The Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s big fundraiser will honor Outstanding People and Leaders who have contributed through volunteerism to make the community a better place. The theme for the Jan. 14, 2017, gala is ‘Changing Lives and Building Futures.’
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The plate: Chicken souvlaki platter
The place: Souvlaki Fast, 305 E. Woolbright Road, Boynton Beach; 877-2441
The price: $10
The skinny: If I could give a restaurant kudos for the quantity of food it serves, Souvlaki Fast would win. But what good is qua
Haitian children surround Delray Beach philanthropist Frank McKinney after they moved into one of the 23 self-sustaining villages his foundation has built on the island. Photo provided
By Thom Smith
Few folks are more optimistic than Frank McKinney.
Donn Colee Jr. at the original studios of Lake Worth’s ‘All-Girl’ radio station WLIZ, now transmitter site for WWRF, ‘Radio Fiesta.’ Thom Smith/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Long before Florida became a state, the Colee family was setting the sta
By Thom Smith
“You’ve got a nice voice; you should go over to the all-girl radio show,” a newscaster at WEAT (radio and TV then) suggested to the Palm Beach Junior College student he was dating in the mid-’60s.
“And that was it,” Deidre Hal
Charity Bashed,
By Sharon Geltner
PoloPublishing, 210 pp., $15.95
By Steve Pike
The old adage that writers write what they know about has never held more true than with Sharon Geltner. The Boca Raton resident has spent the past several years raisi
The following events and activities will be held during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year seasons for 2016-17.
People of all faiths are welcome, and there is no charge for any of the events. Classes may have a fee for books and materials. A
Offense-Incident Report
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella is facing possible felony charges following a Saturday night shooting incident at his oceanfront home that left him in handcuffs and bloodied from a scuffle with poli
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach fared very well when Hurricane Matthew brushed by the coast on Thursday, said Mayor Cary Glickstein.
“There were no serious injuries or property damage, including our beach, and only minor power outages,” he said
Banana Boat co-owner Luke Therien, left, inspects the massive 3,000- square-foot awning his crew took down before the storm and put back up the morning after. Steven J. Smith/The Coastal Star
By Steven J. Smith
BOYNTON BEACH — Local business o
By Mary Hladky
After sustaining minimal damage from Hurricane Matthew, Boca Raton was well on its way to returning to business as usual by midday Friday.
“We prepared for the worst and are pleased we came though it unscathed,” said Mayor Su
Jackie, Tommy and Eva Tyghem, 5, watch Biscuit, a yellow Labrador retriever,
fetch her ball under the light of the full moon in the ocean near the Colony Cabana Club in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Members and guests at the Colony Hotel
Towns could improve drainage, roads, parks
By Stacey Singer,
Dan Moffett and Jane Smith
When Palm Beach County voters go to the polls Nov. 8, they will be asked to consider something beyond the hard-fought presidential election. They also will
Related story: Boynton chief says Yannuzzi’s Briny role to differ from past
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members say choosing the right police department to serve their town didn’t come down to questions about performance. The deciding
Something is in the air. There is a cloud of consternation lingering over our coastal towns. This past month our reporters found themselves uncomfortable as they endured berating from the dais and strained encounters with and between government o
Jeannine Morris, left, and Bonnie Boroian are co-chairs of the fourth annual Hope Bash Boca on Oct. 28.
Photo provided
By Maria Puleo
Jeannine Morris and Bonnie Boroian, Highland Beach neighbors and friends for more than 10 years, have a common p
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes’ decision to end a longstanding relationship with Ocean Ridge and approve a contract with Boynton Beach for police services brings Chris Yannuzzi back to the town as a deputy marshal.
But Boynton Beach Police Chief
Lynda Hunter, then the Children’s Services librarian, plays guitar and performs singalong tunes
at the Delray Beach Public Library in June 2015. Hunter is moving from the city.
File photo
Forty-one years ago, I fell in love with Delray Beach. Te
By Henry Fitzgerald
The Coastal Star took home 17 individual awards in the Florida Press Association’s 2015 Better Weekly Newspaper Contest. The monthly newspaper, based in Ocean Ridge, competed in Division A: Over 15,000 circulation.
The
