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It’s that time of year again, when the holiday calendar gets crowded with arts activities to put everyone in the mood for the season.

This month, we have two calendars: one of the non-holiday events and one devoted just to seasonal off

Return of the Swallows, by Dorothea Praschma. Amazon; 280 pp., $15.99

By Steve Pike

Dorothea Praschma’s granite boulder gravestone in South Africa’s Transvaal reads: “She Gave a Dog a Bone.’’

Through memoirs that span 1935 to 1947, Dorothy, Counte

State Rep.-elect Mike Caruso of Delray Beach  (2^nd from left) celebrates with members of his campaign staff after the final recount of votes revealed the Republican maintained his election victory over Democratic candidate Jim Bonfiglio of Ocean Rid

David Del Rio in court with Gregory Salnick, one of his attorneys. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack

Palm Beach County prosecutors Monday filed 44 additional grand theft and exploitation of the elderly charges against David Del Rio, a fi

The pool at Wellington Arms, a gathering point for residents, looks out over the lagoon and mangroves to the west. The lagoon is home to manatees, manta rays and a variety of birds. Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star

By Dan Moffett

Judy Hollnagel had a l

With the outer structure complete on the 3550 condo in South Palm Beach, the Town Council’s only recourse may be to fine the developer if the town determines that the building violates rules on height. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Dan Moffett

Sou

Retired Lt. Col. Mel Pollack at home in Boca Raton with a replica of the F-4 Phantom he flew in Vietnam. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Mary Hladky

Although retired Air Force Lt. Col. Mel Pollack’s military service ended decades ago, his commitment

By Mary Thurwachter

The Florida Commission on Ethics has found probable cause that Lantana Mayor David Stewart misused his position to attempt to obtain a sexual benefit for himself. Probable cause also was found to believe he solicited sex from a co

For health and safety and money for the Town of Ocean Ridge, the county and the state, and as an owner at Ocean Park Manor, adjacent to the proposed Swain project, I would like to lodge my strongest objection to this permit.
Among the factors that t

A story in the October issue incorrectly reported the number of people attending meetings at Delray Beach’s Crossroads Club. An estimated 750 people attend a meeting every day.

More than 35 firefighters with 14 trucks from Delray Beach and elsewhere in the county responded to a fire at the Gulf Stream estate of Anthony Pugliese on Oct. 29. They contained the fire to the multi-car garage and guest quarters, preserving the ma

By Mary Kate Leming

Ten years. Who’d a thunk it? Not me, that’s for sure. I was convinced print would be so crippled by digital that we’d get only five years out of our startup publication at most.

Wow, was I wrong.

I knew there was a serious risk of

Arthur Remillard funded the $3 million facility that enabled Boca Helping Hands to expand its food services. Photo provided

By Rich Pollack

Arthur Remillard is a generous man.

At 87, Remillard cringes when he sees people on television, both in the U

By Steve Plunkett

Gulf Stream’s new CodeRED emergency alert system is up and running.
“It is fully activated and ready to go,” Town Manager Greg Dunham told town commissioners at their Oct. 12 meeting.
The system allows town officials to send residen

By Steve Plunkett

Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams, who leaves office Nov. 20, will spend only a few weeks unemployed before tackling his next job — as executive director of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority.
His former c

Residents along the coast had to deal with the effects of red tide for more than a week. ABOVE: Dead reef fish lie south of the Boynton Inlet in early October. RIGHT: Lifeguard Lange Jacobs put up traffic cones and double red flags to war

Like its predecessor, the year-old 100-foot tree dominates the Delray Beach skyline. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Jane Smith

The 100-foot Christmas tree went up before Halloween this year, but it’s the same time as last year, said Stephanie Immel

By Dan Moffett

Confronted with threats posed by rising seas and overly aggressive builders, Ocean Ridge commissioners are grappling with tough decisions about how much to tighten the town’s building rules.
At their Nov. 5 meeting, the commissioners wi