Nathan Hecker fishes from the beach in Gulf Stream as Clayton Peart, president of Universal Beach Services Corp., rakes and buries sargassum. He has a contract with private property owners. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Musgrave
When Tom Fitz
By Mary Hladky
Taxable values of Palm Beach County properties held strong this year, jumping 13.4% and coming close to matching last year’s 15.2% surge.
This marks the 12th year in a row that taxable values have increased in a steady rebound from the
Graffiti artist Marcus ‘the Grabster’ Borges spray-paints part of the ‘Pineapple Paradise’ mural on the building at the entrance to Pineapple Grove. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
The pineapples are back in Pineapple Grove.
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Water flows downhill. Heated water expands. The moon’s proximity to the Earth affects the height of tides. Dropping pressure in a storm raises tide levels, and wind increases the height of waves.
As we enter another hurricane season, I’m thinking a
Kavita Sahai of coastal Boca Raton meditates at South Inlet Park, which she visits often when she wants to relax. Sahai sells a line of essential oils for wellness and beauty. Tim Stepien /The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
When three children and th
By Steve Plunkett
Residents now have the blessing of the Town Council to raise their homes on stilts, but whether the corporation will permit it remains the big question.
The council approved the creation of an “elevated single-family home overlay di
LEFT: The 1979 Coastal Construction Control Line, shown in yellow, is farther east than the 1997 line, shown in purple. Both are east of State Road A1A. Map provided by Engenuity Group Inc. and Town of Ocean Ridge
By Larry Barszewski
A 2020 Ocean Rid
By Larry Barszewski
An advisory committee of local police officials will interview six finalists for Ocean Ridge’s police chief position June 7 and then give its feedback to Town Manager Lynne Ladner.
The Police Chief Advisory Committee is scheduled
By Larry Barszewski
With the exception of Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia, a May 9 meeting between city commissioners and Old School Square’s former operators featured everyone singing from the same page.
“Excuse me if I don’t feel warm and fuzzy,
By Rich Pollack
Elaine Prentice knew she had to do something.
A condo manager with a green thumb and an eye for natural esthetics, Prentice had seen pictures and heard how Hurricane Nicole battered the beaches near Vero Beach in November, gobbling th
Once built, the Aletto at Sanborn Square complex would be at Palmetto Park Road just east of Sanborn Square. The Tower 155 condominium is the white building behind the Aletto. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Over residents’ strong objections, Cit
Deputy Donna Korb (with life ring) assists Irina Bereslavska from the surf after rescuing her in South Palm Beach. BELOW: Korb and Bereslavska meet again a couple of days after the rescue. Photos provided
By Faran Fagen
South Palm Beach, which has no
By Steve Plunkett
Richard Jones, the town’s new police chief, kept busy in his first 30 days on the job: alerting residents to a purse-snatching and stolen vehicle, setting guidelines for investigations of officer-involved shootings, and being feted
Bee specialists Iam Hedendal and Mark Snellman use a lift to reach a 50-pound hive that had established itself in a black olive tree in Ocean Ridge. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Imagine that you are the queen of a large, peace
By Steve Plunkett
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s observation tower, missing in action since 2015, is now scheduled to be rebuilt and open in nine months.
Briann Harms, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, announced the t
South Palm Beach Town Manager Robert Kellogg says his goodbyes to (l-r) Maj. Christopher Keane, Lt. Christopher Caris, Sgt. Mark Garrison and Deputy Donna Korb of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. In 2019, Kellogg and attorney Glen Torcivia neg
By Mary Thurwachter
Manalapan doesn’t have pickleball courts — although some tennis courts at the five-star Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa have occasionally been transformed for special events. But that could change if the resort decides to permanently
Related: When 'The Monster' came over the bridge
By Rich Pollack
Word spread quickly through south Palm Beach County after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Duane Owen last month.
Owen, who was convicted in the gruesome 1984 murders of 14
By Mary Thurwachter
Residents who have expressed much interest in Lantana’s master plan will be able to get a detailed update during a Town Council workshop set for 5:30 p.m. June 14.
Town Manager Brian Raducci, during the May 22 council meeting, sai
GULF STREAM — Dr. John Roland Westine died May 13 while swimming in the warm Gulf Stream waters in front of his home of 50 years. He was 91.
Although Dr. Westine was born into humble circumstances to two Swedish immigrants on Chicago’s South Side, he
