Three-year-old Yorkshire terrier Peaches,
who has been named America’s Top Dog Model,
poses in a pet relief area at Palm Beach International Airport.
Peaches no doubt will make regular use of PBIA’s new pet relief areas,
at the eastern and western e
Kevin Anderson of Gulf Stream waves to the crowd during the U.S. Open.
Photo by UltimateSports.com
By Steve Pike
Any good professional athlete worth his or her salt will tell you that every pitch, every pass — and, in Kevin Anderson’s case, every
Related story: Police advise precautions during Halloween festivities
By Janis Fontaine
Halloween is more popular than ever, but the days of trick-or-treating door-to-door are fading fast. Less than a third of costumed kids plan to walk around
A scary, skeletal guard greets visitors who dare to enter the spooky grounds
for Halloween in the Hammock at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton.
Photo provided
During Halloween, we throw many of our rules out the window, according to offi
Amara (l-r), Ari and David Kaiyalethe pose in the ground floor of the new home they are building in Boca Raton to be within walking distance of Chabad of East Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
David and Amara Kaiyalethe a
By Tao Woolfe
A massive kapok tree dominates the walking path behind the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Its raised gray roots, covered with thorns, stretch toward the walkway like a dragon in the sun.
Longtime golfers and members of the club sa
By Rich Pollack
Thanks to significant increases in overall property values and several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of cuts to the town’s proposed 2015-2016 budget, Highland Beach residents are likely to see their municipal tax rate drop for th
By Sallie James
Boca Raton would add four code enforcement officers, four firefighter/paramedics and five new police officers under a proposed 2015-2016 municipal budget that holds the line on property taxes and adds two new programs and new perso
By Steve Plunkett
The proposed Houston’s restaurant at the old Wildflower site will have a breathtaking view of the Intracoastal Waterway, but it won’t have docks, the developer says.
And a fence will block access on the waterfront walkway to t
By Rich Pollack
During meetings with residents concerned that a new U.S. Customs Station at the Boca Raton Airport would generate more noise, airport leaders realized they could be doing a better job of telling the airport’s story. “That was t
By Rich Pollack
With their library in transition following the departure of its longtime director, Highland Beach town leaders hope to find out more about a private company that manages libraries for communities across the country.
During a Fl
The 24-unit, nine-story luxury condo will be built at 327 E. Royal Palm Road.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
While two recent downtown Boca Raton development projects garnered impassioned opposition, the 24-unit 327 Royal Palm condominium has
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is taking fundraising to a new level — asking fellow museums for donations.
It recently asked the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, which operates the Children’s Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park, to
Kelly Martin, an environmentalist with Palm Beach County Environmental Resources Management,
digs for a temperature-monitoring device buried more than two feet underground.
ERM intern Lory Gort downloads data from a monitor for later transfer into ER
Surfers prepare to take on the remnants of Tropical Storm Erika along the beach at Palmetto Park Road
in Boca Raton. Strong winds and choppy surf attracted surfers and onlookers to the beaches.
There was little sand left for beach walkers in front of
Delray steps up push for solutions
Packets of heroin and cash were seized during a recent arrest.
Photo provided by Delray Beach Police Department
By Thomas R. Collins
The heroin addict is unconscious, teetering between life and death.
A para
Akila Raja, Kelsey Diamantis and Stephen Erdo debate an answer. Their team, Donald Trump’s Toupee,
is among many that gather on Wednesdays at Two Georges in Boynton Beach to compete for prizes.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A team of doctors
By Steven J. Smith
By all accounts, John Bitove Sr. led an exceedingly rich and productive life, but according to his son, John Jr., he will be most remembered for his optimism.
“He saw opportunity in everything,” Bitove Jr. said. “When some
Water jugs frozen. Check.
Cash from the ATM. Check.
Gas for the generator. Check.
We were prepared for Tropical Storm (or maybe Hurricane) Erika. Then after days of blowing (and raining) through the Caribbean, she hit the mountains of
Irving and Barbara Gutin at their home in Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Over the years, Barbara and Irving Gutin have funded millions of dollars’ worth of projects in South Florida and previously
