By Jane Smith
With clear direction from the new City Commission to save the historic Boynton Beach High School, the Community Redevelopment Agency is seeking a $350,000 matching grant to remove mold, mildew and other environmental hazards inside t
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By Dan Moffett
After hearing complaints from council members about poor communication, South Palm Beach Town Attorney Brad Biggs is proposing a new arrangement that will change how he does his job.
Biggs told the council to consider renewing hi
By Jane Smith
All Aboard Florida is continuing to add double tracks and quiet zone devices to south county coastal cities for its Brightline high-speed rail that will link Miami to Orlando along the FEC railroad tracks.
While the double tracks
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency will have an additional $5.7 million to spend in the next budget year.
The extra money comes from an estimated 14.6 percent increase in property tax income and $3.6 million from th
Dick Schmidt drew heavily on his experiences in the Caribbean and as a sailor and pilot
when writing his book, The Boy and the Dolphin.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Accountant. Developer. Pilot. Sailor. Philanthropist.
Dick Schmidt of Boca Ra
By Dan Moffett
MANALAPAN — Over the years, Manalapan’s Ronald Barsanti gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to help poor families, but he also helped them with his hammer and saw.
“Ron was a skilled carpenter who knew a lot about woodworking,”
DELRAY BEACH — Maryruth Price Pfeiffer, our beautiful mother and the heart of our family, went to heaven on June 9. She was born on the Fourth of July, 1928, in Dearborn, Mich. Maryruth was the daughter of the late Eleanore and Martin Price.
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Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Boynton Beach raw bar and restaurant.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Grab a seat toward the end of the bar at Boynton Beach’s landmark Hurricane Alley Raw Ba
The George Snow Scholarship Fund awarded $687,483 to 72 students headed for college. (L-R) Frank Feiler,
Helen Babione, Janice Williams, scholarship recipients Chrismine Louis, Erica Hennessy
and Lauren Smith, Ingrid Fulmer, Bonnie Halperin and Jon K
By Emily J. Minor
MANALAPAN — John J. Murphy, a proud Catholic Irishman whose young parents emigrated to America when they were still teenagers, died May 24 with his beloved wife, Pamela, at his side. He was 81.
A self-made businessman, Mr.
Jennifer Medici carries her son James, 5, during the Cason Color 5K Fun Run
in Delray Beach. Runners and walkers took part in the fundraising event on A1A.
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A 5.4-acre parcel at the south end of Highland Beach is the future site of the county’s Milani Park.
The land won’t be developed as a park for at least four years, but trespassers are holding
parties there, building bonfires and perhaps disturbing tu
By Steve Plunkett
Along with choosing a new president of the United States, Boca Raton voters in November will be asked to decide the fate of the city-owned Wildflower property.
The City Council decided to give voters the chance to choose “Yes”
By Sallie James
and Steve Plunkett
It’s not over yet.
Despite a court ruling that Boca Raton city officials erred in giving the Chabad of East Boca Raton permission to build a new synagogue and museum, Chabad officials aren’t giving up the fig
By Dan Moffett
Elected officials from six coastal communities will have some difficult decisions to make in evaluating the results of a study that examines the feasibility of creating a barrier island fire district.
The revised 130-page report
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton’s environmental advisory board supports moving quickly on getting money from the Florida Inland Navigation District and the county to restore Lake Wyman.
Steve Alley, chairman of the panel, showed City Council m
By Steven J. Smith
BOCA RATON — Jacqueline Becker led a remarkably active life, marked by a spirited determination to make a difference in the world, according to her grandson, Jon Becker.
“She was a very driven person, independent and quite
Lantana has a public beach, one of the requirements for under-the-radar beach towns in a nationwide survey by realtor.com. Above, the Ellis family of Lake Worth cools off in the water at the beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thur
Runners hit the pavement along A1A on June 25 for Cason United Methodist Church’s
Cason Color 5K Fun Run in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
Cason United Methodist Church held its first Cason Color 5K Fun Run, a fundr
By Steve Plunkett
Two commissioners of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District each drew two challengers for the Aug. 30 election.
Incumbent Dennis Frisch, a podiatrist, will face one-time City Council candidate Craig Ehrnst and medic
