Dorothy Kellington has helped the library grow from a small part of Town Hall into ‘the crown jewel of Highland Beach.’ She has volunteered since 1998 and for the past six years has been co-president of the Friends group. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Jane Smith
Commissioner Joe Casello thinks the time has come for Boynton Beach to allow dogs on its beach.
“We’ve taken our dog up to the Jupiter beach and he really loves it,” Casello said. “There’s nothing close by.” His family has a Cairn terrie
Ocean One’s residential units will rise just south of Boynton Beach Boulevard on Federal Highway. Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach commissioners, sitting as the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board in early July, unanimously
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach taxpayers will see some eye-popping numbers when they look at their town’s proposed budget for 2017-18.
But the large figures come with back-stories that help put them in perspective.
Yes, the town has listed
By Dan Moffett
The manager and attorney for South Palm Beach are pleading with the Town Council to renew their contracts and end months of delays, false starts and postponed negotiations.
Town Attorney Brad Biggs and the council started talking
The nearly 2-acre parcel is on the edge of the County Pocket, across the street from Briny Breezes. The owners bought it for $3.2 million in 2006 and are asking $6.895 million. Google Map
By Jane Smith
The former Dog Beach property is on the market
ABOVE: Police hope a new marine patrol will control rowdy behavior and trespassing onto residents’ docks. BELOW: Summer weekends often see dozens of boats moored in the shallow waters to the north of Bird Island at the Boynton Inlet. Jerry Lower/The
By Mary Hladky
Four years after the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced it was making the first changes to Palm Beach County flood maps in 30 years, it has released maps that are slated to go into effect on Oct. 5.
Property owners
Newly installed LED lights bathe the Boynton Beach water tower (seen here from Briny Breezes) in a variety of colors. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dave Brousseau
A July 27 ribbon-cutting event showcased Boynton Beach’s $30 million utilities
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members have a reasonably good idea of what they’re looking for in a town manager.
But salary and benefits limitations may make hiring the right person difficult.
A volunteer committee made its r
By Rich Pollack
Attorneys for convicted double-murderer Duane Owen hope a Palm Beach County judge will grant their client a chance to get off Death Row.
They hope to persuade a new jury to reconsider two death sentences Owen received for the murde
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3550 S. Ocean Blvd., South Palm Beach – July 12
A special ceremony was held on site of the long-awaited replacement for the old Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn. The 30 planned luxury condominiums will swell South Palm Beach’s tax base by 25
Matthew Raptis sits surrounded by the hard-to-find volumes he loves at Raptis Rare Books on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
You’re bound to be drawn to this Worth Avenue antiquarian bookstore
By Ron Hayes
“I was a unique chi
The Department of Music at the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters received a $50,000 donation to continue funding the Georgina Dieter Dennis Vocal Scholarship Fund. This year marks the sixth that the college received the donation, which a
The more than 100-year-old club awarded grants to seven local nonprofits. The grants, plus money contributed by the club for leadership, scholarship and training programs and the Thanksgiving feeding effort, total $10,000. ‘We’re very proud to be sup
At the 40th conference, Lake Worth resident Sophie Paris Ginsburg competed — after earning a first place at the state competition and second place at the regional competition — and earned a gold medal in the category Medical Interviewing Skills. Gins
Members of the Soroptomist International of Boca Raton/Deerfield Beach chapter presented scholarships to female heads of households in college. President Kathi Pease conducted the installation of officers. The 2017-18 slate includes honorary director
Boca Raton Mayor’s Ball committee members (l-r, seated) Gwen Herb, Dyana Kenney, Marilyn Wilson, Constance Scott, Penny Morey, Kim Champion, Bonnie Halperin, Arlene Herson; (standing) Michael Walstrom, Marleen Forkas, Gloria Wank, David Freudenberg,
John Tolbert (right) dances with Terry Fedele. The couple next to them is Heather Shaw Fairs and Logan Skees. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
John Tolbert has crossed hundreds of ballroom floors during his hotel management career, but the president and
The Place: Junior’s, Mizner Park, 409 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; 672-7301 or www.juniorscheesecake.com.
The Price: $15.95
The Skinny: The original Junior’s opened in 1950 in Brooklyn and was known for its cheesecake.
We tried the cheesecake but found it t
