On May 25, Liz Loper photographs the muddy waters that flowed into her home on Winthrop Lane for multiple days. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
May storms turned into floodwaters in some parts of the county. Especially hard hit were the Count
Mary Ford, manager and employee of Vince Canning Shoes for over 14 years, helps Judy Uhrman, a customer of seven years, try on shoes during a going-out-of-business sale. The family’s store Tootsies remains across the street. Tim Stepien/The Coastal S
With restrictions eased, summer camps have been opening. One of them is the Delray Beach Surf Camp. (L-r) Alex Rachlin, 11,
Riley Fitzgerald, 11, Sean Boyle, 10, and Harrison Berney, 13, catch a wave together during a camp session near the shore at C
Given the historic impact of the coronavirus, the 24 students in the class of 2020 may never forget the ceremony honoring their last year at the school.
Gulf Stream School teachers and staff honored graduates with clappers and cowbells. From left are
The Addison is encouraging people to wear masks during scaled-down weddings and other parties. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
The dining scene has become a mix of offerings — dine in, takeout, delivery — as the coronavirus pandemic has forced restaura
Diane Schrenzel celebrated her graduation from Wellesley by donning a bikini under her cap and gown. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Soon after she and close to 570 other Wellesley College students received their degrees in a Sunday afternoon virtual
ABOVE: Michele Peel of Boca Raton says her Tesla is the most fun car she has ever owned. ‘It drives like a dream,’ she says.
BELOW: Peel plugs in her Tesla at work, where she gets free charging.
By Steve Plunkett
It’s not your imagination: You’re mor
By Linda Haase
The CDC’s prediction of 130,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 by July 4 is downright depressing. After all, we expected to be celebrating the nation’s independence, not lamenting a historic loss.
The pandemic’s physical toll is wel
Engineer Jonathan Pugh, of Ocean Ridge, worked with Triton Submarines on the dive team that sent Sullivan more than 35,000 feet below the surface. Photos provided by Enrique Alvarez/Caladan Oceanic
By Willie Howard
Ocean Ridge native Jonathan Pugh g
Want to visit a friend or family member in the hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak? Check the new rules first, like these for Baptist Health South Florida, which operates Boca Raton Regional Hospital and the Bethesda hospitals in Boynton Beach.
As
Carl Case, of Boca Raton, adopted Cici, a three-legged corgi mix, from Tri-County Animal Rescue. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
There is a silver lining to this coronavirus that has limited us for months. Cici, Cooper and Daisy know firsthand.
All th
ABOVE: Doug O’Neal and Chris Deen hold a 30-pound bull dolphinfish, or mahi mahi, that Deen caught using a live goggle-eye near a large sargassum mat off Palm Beach in July 2019. Mahi mahi fishing tends to be good during July and August in the waters
By Charles Elmore
An emergency order puts beaches out of bounds for the Fourth of July weekend across Palm Beach County.
The county's order to close beaches temporarily joins similar decrees in Miami-Dade and Broward counties aimed at avoiding la
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach City Manager George Gretsas received notice of the intent to fire him on June 24 by a 3-2 vote of the city commission. He is suspended with pay.
Commissioners were asked to vote without seeing the outside counsel’s report o
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana reversed course during the June 22 Town Council meeting, postponing its Fourth of July fireworks show. Until then, the town had planned to have the pyrotechnics display from a barge in the Intracoastal Waterway next to Bic
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 Mary Hladky
Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner on Friday asked Gov. Ron DeSantis to allow more business openings in the county.
Kerner, who announced he had sent a letter to DeSantis during a Friday news conference, said bars located within resta
Coronavirus: summary of persons being monitored, persons under investigation, and cases
Data through Sep 21, 2020 verified as of Sep 22, 2020 at 09:25 AM
Source: www.floridadisaster.or
By Steve Plunkett
Boynton Beach has wrested the lead from Boca Raton as South County's coronavirus hotspot, with 669 cases reported as of June 4.
Boca Raton has 660 cases, while Delray Beach has 518 reports.
By Mary Hladky
Former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie’s trial on public corruption charges has been postponed until Sept. 21 due to disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Prosecutor Brian Fernandes and Bruce Zimet, Haynie’s criminal defense lawyer, agreed to
