Dexter Usher, Dre Usher and Jade Stepien beat the heat at the Boardwalk Italian Ice & Creamery in Boynton Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Plans to celebrate Independence Day call for raising the flag, firing up the
The new 300-seat restaurant celebrated its debut with a VIP party benefiting the Junior League of Boca Raton. The celebration attracted hundreds of local leaders and dining enthusiasts who strolled through the 8,000 square feet of indoor space and th
The Friends group celebrated the official opening of Windows on the Floating World: Blume Tropical Wetland Garden, a stunning space that features a series of walkways and permanent and changing aquatic-plant displays that enable visitors to connect w
The final installment of the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s speaker series attracted a crowd of 125 for a conversation with Rich and Jill Switzer. The topic was “Sing Sing Sing” with the co-hosts of The Morning Lounge on WLML-FM, also known
Officers, members and supporters of the Boca Raton Woman’s Club had a decadent dinner prior to installing the new slate of leaders for the 2017-18 season. Past President Gwen Herb emceed the affair, presenting white roses to Pam Capi, president; Terr
More than 100 local students will benefit from the George Snow Scholarship Fund, which this year will make scholarship commitments of $1 million.
Last month, supporters of the fund met the deserving scholars at the annual awards reception, where i
ABOVE: Judge Steven Caras joins the after-dinner dancing with winning students including Sophie Miklosovic from Pompano Beach (left) and Guari Shankar (center).
By Thom Smith
Some impressive performers have dazzled audiences on The Voice and America
The Plate: Pizza
The Place: Josie’s Ristorante, 1602 S. Federal Highway, Boynton Beach; 354-9601 or www.josiesristorante.com
The Price: $14.50 for a large, plus $2.10 per topping
The Skinny: I remember when Josie’s essentially was a hole in the wall
By Steve Plunkett
A four-year saga over public records that included demands for hundreds of documents and caused Gulf Stream to raise property taxes 40 percent is half-over.
Resident Chris O'Hare and the town agreed June 9 to settle all legal differ
How a tragedy sparked the move to build
what is now Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Boca Raton Regional Hospital today.
Gloria Drummond at the 1965 groundbreaking for the hospital.
By Sallie James
The horrific poisoning deaths of two children and
By Steve Plunkett
Following the sweeping November victory of a citizen initiative to reserve all city-owned land on the Intracoastal Waterway for public uses, the City Council has introduced an ordinance to change the Wildflower parcel’s land
Families enjoy the Children’s Science Playground at Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton on May 26.
The playground had more than 54,000 visitors in April.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The construction crew refurbishing the Children
By Mary Hladky
City Council members are leaning toward an on-demand ride service as an alternative transportation option that would lessen downtown traffic congestion by getting people out of their cars.
At a meeting May 8, they backed away fro
By Rich Pollack
After months of lobbying by town officials and at least one persistent resident, Highland Beach’s efforts to improve pedestrian safety at crosswalks have prompted a Florida Department of Transportation decision to implement enhance
The plans for the 384-unit Mizner 200 condo complex have been through a few revisions.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Nearly three years after a developer first proposed a luxury condominium now named Mizner 200, the city’s most controversia
By Rich Pollack
Hampered by the need for Town Commission approval for many actions and by Florida’s Sunshine Law, members of Highland Beach’s Beaches and Shores Committee are asking that the group be dissolved as an official town board in order to
A least tern sits on eggs on the beach in Boca Raton.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission workers and Gumbo Limbo staff
make signs for a perimeter fence to deter beachgoers from walking on the nest.
The dappled color of the eggs is a go
A photograph shows 107-year-old Eula Mae Johnson of Delray Beach as a young woman.
Eula Mae Johnson (seated) is surrounded by granddaughters Bernice Johnson,
Shannon Johnson and Naomi Palmer and daughter Ruthie.
Johnson’s voter registration card show
By Sallie James
A 900-car garage will eventually ease the parking crunch at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, despite nearby homeowners’ concerns about noise, pollution and crime.
City Council members last month unanimously voted to move the pro
May and early June have been a busy time for driving obstacles.
In Ocean Ridge there have been lane restrictions because of painting and repairs on both the Woolbright and Ocean Avenue bridges, combined with stop-and-start traffic caused by F
