Gordon Gilbert stands between the trunks of a gumbo limbo tree at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, which he helped found in 1984 in Boca Raton. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
In the next several weeks, Gordon J. Gilbert, the
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OCEAN RIDGE — Jeffrey Cail Ireland, 32, died unexpectedly on Aug. 21.
He was born March 26, 1986, in Merrillville, Ind., to Jeffrey L. and Sandra (Rolfs) Ireland.
Mr. Ireland’s family was proud that he graduated with a 4.2 GPA from high school.
At t
By Rich Pollack
When students return to Gulf Stream School on Sept. 4, they’ll discover a campus more secure than ever before in the school’s 80-year history, and a staff more focused on safety.
Soon after the February shootings at Marjory Stoneman D
After nearly three years of construction, there has been a recent increase in the number of workers parking their vehicles outside this home on Polo Drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Town Commissioner Paul Lyons already knows wha
Richard Lucibella gestures to supporters after receiving a postponement in his trial. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
UPDATE: Trial reset to 2019
By Steve Plunkett
Onetime Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella may offer a simple defense to charges he battered a
By Dan Moffett
The much anticipated engineering report on Ocean Ridge’s Inlet Cay neighborhood is giving residents a clearer picture about why their streets routinely flood after heavy rainfalls.
Consultant Robert Higgins told town commissioners on A
Briny Breezes residents Bill Birch and Susan Jaworski Gross, along with recently hired Park Manager Donna Coates, admire a new bronze statue of a leaping sailfish by artist John W. Townsend. The sailfish will be the centerpiece of a water fountain
By Dan Moffett
How to simplify Briny Breezes’ often complicated building permit procedures perplexed Town Council members as they considered a contract renewal for the town’s building services provider during their Aug. 23 meeting.
Three council memb
By Steve Plunkett
Late-night motorists on Interstate 95 from north of Atlantic Avenue to north of Gateway Boulevard should be prepared for lane closures for the next 14 or so months.
Work to resurface the 7.7-mile section in Delray Beach and Boynton
By Steve Plunkett
Experience beat youth in the primary contests for District 89, with Mike Caruso and Jim Bonfiglio a big step closer to taking a seat in the Florida Legislature.
Caruso, 59, a barrier island resident and Delray Beach accountant, beat
Shortly after sunrise on Aug. 22 a waterspout appeared over the ocean off the beach in Delray Beach. Delray resident Robert Schwartz was out for his morning walk between Casuarina Road and Bay Street when he captured this image with his iPhone. Photo
Dave Magrogan, owner of Harvest Seasonal Grill and Wine Bar in Delray Beach, lives in coastal Delray. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
As Dave Magrogan has learned, spending the first eight years of his professional career as a chiropractor proved to be
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach plans to finish moving city services in September to make way for the 16-acre Town Square project.
City Hall staff moved in the last two weeks of August to a temporary site at 3301 Quantum Blvd., Suite 100. Phone numbers a
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach is moving closer to allowing dogs on the beach at Oceanfront Park.
A majority of city commissioners agreed Aug. 21 to a trial event proposed by Wally Majors, recreation and parks director.
The event will be free and open t
An aquatic- themed mural may soon cover this building on Ocean Avenue. Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Not everyone saw eye-to-eye on the artistic allure of a proposed mural to cover a new boutique at 228 E. Ocean Ave., but the plan squeaked
By Jane Smith
Jeff Goldman has traded his badge and Delray Beach police chief uniform for a suit-and-tie job as acting assistant city manager.
He was tapped by City Manager Mark Lauzier to spend the remaining months of his police career overseeing t
Price, logistics of starting own department might prove too much, expert says
By Rich Pollack
Surprised by an increase in the cost of fire service for the next fiscal year, Highland Beach commissioners are again wondering whether it would make sense
By Dan Moffett
Despite having a hefty list of unresolved issues, the South Palm Beach Town Council has signed off on a rollback of the property tax rate for the 2019 budget year.
Council members have agreed to drop the current millage from $4 per $1,
By Mary Thurwachter
Although it’s making progress, Intercounty Engineering Inc., the firm hired to install water main pipes on Hypoluxo Island’s South Atlantic Drive, remains behind schedule and now has a projected Sept. 30 completion date. The cont
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Kevin McCarty loved serving his community and helping others.
Mr. McCarty, who died early last month at the age of 69 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, chaired the South Florida Water Management District in 20
