From fishing queens and charter boats
to tackle and trophies, Delray show reels in
history in a catchy way
Fishing around Delray Beach was portrayed in an alluring way to motorists who spotted this billboard.
The Wueppers, Smiths and others on Delray
Ron London and his wife, Leona, sit in the garden of the Abbey Delray community
where they live. Ron London has had two kidney transplants and is active
with the Kidney Association of South Florida.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lona O'Connor
A group of felines greets visitors near the entrance of the cat sanctuary.
(L-R) Ariel Milrad, Ulla Oest, Thomas Raabe and Benilda Milrad at God’s Creatures
Great and Small Sanctuary in rural Lake Worth.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ard
Emily Stokes of the Reef Environmental Education Foundation measured each of the 655 lionfish
brought in by eight dive teams in the Gold Coast Lionfish Derby.
Morgan Ingegno of Delray Beach and Barbie Amaro of Los Angeles were among the curious
who s
William Romac of Delray Beach shows fine form while catching a football at Palm Beach Sport Camp.
He was one of dozens of kids taking part in non-contact sports games.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
The giant spinning tops in downtown West Palm Beach can be ridden, pushed,
pulled or simply used as a bench for an outdoor lunch break.
Photo by VMA studios
(L-R) Sofia Giddings, 6, Riley Melvin, 6, and Paris Woolley, 7 — students at
Trinity Lutheran
By Steve Plunkett
City officials erred in giving the Chabad of East Boca Raton permission to build a new synagogue and museum on Palmetto Park Road east of the Intracoastal Waterway, a three-judge panel of the county’s Circuit Court ruled.
City Counc
Fresh tracks from a nesting sea turtle are seen at sunrise in Ocean Ridge.
Sea turtle monitors Zachary Levitetz and Joan Lorne inspect loggerhead tracks and mark a nest in Gulf Stream.
Sea turtle monitor Staci-Lee Sherwood marks the location of a log
Friends of Delray Dog Beach held a demonstration May 7 in hopes of raising awareness
and gaining approval for dogs to be permitted on part of the public beach. The demonstrators gathered
in front of the city’s beachside pavilion.
Among the signs: ‘Su
Our “Village by the Sea” is being placed at risk by Delray Resolution 71-015, unanimously adopted by the City Commission in December.
The resolution commits the city to a 3,000-mile “urban Appalachian Trail” that connects 15 states along the
Note: Events are current as of 5/27. Please check with organizers for any changes.
June 4-July 2
6/6-10 - Fun 5 Camp at Boynton Beach Art Center, 125 SE 2nd Ave. Field trips, arts & crafts, games, more. Ages 5-12. 7:30 am-5:30 pm. $140/resident; $140/n
By Jane Smith
Property values continue to increase by double-digit percentages in Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency area.
When the county property appraiser released its 2016 taxable value estimates on May 27, the numbers showed a 13.2
Susan Oyer stands on Ocean Avenue where her father had a real estate/insurance office.
The plaque honors Charles Pierce, the Barefoot Mailman.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
Boca Raton Community Middle School teacher Susan Oyer t
This is when they come. During these early summer months, the females labor up the sand on primordial missions to find safe locations to bury their eggs. They have been doing this on our shore long before air-conditioning was invented and condos
By Dan Moffett
Developer Gary Cohen and two of his lawyers spent more than an hour trying to persuade the South Palm Beach Town Council to vote on a charter amendment measure that might allow him to build his condo project 5 feet higher on the old
Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen gave students
at Gulf Stream School advice on how best to become a writer.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
“The job of a writer is to entertain,” the writer began. “If you can’t tell a st
By Rich Pollack
Plans to sprinkle license plate recognition cameras throughout the barrier island, derailed more than a year ago when the state refused to allow them on its rights of way, are getting new life thanks to advanced technology.
Now
By Jane Smith
The legal bills continue to mount in the Atlantic Crossing case while the downtown project remains on hold during federal litigation.
In mid-May, the developers filed their fourth amended complaint in their federal lawsuit against
Lantana Cub Scout Alex Beardsley holds back a tear while remembering his grandfather,
Ed Beardsley, who served in the Army in Panama. Alex was part of a group
of Delray Beach Scouts that replaced a worn American flag at the intersection of A1A and At
By Dan Moffett
New Yorker Allen “Chick” Behringer started coming to Briny Breezes for visits in 2002 and then bought a residence here in 2008.
When he heard about the recent opening on the Town Council created by the resignation of Ira Friedman,
