Mayer holds a photo of her late husband, William Anthony Mayer, an internationally known polo player. Photo provided
It was officially Marilyn Gooder Mayer Day in Gulf Stream as the town noted the beginning of the longtime resident’s centennial year.
Deb Barnes, who owns eight cats, says they ‘give my life a sense of purpose and responsibility.’ She plans to give them more time in her enclosed backyard this month. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Know who deserves to top our holiday gift list this
By Christine Davis
The rate of COVID-19 infections is on the rise, and following are statements from county hospitals in late November.
Palm Beach Health Network, which includes Delray Medical Center: “We continue to closely monitor the situation, an
By Joyce Reingold
You may remember reading here last year about Eva Takacs, the Boynton Beach woman who enjoyed an almost daily, hour-long swim at Oceanfront Park. This year, Takacs celebrated her 91st birthday. And when lockdown restrictions allow
Father Paul Kane of St. Paul’s Episcopal worked four hours on Nov. 3 at the South County Civic Center. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Ensuring a person’s right to vote in a presidential election usually doesn’t fall to the local priest, but Father
By Janis Fontaine
It’s 2020, so you may wonder where to find celebrations of the birth of Jesus amid a pandemic. Here’s what’s planned at some churches. Since plans, like infection rates, could change, call ahead or check the church websites for up-t
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The Institute for Regional Conservation, a nonprofit dedicated to the protection, restoration and long-term management of ecological diversity, held a coastal dune restoration event at Oceanfront Park in Boynton Beach as part of its Re
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Members of the Ocean Ridge Garden Club, including (l-r) Val Coz, Stella Kolb and Allison Adams, plant dune sunflowers in part of a dune plot that the Garden Club has maintained for the past decade and is turning into a demonstration pr
The Brontosaurus can grind trees into mulch, remove lower limbs or clear underbrush as a supplement to controlled fires in South County scrub areas. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
If Harper Carroll had his druthers, he’d be s
By Janis Fontaine
Our community has dozens of options for private school education, with some tuitions topping $40,000 a year. But the schools offer scholarships and financial aid.
Rigorous COVID-19 policies and procedures are in place at all schools
Space of Mind School introduced updated kindergarten and elementary curricula this year. Photo provided
Related Story: How other private schools are coping in face of unpredictable virus
By Janis Fontaine
As their children close in on winter break
Reef balls are made by spraying concrete or gunite over rubber molds, with the intent of getting coral and sea fans to grow on them.
By Willie Howard
Country singer Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Reefs Foundation, CCA/Florida’s South Palm Beach County ch
On an approximately 2-acre lot fronting 150 feet of ocean and the Intracoastal, this newly completed estate makes room for every lifestyle requirement.
With its ultra-chic modern design, sublime water views and location in the prestigious Estate Sect
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach City Commissioners fired their City Manager George Gretsas Nov. 20 by a 3-2 vote with Commissioner Adam Frankel and Vice Mayor Ryan Boylston dissenting.
After nearly five months, the vote to terminate with cause means the c
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission can still hold its termination hearing of suspended City Manager George Gretsas at 10 a.m. Nov. 20, a Palm Beach County circuit judge decided.
"It's not in the public interest for the court to get involv
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach says its mayor should be allowed to vote in the Nov. 20 termination hearing for the city manager and that it has sent him most of the public records he requested.
In a Nov. 13 response to suspended City Manager George Grets
By Jane Smith
Suspended Delray Beach City Manager George Gretsas is seeking an emergency court order to postpone his Nov. 20 termination hearing for at least 30 days.
His lawsuit, filed Nov. 10 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, alleges the city has
Boca Raton residents Amanda Clark (l), 20, and her mother Kate Clark are battered by the winds and rain of Tropical Storm Eta as they observe the power of the storm from the pavilion of South Beach Park in Boca Raton Nov. 8. The intense wind and hor
Beachgoers rinse their feet near the sea grapes that form a canopy along the shore in Delray Beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Consensus emerges that
trims are better for dunes
By Larry Barszewski
When it comes to managing sea grapes at the beach,
