By Rich Pollack
Some Bel Lido residents wondered why a water main replacement project started two weeks before the Christmas holiday. But Highland Beach officials said they had good reason: The construction firm had to meet a tight deadline and th
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By Rich Pollack
As the town of Highland Beach continues to revamp its code-enforcement process, discussions over whether to bring in a special magistrate to hear code-enforcement cases stalled early this month when commissioners couldn’t agree on
Math, science, art
and other skills grow as students
tend garden at Delray school.
Adrian Burke (left) and Zane Lingmerth stretch string to delineate 1-foot garden spaces
at Plumosa School of the Arts in Delray Beach. The kids learn that all they ne
By Ron Hayes
The Religious Society of Friends was born in 1650 on a hill in Lancashire, England, when a young man named George Fox had a revelation.
Christ could be known directly, by anyone, anywhere, any time, without the intercession of orda
By Janis Fontaine
First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach continues its Distinguished Preacher Series with an appearance by Dr. William Carl III on Jan. 22.
Carl is the senior pastor of the 2,200-member Independent Presbyterian Church in Bi
Greg Quattlebaum and Jibby Ciric, co-chairs of the annual Heroes Awards.
Photo provided
Palm Beach County Medical Society Services is asking for nominations of Palm Beach County individuals, organizations and businesses that have used their skill
Christine King works with Delray Beach resident Kari Shipley at King’s studio
in Boynton Beach. King walks with the aid of high-tech braces on her calves.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Connor
As Christine King sits on the breezy pool de
Teach your pets new tricks to work their brains. The author’s cat, Casey,
learned how to walk and then jump through a hoop.
Arden Moore and her dog, Kona. Bolster your bond with your pet by talking and singing to him.
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By Arden Moore
Middle-school students conducted a monthlong food drive to benefit WPTV-Ch. 5’s Food for Families
community outreach program. They donated nonperishables such as bagged rice, dried beans, canned meats,
soups and vegetables to help less fortunate peop
Cormorants line the side of a pond near the clubhouse of the Country Club of Florida,
a certified Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary in the Village of Golf.
A great egret and a roseate spoonbill work the shallow waters looking for a meal.
INSET BELOW: The
A Pioneer Son at Sea,
by Gilbert L. Voss,
University Press of Florida (www.upf.com), 200 pp, $19.95.
By Willie Howard
Gilbert Voss was a Renaissance man of the South Florida fishing variety.
Born in Hypoluxo to pioneer parents, Voss fished commer
Jennifer Urbanek leads a shark feeding at the Sandoway Discovery Center. Sharkfest is Jan. 21.
File photo/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
Sharks — they’re among the fiercest creatures in the Earth’s oceans. They’re also among the most misunderst
Cooler weather usually brings good numbers of kingfish to the waters off south Palm Beach County.
Wayne Riddler, center, with the 52.1-pound kingfish he caught Dec. 14 on the Living on Island Time drift boat.
With Riddler are Capt. Max Parker, right,
Mya Breman makes a point as she and Pat Saunders lead a tour of the kinetic art. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Three Ocean Ridge women volunteer as docents for International Kinetic Art Exhibit in Boynton
By Lucy Lazarony
Ann Alexander and P
Feb. 20-23: Shop at a signature fundraising event for Wayside House, a nonprofit that provides alcohol and drug-addition recovery services to women, that will feature vendors from throughout the country. Time is 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 20 and 10 a.m. to 5 p
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County has a lot to be proud of, most recently the distinction as a 4-star nonprofit from Charity Navigator.
The high rating is the eighth the Boynton Beach-based organization has received — all consecutively.
“Char
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County is celebrating another successful annual campaign, as the nonprofit coordinated the participation of more than 16,000 adults and children at nearly 450 child-care centers and schools throughout the region.
Members from Boca Woods Country Club teamed up with athletes from Lynn University’s women’s golf team to hit the fairways in support of Hospice by the Sea Foundation and Hospice of Palm Beach County Foundation. More than 100 players competed in an 18
The crowd dressed up and turned out for Sacred Heart Parish’s formal affair recognizing the church’s 100 years of service in Lake Worth. Proceeds will ensure students at Sacred Heart School have the opportunity to flourish in STREAM (Science, Technol
Candles flickered throughout the home of Richard Day and Lisa Swift, who served as hosts of an event to honor ambassadors, donors and volunteers of the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation for the Everglades. At poolside, a steel-drum player and an outdoor
