohibited them since December 2017, but the issue resurfaced last su
The towns of Lantana and South Palm Beach will hold municipal elections, and Highland Beach has a ballot referendum, on March 8. Below are the dates and deadlines voters need to know:
Deadline to register: Monday, Feb. 7
Deadline to request a vote by m
By Mary Thurwachter
Construction on Lantana’s library halted early in December after town officials discovered the general contractor, Sierra Construction Management & Remodeling Corp., was operating without a license.
Council member Mark Zeitler disc
