The 324-foot ship Lady Luck was scuttled in 120 feet of water off Pompano Beach
on the afternoon of July 23, adding to the dive destinations already in Shipwreck Park.
Photo provided by Elaine Fitzgerald
The Ana Cecilia begins taking on water off Sin
Dog trainer Bob Burnell is an advocate for responsible care of pets, including not locking them in vehicles.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
After parking your car in a shopping center lot on a typical hot, humid August day here in Pa
The giant game room at Boomers in Boca Raton contains activities for children young and old,
from mazes to video games to dance jams to redemption games.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
It’s hot out there.
Weather experts recommend you (and
The Boca Raton Boys & Girls Club hosted the Tower Hill Youth Soccer Tournament, a new youth program
in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Florida and Tower Hill Insurance. Tower Hill committed to
conducting tournaments and soccer clinics feat
WPTV-TV news anchor Michael Williams was the featured speaker at the Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club’s May program, which addressed the state of politics in America. The club meets monthly, disseminating information ‘straight from the tiger’s mouth.’ ABOVE
The Boca Raton Garden Club installed Patty Moum (left) and Emilie Palmieri as co-presidents for a two-year term. Donna Berger, the District 10 director of the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs, conducted the ceremony, which included the installation
‘Educating and equipping citizens with opportunities to help themselves’ is one of the organization’s guiding principles, and its board did just that when it approved $1.2 million in community-impact awards to 23 area nonprofits. ABOVE: (l-r) Recipie
Soroptimist International of Boca Raton / Deerfield Beach welcomed members to its annual gathering to laud 18 winners of the Soroptimist Service Awards, given to charities that share the mission of working to improve the lives of women and girls loca
The Woman’s Club of Delray Beach once again distributed more than $10,000 to city-based organizations that serve women and children, high-school and college students and organizations supporting the arts. During a ceremony, club members distributed e
The Spirit of Giving Network’s inaugural Back to School Bash drew supporters from Boca Raton to Palm Beach to outfit children with backpacks and school supplies. TOP: (l-r) Karen Sweetapple, Sue Diener, the nonprofit’s executive director, Sheila Auca
The Plate: “Mile High” turkey sandwich
The Place: Flakowitz Bagel Inn, 1999 N. Federal Highway, Boca Raton; 368-0666.
The Price: $10.95
The Skinny: I’ve been going to the place that is Flakowitz Bagel Inn since it was the Bagel Queen back in the ’80s
The City of Boca Raton invited the public to welcome the USA National Miss Scholarship Pageant contestants during a Parade of States at Mizner Park on July 12. More than 200 delegates competed for more than $300,000 in scholarships. Tim Stepien/The C
Make a short drive up A1A next month to cash in on specials offered at 14 Palm Beach restaurants during September’s Flavor Palm Beach. The restaurants will serve three-course lunch menus starting at $20 and/or three-course dinner menus from $30.
Part
Workers from Office Depot enjoy lunch at Deck 84, Delray Beach, which offers $10 lunch deals. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
With winter
residents away
and crowds thinned,
reservations are a piece of cake at some of our
favorite restaurants. To sw
The proposed site plan for the revamped Plaza del Mar.
The proposed facade of the new anchor grocery.
Watch a video walk-through at www.thecoastalstar.com.
Renderings and video provided by Cuhaci & Peterson
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan commissioners g
By Jane Smith
Rogue sober homes are so overwhelming south county coastal communities that leaders of the three largest cities are grasping at anything that holds promise to protect their neighborhoods.
They all want a seat on the Palm Beach Cou
Public record: 1) a record required by law to be made and kept; 2) a record made by a public officer in the course of his legal duty to make it; 3) a record filed in a public office and open to public inspection.
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‘The accomplishments are not generated by the manager but by the commissioners,᾿
says William Thrasher, Gulf Stream town manager.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Gulf Stream ranks high on a short list of South Florida communities th
By Dan Moffett
A strong economic tailwind is assisting Manalapan commissioners as they begin a series of budget workshops.
Property values in the town continue to climb — up 9.9 percent over last year, nearly 3 percent above the Palm Beach Coun
By Mary Thurwachter
A weeklong effort by police and the Hypoluxo Island Property Owners Association to slow traffic on South Atlantic Drive was successful, Lantana council members learned at a June 13 town meeting.
Lyn Tate, treasurer of HIPOA
