Achievement Centers for Children & Families’ seventh annual Swing to Achieve raised nearly $40,000 to support the organization’s early learning, after-school, teen and summer camp programs serving families throughout Palm Beach County. The foursome c
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Nearly 1,000 guests converged for the nation’s largest drag brunch. The Pride Drag Brunch, presented by CAN Community Health, raised money for The Pride Center at Equality Park in Wilton Manors. The celebration included The Pride Center’s annual Icon
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach Country turned from page-turning to pars and raised more than $50,000 to support programs for adults and children during the 10th annual tournament. Coalition board members Caleb Bowser and Nancy Vera co-chaired t
The Girl Scouts of Southeast Florida recognized five women whose leadership and service are having an impact in the community. Ruby Rinker, CEO of Ruby S. Rinker Co., herself a former Girl Scout, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Philanthro
Highland Beach firefighter/paramedic Kristi Kemper and Sparky demonstrate some of the town’s pet rescue equipment. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
When you see or hear the words, “firefighters” and “dogs,” you may conjure an image of a happy Dalmatian
The former St. Mary’s Medical Center Foundation officially transitioned to The Foundation for Palm Beach Health Network, expanding its philanthropic reach to support all six hospitals within Palm Beach Health Network. The foundation now encompasses D
Rayna Rose Exelbierd’s life goal is to teach kindness to others, which she does through her two nonprofits. She has also written two children’s books (below) and is working on a third. Photos provided
By Jan Engoren
Every month in this column we tal
Nikole Heath, Force-E training director, shows a lobster she caught during a mini-season. Photos provided
By Steve Waters
For most Palm Beach County scuba divers, the annual two-day lobster mini-season is the highlight of their year.
Not only is it
Rumi Ota Borgese dons white gloves to examine the kimonos found outside the Jewish Community Center resale store. Miwako Patton, the Morikami’s marketing and public relations manager, looks on. The white wedding kimono possibly dates to the 1940s. T
Rabbi Howard Shub speaks to the audience at Holocaust Survivor Day. Photo courtesy of Jeffrey Tholl
The Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service honored nearly 100 Holocaust survivors from Palm Beach County during its sixth annual Holocaust Surviv
The Coastal Star won seven first-place awards and 15 overall at the Florida Press Association award ceremony held June 5. Staff photo
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The Coastal Star received 15 awards June 5 from the Florida Press Association for coverage it provid
Christian Joseph Ippolito, 24, of Lantana, was arrested June 3 and charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder in the Memorial Day shooting outside The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Larry Barszewski
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‘Major’ sargassum buildup could also put crimp in turtle season‘s fast start
Beachgoers in Lantana struggle to find seaweed-free spots to set up chairs or put down blankets in late May. Piles of sargassum washed ashore in South County, with a record
The statue of two pelicans (far right) has gone missing from the George Bush Boulevard bridge. It had been visible to westbound travelers approaching the bridge since 1989. Google Map photo
Related: Bridge closure planned to last until July 20
By La
A view of the proposed two-story clubhouse from State Road A1A. Rendering provided
By Jane Musgrave
For the first time in its 64-year history, the Ocean Club of Florida is getting a new clubhouse.
In a unanimous decision on June 1, Ocean Ridge town
It has been 50 years this month since I began my newspaper career here in Palm Beach County, a wet-behind-the-ears Jimmy Olsen hired as a reporter for the weekly Delray Beach and Boynton Beach News Journal.
Back then, Delray Beach was known among us
Thoghi Louis (in polo shirt) had surgery on each eye thanks to Aker Kasten Eye Center in Boca Raton. From left are Ann Kasten, Alan Aker and their son Jonathan Aker. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Born legally blind some 40 years ago a
Service providers see change afoot in reaction to complaints about increasingly visible situation
A man sleeps in Sanborn Square on a recent Saturday afternoon; some say this keeps other park visitors away. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollac
Related: Pelican puzzler: Even the owner of missing bridge statue is not clear-cut
By Larry Barszewski
The George Bush Boulevard bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic until July 20 so that essential deck re
By Steve Plunkett
What Police Officer Todd Sutton expected to be “a very uneventful” shift turned into a dramatic early-morning rescue at the Gulf Stream School.
Assigned to school detail on April 16 and working the front-gate area, Sutton “heard som
