By Jane Smith
The City Commission agreed by a 3-2 vote to pull the latest Atlantic Crossing site plan from its March 1 agenda.
Commissioners Shelly Petrolia and Mitch Katz voted no because they want to have a hearing on giving two alleys to the
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These three candidates are competing for two seats on the South Palm Beach Town Council. Each seat carries a two-year term
ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial)
Robert Gottlieb: 43.41% | 336 votes
Stella Jordan: 36.56% | 283 votes
Robert Gargano: 20.03%
Beachgoers crowd the shore along Delray Beach in February. Even beyond the beaches, the signs of 2016’s tourist season are hard to miss. According to the Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council, visits to Palm Beach County rose to a record 6.6
I was raised in Illinois. The Land of Lincoln. I have heartland values.
Maybe that’s why this election year has been so disturbing to me. It seems I’m just not angry enough or afraid enough to embrace the hate-filled mentality that has grippe
Delray Beach resident Peg Ekberg started an Empty Bowls drive at her Harbour’s Edge community.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
It was Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl that first touched Peg Ekberg’s heart and led he
The American Legion Post 65, in Delray Beach, was built in 1921.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Drive by just a little too fast and you will probably miss it.
Slow down and look to your left. There.
Huddled among the much you
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
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
