By Mary Hladky
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District has hired a former West Palm Beach communications director, who was fined $4,500 last year for violating state ethics laws, to handle its public relations work.
Elliot Cohen, now principal
The Delray Ace will close Aug. 24 after nearly 50 years with a new owner taking the property.
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By Christine Davis
Pam Schafer, 65, and her son Glennon, 26, have sold Delray Ace, at 50 SE Sixth Ave., meaning the hardware st
Diana Bush, owner of the retail boutique Salutations of Delray, accepts the second-place prize of $10,000 in the Batmasian Family Grant small business award competition. Also at the presentation are (l-r) attorney Ken Ronan, Troy McLellan of the Grea
By Joe Capozzi
Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coastal communities in south Palm Beach County are returning to mandates to wear protective masks while inside government buildings.
But the mandates vary dep
Coastal Star photos by Dave Meeks, Tim Stepien and Jerry LowerContestants await results of Lantana’s ‘Most Patriotic Baby’ competition. One of the three winners was Lantana resident Logan Castillo, 10 months, pictured top right with his father, Danny
Jamie Sauer, president of the Junior League of Boca Raton (from left), Lynne Moyer, Sosy Faradyan, Mado Faradyan, Fabiola Padernacht, Irina Oyfe and Jocelyn Mijares box food at Boca Helping Hands. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Boca’s Junior League cel
An ACCF student practices a coding workshop before meeting Coco Gauff via a Zoom call. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
As a professional tennis player and full-time remote student, Coco Gauff sees firsthand the ways technology benefits education.
While c
By Amy Woods
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s Ballroom Battle returns for its 14th year and its second as a televised event to raise money for aspiring college students.
The Dancing with the Stars-themed competition is set for 7 p.m. Aug. 14 and w
The evening event put on by Changing Lives, an organization focused on meeting the immediate needs of homeless people in Palm Beach County, gave guests a better understanding of a day in the life of a growing population and what the nonprofit has don
The Institute for Regional Conservation, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting and restoring ecological diversity in Delray Beach, celebrated the United Nations’ annual holiday by planting populations of species that historically grew in the area but h
The Faulk Center raised awareness about mental health amid the COVID-19 crisis with a livestreamed event on Facebook. Butterflies symbolize transformation and renewal and represent hope and strength for people struggling with mental illness. ‘Underst
More than 35 years ago, Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society, donated $5,000 to Florida Atlantic University to kick-start an Italian program. Myriam Ruthenberg was hired to teach it. Since that time, Ruthenberg’s class evolved into a full-stud
Dozens of golfers showed their support for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County at an outing that included lunch and a silent auction. A total of $25,000 was raised for programs serving children and adults in need. The winning foursome was Cra
SeaSpray Inlet Grill enjoys a prime view of Lake Boca Raton at the Waterstone Resort, and has a dock for boaters. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
August is Restaurant Month in Delray Beach, a promotion set up by the Downtown Development Authority to fil
Delray Medical Center recently honored its first two graduates from the Florida Atlantic University Cardiovascular Fellowship at the center: Dr. Priya Bansal and Dr. Haider Al Taii. Under the leadership of Dr. Brij Maini, national and Florida medical
This purr-fect pour has a cat’s portrait. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Mega coffee chains like Starbucks can offer you many varieties of coffee, but they can’t serve you a latte with a purr. That combination is available only at cat cafés, places to
A vaccinated man gives a thumbs up during the Rev. Joseph Dawkins’ campaign to protect his congregation. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
For the Rev. Joseph Dawkins of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Delray Beach, serving the senior community
Ruvi New teams up on a video offering a message of love.
You may not know that Rabbi Ruvi New, co-director of Chabad of East Boca Raton, is a talented songwriter. His latest music video, featuring Canadian Hasidic Jewish cantor and singer Shlomo Si
Garden coordinator Veronica Green pulls weeds from a raised bed to prepare it for the next crop. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
On three-quarters of an acre just a block from the Delray Beach courthouse and active Atlantic Avenue is a tiny garden j
Casey Kiernan runs toward the finish as the overall winner of the 2021 Crossing for Cystic Fibrosis, an 80-mile open ocean competitive stand-up paddle race. Paddle boarders, kayakers and a wake boarder completed the crossing from Bimini in the Bahama
