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Voters can change rules to let public decide project’s fateA new version of the downtown plan shows park and recreation with City Hall to the west of Northwest Second Avenue/Boca Raton Boulevard, and development mainly to the east of the road. Rend

Caring Kitchen serves meals to all who show up, no questions asked

By Ron Hayes

You don’t have to be homeless. You just have to be hungry.

You don’t need to prove you’re needy. You don’t need to present an ID.

You don’t even have to give your real na

Luncheon organizers, l-r, Racheal Petullo, Victoria Matthews, Carrie Rubin and Namrata Israni. Photo provided

By Amy Woods

The 38th installment of a signature event honoring female philanthropy in the community will recognize 40 local nominees and t

L-R: Danita DeHaney, president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, philanthropist George Elmore and Marti LaTour, a foundation board member. A foundation initiative was created in Elmore’s honor. Photo provided

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This year’s dazzling dance-off shattered fundraising records, hauling in an extraordinary $1.7 million in support of the George Snow Scholarship Fund. The British Invasion-themed evening showcased the power of community generosity and the transformat

ABOVE: (l-r) Ken Kennerly, Boca Raton Regional Hospital CEO Lincoln Mendez, Christine Lynn, Dick Schmidt, Terry Fedele, Jerry Fedele and Mark Larkin, president of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. Photo provided

The James Hardie Pro Footba

By Jan Norris

You’re not showing up empty-handed to any affair on our watch. We have the suggestions and the goods for your hosts or for thank-you gifts during the season. Be the good guest and bring something appropriate — either tasty or useful.

We

Anne Asbury, Dee Caleeca, Carolyn Bethmann and Millie Stina, l-r, were ready to satisfy every sweet tooth with their baked goods at the Gourmet Table at 2024’s bazaar. Photo provided

The 2025 Christmas Bazaar sponsored by the Ascension Council of Ca

Robin Eisenberg and Judy Gordon show off their wish lists of gifts for people in need. Gordon is one of the original Giving Tree leaders, and Eisenberg is a longtime volunteer and previous education director at Temple Beth El. Photos provided

By Jan

Neurologist Dr. James E. Galvin, founding director of the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health in Boca Raton, will be among the speakers Nov. 19 at the Alzheimer’s conference in Boca. Galvin made lifestyle changes in weight, diet and exercise to mi

Dr. Michael M. Halista, an interventional and structural cardiologist, has joined the Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group. 

On staff at Delray Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center, Halista specializes in treating heart conditions using m

K-9 officer Pely models for the camera at Mizner Park for the cover of the 2026 K-9 calendar produced by the Boca Raton Police Foundation. Zorro (left) and Ivan are behind the sign. Photo provided by Tristen Garrison 

By Arden Moore

K-9 police offic

Pitch baits are especially effective at catching sailfish. Capt. Skip Dana prepares to release one caught off Boca Raton by angler Glenn Sapir. Photos provided

By Steve Waters

The most successful offshore anglers never leave the dock without pitch b

The Glamour Gals include (l-r) Chloe Danesi, Makayla Dinon, Juana Peña, Mia Felizzi, Lyla Wolf and Reese Bellinger. Photos provided

By Faran Fagen

Lyla Wolf holds a wrinkled hand while gently brushing fingernails bright pink. Wolf’s school mates dec

This fully renovated 3,603 total square foot waterfront home is in East Boca Raton’s highly sought-after Boca Keys community on a cul-de-sac at 872 Glouchester St. Inside, you'll find four bedrooms and four baths with contemporary amenities in a seam

An angler gets drenched by one of the many waves that were crashing over the north jetty of the Boynton Inlet early on Oct. 3.  Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

When a knee injury sidelined a Saint Andrew’s athlete, he tackled and conquered a new challenge: Bagpipes

Senior Chris D’Angelo leads the Saint Andrew’s football team onto the field in August while playing Scotland the Brave. While recovering from

Rebuild underway after salt corroded inferior fasteners 

Damaged wood and corroded fasteners are now exposed on the structure. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Jane Musgrave

Since Delray Beach built its first beachside pavilion more than a century ag

Contractor failed to curtail invasive pests, town says

This AI image was displayed at Manalapan Town Hall during a discussion about using a Police Department sharpshooter to cull iguanas. The town’s mascot is a heron. Image provided

 By John Pacenti

By John Pacenti

Ocean Ridge commissioners passed a $14.8 million operating budget smoothly on Sept. 15 — a contrast to recent years, where elected officials clashed with the town manager and the math didn’t add up.

But Ocean Ridge is in the Michelle