By Mary Hladky
City Council member Monica Mayotte has drawn a challenger as she seeks a second three-year term in the March 9 city election.
Brian Stenberg, vice president of the Boca Raton medical office real estate management firm the Greenfield Gr
By Dan Moffett
Three incumbents will return to the Manalapan Town Commission in 2021 after no other candidates came forward to challenge them in the March election during last month’s qualifying period.
Keith Waters returns as mayor, Stewart Satter i
South Palm Beach residents give each other space as they await COVID-19 tests from the county outside Town Hall last month. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is resuming some activities at Town Hall after concerns about cor
By Rich Pollack
Boca Raton’s innovative use of wastewater, its creative billing of reclaimed water customers, and its use of state-of-the-art monitoring technology are gaining national attention.
The city’s Utilities Department was recently named on
LANTANA — Dorothy “Dottie” A. Sylvester died Oct. 18 at her home in the Carlisle in Lantana. She was 92.
Mrs. Sylvester was born in Pittsburgh on July 9, 1928, to Catherine A. Freeman and Joseph F. Smith. One of nine children, she is survived by sist
The winning proposal for the Mizner Park Amphitheater stage door mural depicts a musician on cello and a dancer. Boca Raton City Council members selected the work by artist Eduardo Mendieta from 29 submissions. Rendering provided by City of Boca Rato
By Dan Moffett
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Craig Henne had no shortage of job descriptions in his life. He was an arborist, an actor, a stand-up comedian, tattoo artist, semipro poker player, car salesman, repo man, truck driver, moving company owner, Tesla a
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners appear to be modifying a ban on Saturday construction work, a move highlighting the divide between many single-family homeowners and some condo associations.
Two years ago, in a move championed by re
DELRAY BEACH — Frederick Carl Horenburger of Delray Beach died on Dec. 12. He was 83.
Mr. Horenburger was the owner of Fred’s Tennis Classics Inc. and well-known for providing customers with his expert advice and knowledge in the tennis world.
He was
By Rich Pollack
For the second year in a row, Highland Beach will get at least one new member on the Town Commission without having an election.
At the end of the qualifying period last month only one candidate, newcomer Natasha Moore, had filed to
Long before it housed the Historical Society and Museum, Boca’s old Town Hall included a fire station. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum has undergone a total of $3.9 million in redesign and renovation, with
Ralph ‘Buddy’ Butler from Suez Utility Service Corp., of Perry, Georgia, puts the finishing touches on Highland Beach’s new logo on the west side of the town’s water tower. The seal updates the one that was first introduced almost 20 years ago and is
The backlight frond of a green thatch palm glows in the late-day sun. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Related story: Subtropical paradise a delightful part of Norton Museum’s revamp
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Although many people think of
By Amy Woods
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County won the 2020 Health & Human Services Organization of the Year award given by the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches.
Kristin Calder, the coalition’s CEO, accepted the honor during a virtu
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Members of the Boynton Woman’s Club assembled 150 bags of candy for distribution to clients of the Palm Beach Habilitation Center in Lake Worth. The club chose the center as its 2020/2021 President’s Project. It offers vocational train
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Crown Colony Club residents and the Ocean Ridge Police Department teamed up to provide dozens of toys and packages to Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse for use at its shelter in Delray Beach. The packages included clothing, makeup, diap
Morana St. Hilaire, Garçon, Candace Tamposi and Ali Tamposi. Photo provided
Grammy-nominated songwriter Ali Tamposi and former NFL wide receiver Pierre Garçon attended the First Haitian Baptist Church Children’s Christmas Gift Giveaway and the unveil
Adkins and Layman are caught on camera by videographer Jack Schulman. Photo provided
Impact 100 Palm Beach County and the Boca Raton Resort & Club sponsored a Zoom gathering led by organization President Kathy Adkins, membership Co-Chairwomen Kathryn
Shaw with board President Gary Peters in 2006. Photo provided
Eric Shaw, Boca Helping Hands’ longest-serving board member, stepped down after 18 years of service, 14 as vice president. Shaw, described by staffers as ‘the perfect gentleman,’ personifi
Dozens of residents decorated themselves, their cars and golf carts, and even their pets as they took part in the neighborhood’s annual Holiday Festival of Lights Parade.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
