By Rich Pollack
As heroin use increases in South Florida, the number of overdoses and related deaths in Delray Beach also has exploded at a staggering rate.
In 2015, Delray Beach police recorded 144 apparent heroin overdoses and 10 apparent he
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Related stories: Highland Beach and Delray Beach may resume talks about fire service | Transport fee revenue questioned in fire-rescue contract | Fire Rescue chief announces plans to retire in May
By Dan Moffett
When Gulf Stream Town Manager Bill
Related Story: Delray police now carry nasal spray antidote for heroin overdose
By Mary Hladky
The number of drug overdose deaths has surged in Palm Beach County, jumping 62.8 percent over the last three years.
The number of people who die
By Willie Howard
Delray Beach Fire Rescue Chief Danielle Connor will retire May 31 after more than 22 years with the department, including more than five years overseeing the city’s fire-rescue department.
“After five-plus years as fire chief, I ha
By Rich Pollack
After a month of contentious comments, with each side taking offense by what was said by those on the other side of the Intracoastal Waterway, Delray Beach and Highland Beach may be going back to the negotiating table in an attempt to
By Rich Pollack
Should Delray Beach knock $175,329 off a $3.2 million annual fire-service contract with Highland Beach because the rescue vehicle owned by the coastal town is being used to transport Delray Beach residents to the hospital?
Highland Bea
Whitney Crowder and David Anderson check on Bruce’s wound. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
A critically endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtle that nearly became a shark’s lunch is the newest star at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, where he
When it opened in 1991, the shopping complex transformed Boca Raton’s downtown into an urban hub
Courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
TOP: The Boca Raton Mall in the ’80s. ABOVE: Cars turn onto Plaza Real in Mizner Park, which replaced the m
Event Co-Chairs (l-r) Beau Delafield, Patsy Randolph, John Lynch and Kirsten Stanley, with board Chairman Tom Stanley. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The Naoma Donnelley Haggin Boys & Girls Club of Delray Beach last year tapped Jerry Lower and Mary
Who had the last laugh at Laugh With the Library, Chapter 10? The Delray Beach Public Library did, netting more than $111,500. The special anniversary of the event was punctuated by a record audience, the most comedians and the largest number of spon
The Rotary Club of Boca Raton’s Outstanding People and Leaders event recognizes city residents who have demonstrated a commitment to serve the community through educational, governmental, philanthropic and professional endeavors. ABOVE: (l-r) Neil Sa
The advisory board of FAU’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters welcomed Hal Linden, musician and star of Broadway, film and television, to a benefit for programs and scholarships at both the College of Arts and Letters as well as the Scho
The Center for Family Services celebrated the efforts of many at the fourth annual fundraiser for those in need – themed “A Magical Evening.” The honored recipients for 2016 included Dr. Roy Cacciaguida, Herme de Wyman Miro, Donna Mulholland and Bet
The Spirit of Giving Network received $5,255.81 from the restaurant during its grand opening, when it earmarked all proceeds from desserts for the nonprofit, which supports needy children and families. LEFT: (l-r) Executive Director Karen Krumholtz a
Boca Raton philanthropist Yvonne Boice pledged during the annual Palm Beach State College event that her family foundation will endow a $150,000 scholarship fund for women studying science, technology, engineering, art or math. The announcement drew
More than 120 attended this season’s third Culture & Cocktails event, featuring a conversation with Terry Teachout, a critic, librettist and playwright. Teachout was interviewed by William Hayes, producing artistic director of Palm Beach Dramaworks.
A new medical center has opened — a nonprofit health clinic dedicated to serving patients of all economic levels. The facility offers family care, routine check-ups, testing and urgent care for under-insured patients and those with no insurance. It a
The Robert & Eugenia Strauss Lecture Hall was dedicated with the unveiling of a large portrait of the Strausses with their beloved pets in front of their landmark Manalapan home. The portrait and expanded lecture hall are a gift from their daughter,
More than 900 movie buffs were on hand for the opening night of the 26th annual big-screen affair, the first feature of which was Dough, starring actor Jonathan Pryce and directed by John Goldschmidt. ABOVE: (l-r) Festival advisory committee members
The George Snow Scholarship Fund’s 23rd annual fundraiser attracted more than 450 cowpokes and raised $88,000-plus to assist worthy students. in the community. ABOVE: Mary Ann Crabb and Pat Thomas. Photo provided
