Update: Plastic awareness event postponed
By Margie Plunkett
The Ocean Ridge Garden Club is hosting a Plastics-Free Awareness Day in an effort to help rid the sea of debris.
The daylong event, “Save the Seas — Plastics-Free Awareness Day: Engage,
Dick Lewallen’s book is intended to comfort people struggling with aging. Cover art provided
By Janis Fontaine
Pastor Dick Lewallen led small churches and worked as a campus minister in Texas until his 33-year marriage failed and he was forced to re
Rosa and Robert Martinoff with granddaughters Davynn and Ella participate in a PJ Library Mitzvah event. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Each year, the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County, like thousands of other Jewish organizations world
Bobby Kane, 3, of Ocean Ridge and his mother, Lynsey, hand-delivered flowers to about 300 Unity School students with a card on each bud that read, ‘Because everyone deserves a flower on Valentine’s Day.’ ‘I think he’s a sweet kid with a big heart,’ s
A wall of sliders is a focal point of the Great Room, allowing inside and outdoor activities to casually coexist. The room has a 10-foot fireplace.
Florida custom home builders Bertino & Associates designed and developed this new construction with t
Grigol Kranz and Pam Casanave coach groups split into grades 1-5 and 6-10 at St. Andrews Club. Casanave is a regular in Boca’s Ballroom Battle. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Hair bows fly, ties flutter and laughter resonates off the windows overl
Arden Moore’s newest pet, Rusty, is an adopted cat who used to perform on stage with animal trainer Samantha Martin and the Amazing Acro-Cats. Photo provided by Suzanne C. Grim
By Arden Moore
With the exception of my orange tabby, Casey, whom I selec
About 40 vendors sell fruits, vegetables and other goods in Boca. Linda Haase/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
Anyone who knows Emily Lilly can tell you where she spends Saturday mornings from November to early May.
It’s the same place she’s been fo
Ron Campbell painted the yellow submarine for the Beatles’ animated film of the same name. He contributed about 12 minutes of the finished product. Photo provided
Update: Cartoonist cancels Old School Square appearance | Beatles on the Beach Festival
By Mary Hladky and Jerry Lower
Any hopes that suspended Mayor Susan Haynie might have had of reclaiming her elected office ended Feb. 27 when both her defense lawyer and the prosecutor asked that her trial on public corruption charges be delayed.
In
Four owners are fighting the sale of the Delray South Shore Club, a timeshare that closed in January. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The cozy 15-unit timeshare closed its doors the Saturday after New Year’s, employees were terminated,
By Charles Elmore
For all the headlines about rising seas, king tides and other climate threats, homeowners in most cities and towns across southeastern Palm Beach County stand less prepared than they were eight years earlier when it comes to flood c
Waves from boats’ wakes wash over a sea wall and stir up the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach. The city said it would ask the state to consider rising sea levels in setting lower speeds. Some residents have built higher walls but are still conce
Paige Kornblue Hunter and her husband, Andrew Hunter, will chair the Rhinestone Cowboy Ball, a Feb. 29 event for the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
She brings a lot of Boca Raton.
He brings a lot of Tex
I’m happy to report that we’re making progress with reducing the use of plastics in the distribution of The Coastal Star.
Beginning next month, we are partnering with Publix Super Markets to improve the delivery of newspapers in the northern third o
By Steve Plunkett
Town officials are considering some quick short-term fixes to prevent ruts from forming along and water from ponding on roadways in the core area.
Gulf Stream is in its second year of a 10-year capital improvement plan to replace wa
The ordinance, which is up for a final vote Feb. 3, would limit artificial turf to back and side yards and ban it in front yards such as here on A1A. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
The long-running sports dispute over whether natural gra
As a resident of Ocean Ridge for the past five years, I have attended five Town Commission meetings, four regarding my building a home and the fifth to defend what I have built.
And while my purpose for attending the Jan. 6 meeting was to provide my
At 6 p.m. on Feb. 3, the Ocean Ridge Town Commission will vote on final adoption of an ordinance severely limiting waterless lawns, an ordinance that will significantly impact the private property rights of every Ocean Ridge landowner. Please come an
Lantana has had many projects and enhancements completed in 2019. Several water mains have been replaced throughout the town to increase water flow and pressure in many neighborhoods. Numerous streets have been repaved.
On our great beach, the bathro
