The always engaging French bulldog is not a great swimmer and so should wear a doggie life vest in the water. Photo by Ashley McGeeney, Blue Wonder Frenchies
By Arden Moore
What do Lady Gaga, Leo DiCaprio and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson have in common
ABOVE: Dolphinfish (mahi mahi) begin to show up in greater numbers as the weather warms in the spring. These were caught in mid-April by Tim Workman (left) and Dave Hammond from the Lantana-based Geno V charter boat operated by Capt. Geno Pratt (far
ABOVE: Ocean Ridge Garden Club member Sylvie Glickstein climbs into a sea grape tree to attach an orchid. RIGHT: The gardeners use Liquid Nails to attach the seedlings to the trees. The Million Orchid program is experimenting with locations around th
Aubrey Deptula is a talented writer who wants a science-oriented career. Her parents both work in the medical field. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
At 15, Aubrey Deptula is already putting together an impressive academic and athletic résumé.
Aubr
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Palm Beach County and the city of West Palm Beach and have proclaimed the third week in May as Native Plant Week. To celebrate, the Palm Beach County Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society has helped organize a full s
Impact 100 Palm Beach County’s 547 members donated $547,000 to 10 South County charities during the Grand Awards Celebration that wrapped up the 2017-18 season.
Since the first Grand Awards Celebration in 2011, members have given $2,765,000 to effect
By Thom Smith
In 1974, with much fanfare, the Boca Raton Mall opened on Federal Highway. With two big-box department stores as bookends, the middle consisted of chain stores, a multiplex cinema and a few restaurants.
The euphoria was brief, as Town
Death or Glory celebrated its first anniversary with a cake made to look like Delray Beach’s historic Falcon House, where the restaurant and bar is located. ABOVE: (l-r) Death or Glory owners April DeVona and Isaac Grillo with Ayme Harrison and Annie
The Plate: Empanadas
The Place: 50 Ocean, 50 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-3364 or www.50ocean.com.
The Price: $12
The Skinny: It’s funny that I’d be writing about a dish that’s loaded with duck that came from a restaurant noted for its seafood.
Butch Johnson pauses outside his Delray Beach restaurant, 32 East, as he nears the end of a 22-year run on Atlantic Avenue. The buyers will make the site a Louie Bossi’s. Thom Smith/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Sometime after Mother’s Day — 22 yea
Memory Road By Dick Schmidt. Landslide Publishing, 294 pp., $15.95
By Steve Pike
A lot of movies and TV shows are inspired by books. But for his second book, Boca Raton author Richard Schmidt has flipped the script, so to speak. Schmidt’s hero in Me
By Mary Hladky
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday suspended Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie from office days after she was arrested on seven charges related to her city votes on matters that financially benefitted the city’s largest downtown commercial landown
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie was booked into the Palm Beach County jail April 24 on seven charges related to her city votes on matters that financially benefitted the city’s largest downtown commercial landowner.
Haynie, who on April
Bathurst, Boylston, Frankel also take seats on council
New Mayor Shelly Petrolia brought an oversized gavel to her swearing-in. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach voters came out at the highest rate in more than 10 y
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach will finally get a real downtown.
City commissioners in mid-March unanimously approved spending $118.3 million to redevelop 16.5 acres to create a walkable Town Square where people can live, work and play.
The new down
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream needs $10 million over the next 10 years — roughly double what it usually budgets — to replace aging water pipes and repair streets, consultants say.
Joe Kenney, an engineer with Mathews Consulting, told town commissione
Builders with Republic Construction work on the roof of the addition to the Gulf Stream Town Hall on March 15. They were expected to punch through the existing building’s wall sometime in April. ‘You may see some temporary placement of individuals he
By Steve Plunkett
The town has joined a growing effort to save sea walls, docks and moored vessels from boats speeding up and down the Intracoastal Waterway.
Gulf Stream resident Robert Souaid asked Town Manager Greg Dunham to write various agencies
Shops in California’s Carmel-by-the-Sea have distinctive style with paneled windows and carved doors. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Downtown Delray Beach has a certain indefinable something, called an X-factor by urban consultant Bob Gibbs.
In late
