Boca Raton sixth-grader Emmi Merhi trains in Pompano Beach. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
In a rhinestone-studded skater’s dress, hair smoothed into a tight ballerina bun, Emmi Merhi uses long arms and legs to carry her with a luminous grace acro
By Janis Fontaine
By now you’re well into this year’s Read Together Palm Beach County book, The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood, right? If not, don’t worry! There’s still time.
The 11th annual Read Together campaign kicked off Sept. 12 when th
Mom helps organize inaugural fundraiser
Reilly Gardner, 4, reacts to sea turtles on display at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Photo by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joyce Reingold
Reilly Gardner, an inquisitive 4-year-old with a headful of spring
By Christine Davis
Nelson Lazo, a chief executive at Baptist Health South Florida for 12 years, will soon be the new CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West in Palm Beach County. He will succeed Roger Kirk, who will retire in Decem
Astro will be programmed for tasks including search and rescue missions and diabetes alerts. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Looks like it’s back to the future with a big woof for a team of professors, researchers and students at Florida Atlantic Uni
The Lady Eagles freshman, junior varsity and varsity teams and rival Spanish River High dedicated their matches to Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Lynn Cancer Institute. Special guest was Jan Dymtrow, outreach coordinator for the hospital’s League of
By Jan Norris
A shocker for diners in South County: Wendy Yarbrough confirms she’s sold the family restaurant: John G’s.
The deal took place over the weekend, and the new owners of the Manalapan eatery are already on site, ea
By Steve Plunkett
The undeveloped Ocean Strand parcel, 15 acres straddling State Road A1A from the Atlantic to the Intracoastal Waterway, cannot be sold, its owner has been told.
“The expressed intent under our special act is to acquire, operate and
By Jane Smith
City commissioners selected Homestead City Manager George Gretsas to the same job in Delray Beach on Oct. 1 with the hope that he will bring much-needed stability to City Hall.Gretsas, who will be Delray’s fourth new city manager in six
The cultural season has returned with concerts, theatrical productions,
art exhibitions and other events that enrich each day. Be sure to see what’s on tap
in the ArtsPaper season preview:
Plastic is everywhere.
I walk the beach most mornings and pick it up all along the way. I pull bottle caps and fast-food cups out of my front hedge with some regularity. The amount of discarded plastic I see is overwhelming.
This summer on a family v
Amy Kazma, honorary chairwoman of the Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon, sits with her cockapoo Remy, 10, and mini Australian shepherd Spartacus, 6. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Amy Kazma of Boca Raton recently became an empty n
Related Story: Gulf Stream: Town wants to know price of putting in sewers
Part Two: Old septic systems are entrenched in towns but face claims they pollute | Ocean Ridge panel explores options for town-wide conversion to sewer system | State require
By Steve Plunkett
Following the lead of Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream will ask its engineering consultants to estimate what it would cost to build a municipal sewer system.
Mayor Scott Morgan told town commissioners Sept. 13 that he had spoken with Ocean
