By Amy Woods
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is recruiting middle school students from South County to sign up for the 2019-2020 Cotillion Academy.
The academy — one of the league’s oldest legacy programs as it enters its 62nd year— teaches dan
Jeff Stoops, Marti LaTour and Frank Compiani. Photo provided by Tracey Benson Photography
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties welcomed nearly 500 guests to the annual event that highlights key findings from the On the Table in
Jennifer Smith and Hillary Moore.
David Duran, Ira Fox and Madison Fox. Photos provided by Russell Levine
The third-annual benefit featured savory bites from a variety of area restaurants along with live entertainment. More than $75,000 was raised fo
An artist’s rendering of Elisabetta's Ristorante, Bar and Pizzeria on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Photos Provided
By Jan Norris
Lisabet Summa is putting her name on a restaurant at last. The longtime chef, consultant and partner of Big Time Re
By Christine Davis
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has officially merged with Baptist Health South Florida.
The final merger was announced on July 1, more than a year after Boca Regional began discussions with Baptist in hopes of elevating the hospital
By Scott Simmons
The Plate: Balsamic Chicken Salad
The Place: Deck 84, 840 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 665-8484 or www.deck84.com.
The Price: $17
The Skinny: One of the nicest things about Deck 84 is how much it evokes old-time Delray Beach, es
Make sure your cat is comfortable with being around its carrier before a storm arrives. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
When hurricanes head for South Florida, Dianne Sauve stays put. She does so to supervise the safety of many pets living in Palm Be
Delray Beach’s Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff, 15, reacts to one of her Wimbledon match victories. She reached the round of 16. Photo provided AELTC/Florian Eisele
By Brian Biggane
Fifteen-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff of Delray Beach made international headlines wh
By Joyce Reingold
A good first stop for travelers planning overseas trips is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, a repository of updated vaccine and medication recommendations. The CDC’s Travelers’ Health website spans the globe,
Some founders of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County gather at an early event (l-r): Norman and Betty Stone, Abner and Mildred Levine, and James and Marjorie Baer. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Forty years ago, a few Jewish leaders fr
The Whoa Nellie team (from left, Kate Spinweber, Barry Spinweber, Rhonda Throop and Todd Spinweber) shows the 49.5-pound wahoo that won largest fish in the Lake Worth tournament. The team caught the fish north of Boynton Inlet on a surface-trolled ba
By Mary Hladky
Attorneys are still aiming for suspended Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie to go to trial in October or November on public corruption charges, but no date was set at a July 15 court hearing.
The next hearing on the status of the case will
By Dan Moffett
The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission unanimously approved a variance request for the developer of the Gulf Stream Views townhouse project on July 3, allowing the construction of 14 small swimming pools on the property.
The approval c
Influx may be ‘new normal,’ force beachgoers to adapt
Clayton Peart of Universal Beach Services rakes sargassum into the sand on Delray Beach’s beach. The sargassum, which began to arrive in February, helps preserve the beach and protect and nourish
Don Edge at his Hypoluxo Island home, which he designed and built 60 years ago. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
On a cold January afternoon in 1952, a young man named Donald Edge stepped off a curb in downtown Detroit and landed in West Pa
Harry Valentine of coastal Boca Raton says people at the Arts Garage are like family to him. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Harry Valentine’s love affair with the Arts Garage began a year and a half ago when he was wandering around do
By Sallie James
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has finally officially merged with Baptist Health
South Florida.
The official merger was announced on July 1, more than a year after Boca Regional began
discussions with Baptist in hopes of elevating the hosp
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach commissioners agreed to add four firefighter/paramedics when approving a $1.95 million mid-year budget amendment on June 18.
The four firefighter/paramedics will cost $160,000, said Laura Thezine, acting finance director. Th
By Dan Moffett
After running its own police department for more than a half-century, the town of South Palm Beach has decided to join forces with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
The Town Council voted 4-1 on June 18 to approve a draft contr
