The Junior League of Boca Raton, which launched in 1971, rang in its golden occasion in style. The moment was commemorated with a coffee-table book that included the history of the service organization. A total of 27 past presidents attended, as did
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Kapow is moving to new space in Boca’s Mizner Park. The old location will host a New Orleans-themed spot. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
Kapow, the small noodle bar that became an overnight success in Mizner Park, celebrates its 10th year with a big an
Devon Silva-Frost, 2, of Boca Raton enjoys making a pumpkin selection. Delray Beach native Samantha Frost came to the patch as a child and wanted to share the experience with her son. Photo provided by Samantha Frost
By Christine Davis
Maria Morales Menendez was promoted to chief operating officer of the Delray Medical Center in September. Morales Menendez started at Delray Medical Center as an associate resident, before being promoted to the position of associat
By Joyce Reingold
When the pandemic sent office workers home in March 2020, beds, couches and kitchen tables became makeshift workstations. Coronavirus safety supplanted ergonomic concerns. And as temporary turned to “we’re still at it,” necks, bac
Two panels of Madeleine Fugate’s coronavirus memorial quilt will be on display at St. Paul’s in Delray Beach.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
On Nov. 7, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will honor the lives lost to the coronavirus with a special Mass fea
Roots and Wings bracelets are part of the nonprofit’s incentives to encourage kids to read more books. They come in 21 colors. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
A little reading goes a long way.
Experts say that increasing a child’s reading time by j
By Janis Fontaine
Looking back over the last 18 months and the holidays of 2020, there’s a lot we could criticize, complain and cry about.
But the clergy who serve our community remind us that God loves a grateful heart and they, as leaders, are the
Lois Pope will reveal the winning name on Veterans Day for the dog in the new American Military Hero Dog monument at Tri-County Animal Rescue in Boca Raton. Photo provided Capehart
By Arden Moore
Sure, I wish I picked the six winning Lotto numbers.
The relocated Boca Raton Community Garden, now at Meadows Park, includes raised garden beds and a covered shelter.
Photo provided
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Just last month, the Boca Raton Community Garden celebrated a grand opening in its new locatio
Louis Hansen (right) of Gulf Stream and his AC Delray Rush teammate Christian Ofsanko of Delray Beach walk off the field with coach Luca Lagana during practice at Seacrest Soccer Complex in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian
A study by Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and Mississippi State University is researching sharks that steal fish from anglers. Capt. Jake Booth holds a wahoo caught in 500 feet of water off Boynton Beach that was
Olga Kovaleuskaya reacts as her daughter Victoria, 18 months, throws a pumpkin through the air at “The Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival” at Mizner Park Amphitheater. Olga and her family reside in Boca Raton. Photo by Tim Stepien
Boca residents Samuel M
Photographs of firefighters were used as the base for a mural named 'Community Heartbeat' by Boca Raton artist Lynn Doyal. In the mural sample above it can be seen how the face of Deputy Fire Chief Latosha Clemons was obscured. In a different panel (
By Rich Pollack
A state health alert for the waters near Bel Lido Drive remains in effect after a harmful blue-green algae bloom was discovered in Highland Beach two weeks ago.
An Oct. 6 visual inspection of the sampling area just south of the bridge
Doc’s All American restaurant moved a step closer to being listed on the local Historic Register Oct. 4, but a later vote by the City Commission left the iconic eatery’s fate uncertain.
Commissioners voted unanimously to list Doc’s, which began in 195
By Jane Smith
The Florida Department of Health will sue Delray Beach to enforce the city’s alleged violations of the Florida Safe Drinking Water Act after negotiations reached an impasse.
“Unfortunately, the parties were unable to reach an agreement
Workers stand near lumber retrieved from the Lofthus that was piled on the beach for transport to the mainland. Photos provided by the John Henry Moore Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library
123 years after the Lofthus
A boat speeds along the Intracoastal Waterway north of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack and Jane Smith
It was a perfect Florida June day when Harold “JR” Ewing, his wife and daughter boarded their 16-foot
