The Florida Department of Transportation is finishing work at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Venetian Drive.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will have thinner landscape islands at the east Atlantic Avenue inte
By Rich Pollack
John Boden was driving south on State Road A1A after dark and approaching a pedestrian crosswalk a few months ago when he happened to see the silhouettes of two women and four children in the headlights of a northbound car.
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Mayor Steven Grant (left) works the crowd at the Boynton Beach Firefighters Fishing Tournament
& Chili Cook-Off at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Steven Grant just can’t stop smiling.
“Mayor Taylor had
By Rich Pollack
Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies and local law enforcement officers now have the ability to ban individuals who violate state laws or local ordinances in a county park from visiting that park again. And some repeat offenders co
Danielle Rosse at her Oceans 234 restaurant in Deerfield Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
One of the first things Danielle Rosse, then 19, did when she arrived in South Florida 16 years ago was to take a job as a waitress at the Ranch House,
By Jane Smith
The owners of the Riverwalk Plaza are proceeding with their plans to convert the aging waterfront shopping center into a mixed-use project dominated by rental apartments.
They plan to ask for a variance to be able to build 10 stor
MANALAPAN — William E. “Bill” Quigley, loving husband, cherished brother, beloved uncle and loyal friend, passed away peacefully at his Manalapan home on April 7. He was surrounded by love, the beauty of the music he cherished throughout his life
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Shirley Smith-Hill, a former flight attendant, business owner and the wife of Briny Breezes Mayor Michael Hill, died unexpectedly on March 30. She was 66. Born Nov. 1, 1949, to Edd Lee and Eleanor Smith, Mrs. Smith-
By Ron Hayes
BOYNTON BEACH — For more than half a century, Busch’s Seafood on North Ocean Boulevard was a showplace, the only restaurant along A1A between Palm Beach and Delray Beach.
And Lucy Bergman, who died on April 11 at 82, was its star.
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Police Department is destined for new digs in the old Department of Juvenile Justice building.
At its April 11 meeting, the Lantana Town Council discussed what to do with the old Juvenile Justice building at 901
By Mary Thurwachter
After allowing the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission one last time to meet, the Town Council voted on April 25 to abolish the group.
The council agreed that there was no longer a need for the commission, since that group an
By Mary Thurwachter
A Hypoluxo Islander who asked the Lantana Town Council to move a speed cushion on South Atlantic Drive didn’t get what he asked for at the town’s April meeting. The council did agree, however, to hold a workshop to discuss spee
By Dan Moffett
Developer Gary Cohen came to the April town meeting in South Palm Beach armed with two lawyers, an architect, an assistant and a 5-foot wooden pole.
Cohen and his Paragon Acquisition Group want to build a six-story condominium
This year, instead of flowers or jewelry or a colorful scarf that she may or may not like, give your mother a day away with someone she loves: You!
Vino Van Gogh holds a wine and dine and paint at the Tideline Ocean Resort in Palm Beach. Guests get i
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members unanimously voted preliminary approval for an ordinance that would restrict truck traffic on town streets.
Now the council will have to try to figure out how to enforce it.
The ordinance prohibits
A moving glass wall may enclose the Little House’s porch.
Renderings courtesy of AW Architects Inc.
Work proposed for the Oscar Magnuson House.
By Jane Smith
Craft beers and tapas are coming to two new restaurants on Ocean Avenue.
The owne
Artists James Knill and Amanda Johnson at their gallery in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
Step into the Amanda James Gallery and be prepared to be enveloped in a world of vibrant textiles, breathtaking photos and bri
Even with the 2015-16 social season coming to a close, board, committee and staff members at local nonprofits remain busy planning events for 2016-17, including the George Snow Scholarship Fund.
Debi Feiler, vice president of program services, ann
The stars were shining as the Michael & Madelyn Savarick Trust presented a special event in the Countess de Hoernle Theatre that featured New York City Ballet principal dancers Megan Fairchild, Gonzalo Garcia and Daniel Ulbricht plus several other ar
Guests were treated to celebrity stories by entertainment attorney Donald Ephraim and antiques dealer to the stars Bruce Newman. Ephraim’s experiences working with movie reviewers Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, as well as Newman’s encounters with Woody
