By Rich Pollack
Residents of Highland Beach will see the town’s tax rate drop even lower than previously announced, following a Town Commission decision last month to reduce the proposed operating tax rate from $3.28 per $1,000 of assessed propert
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By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners have agreed to hire an outside law firm to represent the town in negotiations and other matters should a fledgling effort by non-police employees to form a union come to fruition.
At a meeting
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach is looking for a new town manager again, just not right away.
Town commissioners agreed last month to accept Town Manager Beverly Brown’s letter announcing her retirement, but surprised her by deciding to make it
Eight-year-olds Zepplyn Berry (left), of Boca Raton, and Giada Caniza, of Boynton Beach,
launch their 2040 mayoral campaigns during the YMCA ‘Kid for Mayor’ press event
at the DeVos-Blum Family YMCA of Boynton Beach. The event was part of a national
By Sallie James
Boca Raton property tax rates for the upcoming year are decreasing slightly, property values are up 7.46 percent and the city has plans to hire 76 new employees, including eight police officers and 16 firefighters.
The new rates
By Steve Plunkett
It’s hard to see the progress as you cruise along Interstate 95, but by mid-October, work on the new Spanish River Boulevard interchange will pass the 80 percent completion point.
All 13 bridges of the complex interchange ar
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach, often called the rehab capital of the country, is trying to stay one step ahead of treatment centers.
In early September, the City Commission unanimously agreed to a one-year moratorium on medical marijuana treatment
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners will be spreading the word about the need to keep balloons and other debris off beaches, but stopped short of creating an ordinance similar to one implemented by Lantana that bans balloons.
The
By Steve Plunkett
The races for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District have new cash leaders.
After the Aug. 30 primary, Seat 3 incumbent Earl Starkoff was sitting on a $2,155 war chest, while Seat 1 incumbent Dennis Frisch had $1,
Boca Raton Cemetery Manager Ed Libengood gestures at available space for more graves.
Sallie James/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
With more than 8,000 graves, crowding had become a critical issue at the picturesque Boca Raton Cemetery.
The p
Shawn Orell and Shanna Boone, co-workers at OrthoAcel Technologies in Miami,
enjoy a scenic lunch at Benny’s on the Beach restaurant in Lake Worth.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
Back in 1986, when the Lake Worth Pier was a lot qui
By Sallie James
Plans to create a city-sanctioned task force to mold the development of the often-controversial East Palmetto Park Road corridor have been scuttled.
Boca Raton residents and business owners presented the idea of an official task
Arun Gandhi will give a free lecture, ‘Lessons From My Grandfather,’ Oct. 2 at Florida Atlantic University. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Arun Gandhi, the fifth grandson of international symbol for peace and human rights Mahatma Gandhi, will spea
The Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing at Florida Atlantic University received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an advanced nursing education
How to extract coconut water and crack a coconut
Using a hammer and a Phillips-head screwdriver, punch holes in the three eyes of the coconut and drain the coconut water into a bowl or jar. Then tap the hammer around the circumference of the coconut
From flavored latte and beer to cereal and dog treats, the pumpkin-mad season is upon us
By Janis Fontaine
Starbucks is busy at 4:30 on a Friday in Lake Worth. Baristas are churning out drinks at a rapid pace. Every other order is a pumpkin spice
Charles Gregory and Jamie Anderson release two fish for an exhibit.
A checkered pufferfish is on display.
John Miller of Delray Beach builds aquarium bases.
Photos by Tim Stepien and Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
The Delray Beach
Iris Jones, who provided land for the Frog Alley Community Garden, and Michele Service, a founding member, are hoping more people in the neighborhood will take advantage of the opportunity to grow their own vegetables.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Peaches, Claire and Bob Spielman’s Yorkshire terrier, will be a star in the Paw-litical Party on Nov. 5. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Three days before Americans cast their votes and a new president is elected, the political process will be going
The GEMS Club, for girls in grades 3 through 8 who are interested in math and science, meets monthly. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Pretty is good, Kate Arrizza tells her 4-year-old daughter. “But smart is better.”
Helping children excel i
