By Willie Howard
COUNTY POCKET — Robert “Smitty” Smith, an accomplished craftsman and a member of a pioneering wave of surfers who helped popularize the sport in Palm Beach County during the 1960s, died Oct. 31 of heart failure at his apartment i
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Workers have been removing the windows and doors from the old high school as they prepare to renovate the historic building. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach wants to zip into the 21st century by creating a bustling d
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach administrators want to combine the library with a new city hall in the ambitious Town Square development.
To do so, they are determining whether the Boynton Woman’s Club, recently purchased by the city’s Community R
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council approved the final plat for Water Tower Commons, the 72-acre retail and residential project on the site of the former A.G. Holley tuberculosis hospital east of Interstate 95. But some council members ex
By Mary Thurwachter
Poker Night, a benefit card-playing event planned by the Lantana Chamber of Commerce and scheduled for Nov. 10, didn’t have a chance to unfold.
Chamber members received word via email from Chamber Executive Director Lyn
Sandra Featherman of Highland Beach has spent much of her life as an educator, including 11 years as president of the University of New England in southern Maine. She recently wrote a book about solving problems in higher education in this country.
Nancy Steiner sits at one of the Sanctuary recovery homes. The Crossroads at Antigua Foundation board plans to close the Delray Beach operation as Steiner retires. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
After 35 years in the addictions treatm
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach council members have cut their list of candidates for the vacant town manager position down to three, and Mayor Bonnie Fischer hopes to offer one of them a contract before the end of the year.
“We want to get th
By Rich Pollack
Crime in South Palm Beach County’s five coastal communities remained low during the first half of 2017, dropping more than 20 percent from the same time last year, according to statistics released late last month from the Florida
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members have interviewed three finalists for the newly created town manager position and hope to have it filled by the end of the year.
In all, seven candidates applied for the part-time job with an an
The veterans enjoy lunch at 50 Ocean following a day at nSpa in Delray Beach. The 10 women were honored for their service by the Henry Morrison Flagler Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. They also were recognized during the city’s V
Volunteers with Sea Turtle Adventures install collection canisters for used fishing line at the Boynton Inlet. Photo provided
By Steve Plunkett
Sea turtles nested on South County beaches in mostly record numbers in 2017.
“We had a record-b
A sign mounted on the inlet bridge announces that jumping and diving are prohibited. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge and Palm Beach County officials have reached an agreement on security changes that will allow the county
By Steve Plunkett
The public has a new spot downtown to watch boat traffic on the Intracoastal Waterway.
City officials opened the Wildflower site, at the northwest corner of the Palmetto Park Road bridge over the waterway, to pedestrians and v
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s annual Light Up the Holidays celebration is on the move.
Traditionally held in the Town Hall parking lot, Light Up the Holidays 2017 will be held in the parish hall at St. Lucy Catholic Church beginning at 6 p.m
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan may have found a new bargaining chip to persuade Palm Beach County officials to forget about installing groins on beaches north of the town.
It’s the sand transfer plant at the Boynton Beach Inlet.
Town Attorney
By Mary Hladky
The proposed Midtown development faces significant new obstacles as a result of conditions imposed by both city staff and a city board that would delay the start of construction, reduce the size of the project and possibly torpedo
By Sallie James
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum will receive a $100,000 city grant for repairs to a building known as the “cottage” at the popular museum, at 498 Crawford Blvd. City Council members approved the grant during the Nov. 14 council m
Boca Raton’s Irena Elmstrom, left, placed first in the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge U.S. Nationals with teammates Jacqueline Palmer, of Las Vegas, right, and Cheri Ardoin, of Lake Charles, La. in the Female Relay event. Photo provided by Boca R
By Sallie James
Noisy renters beware: Boca Raton is considering a new code enforcement tactic that would allow violators to be fined on the spot.
“Direct ticketing” is an alternative city officials say would produce instant results. The current
