Candy Evans waters her plot at Cason Community Garden. She and a friend got the garden started
in 2008 with 20 gardeners and 2,500 square feet; now there are 40 participants
and 5,000 square feet of thriving vegetable gardens.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal
Story and photos by Mary Thurwachter
Plaza del Mar, at the southwest corner of East Ocean Avenue and South Ocean Boulevard in Manalapan, is music to the ears of islanders who really don’t want to cross the bridge to shop. Visitors will find an a
Nine-year-old Kaden MacNeil of Lake Worth caught this 40-pound wahoo with a sardine Dec. 22
on The Lady K Drift boat out of Lantana. (l-r) Kevin MacNeil (proud dad),
Captain Bruce Cyr and proud fisherman Kaden.
Photo provided
A porkfish swims through elkhorn coral, a threatened species, on a reef off Pompano Beach.
South Florida coral reefs face threats from pollution, anchor damage, high water temperatures
and other factors. The public is invited to comment on proposals
Teens do some floorwork on the mat at Buddha Lounge in Delray Beach.
Students in Jo Boccassini’s class do a pose called rope sirsasana. For some kids, the stranger and more challenging the pose, the better.
Photos provided
By Janis Fontaine
Gulf Stream School students celebrate after winning their fourth consecutive division title
against rival St. Vincent Ferrer, which was previously undefeated. Gulf Stream School goalie Tyler Zankl (center)
runs with teammates (l-r) Landon Brady, Char
Traveler Olivier Le Carrer explores the world, and his impressions of puzzling over the world shared with Mashable. Carrer was the first who became interested in mystical places and once crossed the Bermuda Triangle. "I studied many mysterious place
Heifer International’s holiday gift catalog.
By Ron Hayes
You’ve probably found the catalog in your mailbox around this time of year.
Amid the booklets for gourmet cheese baskets, fruitcakes and holiday trinkets comes “The Most Important Gi
The fate of what has been dubbed the Arts Warehouse, a 15,000-square-foot building in Artists Alley purchased by Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency in 2010, remains as uncertain as that of the surrounding area.
Little has been done to
The media often catch a bad rap for giving excess attention to all things outrageous. How else do you explain the Kardashians and the current fascination with every utterance of the 2016 presidential candidates?
Blame it on the 24/7 news cycle. Blame
Al Hincken (center) walks west on Atlantic Avenue with two of his helpers, Thomas Smith (l), 29, and Bob Meyer (r), 64, to deliver food to the volunteers who help put up the city’s 100-foot Christmas tree (below). Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Luc
Brenda Gordon works on a commissioned painting at Artists Alley in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related story: Delray seeks grants, partner for plan to revive arts district
By Rich Pollack
The artists who remain in Artists Alley are
Related story: Highland Beach negotiations underway for fire truck, rescue vehicle and staffing
By Dan Moffett
Five coastal municipalities have joined to pay for a study to explore the feasibility of forming a barrier island fire district.
The
One proposal aims to widen sidewalks and preserve ocean vistas along A1A. Rendering provided by Bob Currie
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach residents will have to wait at least a year to see promised improvements along the 1.25-mile promenade along the mu
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing developers amended their lawsuit against Delray Beach to focus more on the current commission members and their actions, according to the updated complaint filed Nov. 20 in federal court for the Southern District of
By Ann Henson Feltgen
Saltwater intrusion leading to contaminated drinking water wells has long been feared in South Florida.
Billions of dollars have been spent on measures to protect our water supply — mostly paid for by utilities and their
By Dan Moffett
A Palm Beach County Circuit Court judge has echoed the words of a federal ruling in dismissing the town of Gulf Stream’s conspiracy complaint over hundreds of public records requests filed by residents Martin O’Boyle and Chris O’Har
By Dan Moffett
A familiar face is returning to the Manalapan Town Commission.
Basil Diamond, who served as mayor from 2011 to 2013 and six years as a commissioner before that, will fill the open Point Manalapan commission seat vacated by Tom Thornt
A comprehensive recap by Randy Schultz and Mary Kate Leming of the 1984 Karen Slattery murder and the status of her killer on Death Row won The Coastal Star journalists a top award from the Florida Press Club in its annual Excellence in Journalism Co
Artist’s rendering of the condos planned for the former site of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn. Rendering provided
By Dan Moffett
After months of silence, South Palm Beach officials and developer Gary Cohen are talking again about his Oceanfront
