DELRAY BEACH — William “Bill” Lawrence Sherman, 95, an American patriot, died of natural causes at his home in Delray Beach on Oct. 19. Mr. Sherman is survived by his loving wife of 73 years, Adlyn Foster Sherman, their four children, Lynda S
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Oct. 6: Lake Boca Raton crested over a seawall, flooding the Por La Mar neighborhood in Boca Raton and allowing mullet and other marine life to swim into the streets and yards of homes.
By Rich Pollack
With king tides, Hurricane Irma and torre
By Willie Howard
Nearly six weeks after Hurricane Irma roared through Florida, Lantana residents said in late October that they were still grappling with an unsightly reminder of the storm: piles of vegetation and construction debris stacked in th
Hannah Kostizen and Jamie Vermeersch are employees at Periwinkle, 339 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority invites visitors and residents to “shop small” on Small Busin
By Jane Smith
Settling to save taxpayers’ money, state Rep. Al Jacquet agreed to pay $300 in fines and receive a letter of reprimand over a $35 parking ticket he received while serving as vice mayor of Delray Beach.
His attorney, J.C. Pl
By Sallie James
IBM is often credited with cementing the place on the map for this little city on the south end of Palm Beach County. And the company and an initial group of 12 engineers then went on to change the world.
“We were given the
Disasters spark interfaith service
By Rich Pollack
It was a gathering born out of tragedy, disaster and divisiveness. Yet when the interfaith service “Peace, Unity and Thanksgiving” in Highland Beach last month was over, many of the 400 people who
For a family-style Thanksgiving dinner, Ellie’s 50’s Diner offers the whole-turkey meal with all the fixings to make the holiday food prep and cooking more manageable. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Avoid the kitchen fuss,
but still enjoy Thanksgiving
By Christine Davis
Pooja Patel, M.D., is now part of Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Marcus Neuroscience Institute and BocaCare physician network and will be director of the institute’s epilepsy monitoring unit.
She is a board-certified gene
ABOVE: Each customer steps inside, closes the lid and relaxes in a flotation pod. Soaking is said to help with pain relief and enhance creativity.
LEFT: Matt and Destiny Beck of Delray Beach opened Float8 Wellness Lounge in Deerfield Beach in August
Andrea Rutherfoord, officer in charge of public education for Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 36 in Boca Raton, has taught basic boating classes for 25 years. Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
Maybe you’ve been boating for years on t
Patrick Gramm of Gulf Stream tees off on the ninth hole of The Little Club on Oct. 20. A few trees like the one in the foreground did not survive Irma’s winds, but the rest of the course looked to be in prime playing condition. Jerry Lower/The Coast
By Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council has made one thing very clear: The Mizner Park Amphitheater is safe — for now.
Media reports about a developer’s offer to build a 1,500-seat indoor performing arts center within nearly 30 city-owned ac
By Steve Plunkett
Developer GL Homes, which out of the blue offered $73 million last fall to purchase the city’s western golf course, was the winning bidder Oct. 24 to perhaps seal the deal.
City Council members, clearly unhappy that GL reduced
By Rich Pollack
Vice Mayor Bill Weitz wants to know if underground power lines are a feasible option for the town.
Still reeling from the small town being without electricity after Hurricane Irma for as long as eight days in some sections, Weitz at th
By Sallie James
If you use medical marijuana, you’ll have to shop outside this city to buy it.
City Council members at their meeting Oct. 24 approved an ordinance that prohibits marijuana-dispensing facilities in every zoning district in the ci
By Sallie James
A seven-story, 70-unit luxury condominium will soon rise on the southwest corner of South Ocean Drive and East Palmetto Park Road, with sprawling penthouses, 8-foot-wide sidewalks and a public park along Palmetto Park Road.
The
‘Come to Bethlehem’ is an interactive town with people dressed as they were in Jesus’ time. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
With Thanksgiving this month we realize Christmas is just around the corner. With that in mind, Cason United Methodist C
By Steve Plunkett
Grateful commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District started off the new budget year in October by giving their executive director a 33 percent raise.
“I do think that he should be compensated for some of
By Steve Plunkett
Turning Federal and Dixie highways into a pair of one-way roads downtown could shave two minutes off each southbound trip and almost four minutes off northbound travel, consultants say.
But such changes will not come quickl
