By Sallie James
A city decision to allow construction of a four-story beachside mega-mansion on an undersized oceanfront parcel is having a ripple effect.
In the wake of the controversial Dec. 8 City Council decision, the Greater Boca Raton
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For a child living on beachfront,
intrigue of wartime was exciting
Seen from the Atlantic Ocean is the Sanborn house (left), where Dr. Peter Barrett
recalls a suspected spying incident took place in 1942. The Boca Raton Villas ar
at the center and th
By Rich Pollack
After months of negotiation, the town of Highland Beach is close to signing a fire and rescue service agreement with Delray Beach that would make it possible to have a new fire truck and a new rescue truck in its station.
Last
New Highland Beach Library Director Lois Albertson (left) with Suzi Hayes,
who is stepping down as the director of the library but will stay part time, working 20 hours a week.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Lois Albertson and the H
'There is no one here who can guarantee how this is going to unfold,’ state Rep. Bill Hager said
about a new bill targeting dubious practices associated with the drug-rehab industry. He spoke during
a news conference at Delray Beach City Hall. ABOVE:
Ocean Ridge Town Clerk Karen Hancsak sits at her post on the Town Hall dais. She retires Jan. 29.
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge is bracing itself for a case of institutional amnesia the likes of which few communities have ever s
As I sit at my desk the day after Christmas — with several extra pounds on my waist and a purring office cat on my lap — I think about how much there is to be thankful for as we slip into the New Year.
Because I’m in the business of publishi
A domestic abuse survivor, Jeannette DeOrchis will co-chair AVDA’s Heart of a Woman Luncheon on Jan. 20.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Jeannette DeOrchis has a great career as a certified financial planner and senior vice presiden
By Dan Moffett
During Jamie Titcomb’s interviews for the Ocean Ridge town manager’s job last summer, he told commissioners that one of his strongest attributes was an ability to assemble talented teams of employees. Titcomb didn’t have to look
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach officials took the high road when responding to the second amended complaint filed by the Atlantic Crossing developers in federal court for the Southern District of Florida.
The response, filed Dec. 14, kept to th
In your last issue, I read a letter submitted by Ed Harris of the National Humane Society. In it he suggests that the collection of ivory is a barbaric, horrendous and shameful hobby that should be ended.
It is well-known that his group is at
Florida Highway Patrol Officer Paul Croy speaks to a group of cyclists he pulled over in Highland Beach
after observing them violating a law regarding road-sharing. None of the cyclists received a ticket.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
By Dan Moffett
It should surprise no one in Gulf Stream that Mayor Scott Morgan and the town’s two litigious residents, Martin O’Boyle and Chris O’Hare, look back on 2015 with radically different opinions about their dueling court cases.
O’Boy
The new Florida congressional map includes redrawn South Florida boundaries:
District 21 - Ted Deutch
District 22 - Lois Frankel.
Deutch and Frankel have agreed to switch districts.
SOURCE: League of Women Voters
By Dan Moffett
After months of unce
By Steve Pike
It’s surprising whom you’ll find in a cemetery. Janet DeVries and Ginger Pedersen, for example, found such well-known West Palm Beachers as Burt Reynolds, Larry the Cable Guy, Ottis Anderson and Lois Frankel. OK, so none of these fou
By Steve Pike
New directions and construction mask some of it now, but there was a time — not that long ago — when Delray Beach truly was a Village by the Sea. Sandy Simon knows all about that. Simon, whose grandfather immigrated to Delray Beach
By Jane Smith
After months of butting heads on the future of the Old School Square grounds, the City Commission and Community Redevelopment Agency board sat down and agreed to redo the process to upgrade the green space, often called the “Cent
Tom and Mary Thornton laugh as they are presented with gifts at the Dec. 15 Manalapan Town Commission
meeting by Mayor David Cheifetz and Town Manager Linda Stumpf. Commissioners passed a resolution
honoring Tom Thornton, a former commissioner, for
By Dan Moffett
An engineering misstep will force Manalapan to keep weight restrictions on its Audubon Causeway bridge for a couple of months longer than expected while workers replace the aging span.
Commissioner Peter Isaac said when engineer
By Jane Smith
Drama continues to swirl around the iPic movie theater as it makes its way through the Delray Beach approval process.
The proposed luxury movie theater just south of the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Federal Highway will ha
