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By John Pacenti
The three candidates vying for an open seat on the Delray Beach City Commission must have a masochistic streak. Whoever wins had better bring her boxing
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Council Seat A: C
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Shoppers stroll the newly built Mizner Park in 1991. The park celebrated its 35th birthday Jan. 11. Photo provided by Boca Raton Historical Society
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By Mary Hladky
Residents jam c
Reconstruction of the Delray Beach Pavilion is ongoing as the iconic structure needed a complete rebuild because the wrong fasteners were used to hold it together when it was last refurbished in 2013. As a result, it began falling apart when salt air
By Steve Plunkett
Alderwoman Holly Reitnauer may not be leaving the Briny Breezes dais in March after all.
Reitnauer, who was appointed in December 2024 to replace Kathy Gross in Seat 2, did not file papers in November to run for election in March.
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Festival of the Arts Boca crowd totals are more than 15,000 annually at Mizner Park, organizers say. Photo provided
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By Michael Cook
Fresh acts and returning favorites are set
Town officials make pitch to legislators — Lantana Town Council members and Town Manager Brian Raducci made a short visit to Tallahassee on Jan. 13-14 for Palm Beach County Day at the state capitol.
Raducci said the outing provided local leaders a ch
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney has turned over communications between himself and Mary McCarty, a former city and county commissioner still heavily involved in local politics.
The Coastal Star requested text messages, emails and other
By Rich Pollack
The clearing of an almost-acre lot bordering the Intracoastal Waterway has once again sparked concerns of nearby residents who wonder what the future holds for one of the last vacant parcels in Highland Beach.
Late last year, residen
Ted Hoskinson of Delray Beach keeps busy with programs that educate Palm Beach County children and reward teachers through his Roots and Wings nonprofit, which is based in Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
Ted Hoskinson started out as a teacher b
Plans call for the 119-year-old Andrews House (bottom left in foreground) to be moved, restored and converted into a cafe, rather than be demolished, as part of the second phase of The Villages mixed-use project that will rise beside it. Rendering p
Boca Raton resident and FAU student David Morris, 22, catches a beautiful wave thanks to a cold front that brought decent-size swells to the Atlantic. Surfers could not resist the temptation, even with temperatures in the 40s on this particular morni
By Sandra Schulman
BOCA RATON — In an art career that spanned 40 years and major cities, Kathleen Goncharov served for 14 of those years as the senior curator at the Boca Raton Museum of Art, where she curated more than 30 exhibitions featuring notab
VILLAGE OF GOLF — Nance Price Bernet died Jan. 7 surrounded by family at her home. She was 94.
She was born on March 9, 1931, in Dearborn, Michigan, to Martin and Eleanore Price. Her family then moved to the Cleveland, Ohio, area. Miss Price was rais
OCEAN RIDGE — Marilyn Ireland, known for her one-of-a-kind charisma, died Jan. 7. She was 95.
Mrs. Ireland — beloved as Meem, Mimi and Mema — was bubbly and colorful, possessed of a magnetic personality. She loved getting to know people and their sto
LANTANA — Dr. Leonard Clark Griff died on Dec. 24 at 90 years of age, surrounded by loved ones at his home on Hypoluxo Island.
Born on Feb. 18, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, Dr. Griff devoted his life to helping others as a radiation oncologist. Along
DELRAY BEACH — Judy Cotter, a longtime resident, died Dec. 29. She was 81.
Born in New York City on Jan. 10, 1944, she possessed a spirit as vibrant and colorful as the dresses she wore.
For 35 years, Mrs. Cotter was the heart of The Snappy Turtle bo
GULF STREAM — Ronald Gene Standerfer died Jan. 14 at the Thomas H. Corey VA Medical Center in West Palm Beach. He was 91.
Born in Belleville, Illinois, Ron was the only child of Gene and Aline Mobley Standerfer.
While attending the University of Illi
