LEFT: Upstairs on the second floor, sharing a balcony with two guest suites, is a comfortable home theater with large screen and projector. RIGHT: The pool, which has a view of the ocean, sits adjacent to a loggia and family room that provide a qual
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Hailey Clark, a marine biology student at Florida Atlantic University and a volunteer for the Coastal Stewards, releases Sparrow, a green sea turtle, into the ocean on July 10. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Citing “ongoing financial
For the first time this week, Florida Department of Transportation crews came out in the daylight to continue their work removing all evidence of Delray Beach's colorful Pride intersection in the city's downtown Pineapple Grove business district. C
The revised plan for the downtown campus cuts commercial and residential square footage and keeps more recreation and green space. Memorial Park will get a new monument. Rendering by Terra and Frisbie Group
By Mary Hladky
As opposition to the city
Trial set to start in 2023 shooting at Berkshire by the Sea
UPDATE: Mark David Anderson's second-degree murder trial, scheduled for Sept. 22, was canceled on Sept. 9 by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Cymonie Rowe at the request of Anderson's defense
The remnants of Delray Beach's Pride intersection on Sept. 9 are seen after the state's transportation department came in overnight to try to remove the LGBTQ colors from the city intersection in downtown's Pineapple Grove. Photo provided by Delray
By Steve Plunkett
In a surprise move, Briny Breezes Town Manager Bill Thrasher has dropped his proposal to raise town taxes 98% and instead is seeking to keep the property tax rate the same as this year, at $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value.
Thrash
Wednesday morning at the beachAt 7:15 AM Sept. 3, a man was seen dragging a homemade boat from the dune in front of the Capri apartments in Ocean Ridge down to the shore and launching the boat into the ocean. He spent some time paddling close to sho
Nests took a beating from surf. Earlier, hundreds of hatchlings were rescued from sargassum. Still, it’s been a good year overall.
Rebecca Germany, sea turtle conservation assistant at Gumbo Limbo, hammers a stake back in the sand in Boca Raton on A
Related: Hurricane adds to heaps of trouble for sea turtle babies
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream town officials will continue their attempt to persuade residents who live on the oceanfront to shield their home’s lights from the beach and to use sea tu
Governor is angry; residents pour out hearts to city
Since 2021, the Pride flag’s colors have decorated the intersection of Northeast Second Avenue and Northeast First Street in Delray Beach. Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized the city’s refusal to erase
Boca Raton residents pack the Aug. 26 City Council meeting where Save Boca presented to the council 5,200 signatures on a petition geared toward stopping a proposed mixed-use development. It includes a new City Hall, Community Center, retail space an
A Glock 9mm handgun, bullets and a list of addresses were found in the suspect’s car. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Detective work by the Ocean Ridge Police Department combined with the use of crime-fighting technology helped lead to the arrest of
Related: Save Boca has its say, submits petitions for referendum
A Boca Raton City Council discussion on the proposed redevelopment of the city’s 30-acre downtown campus gave proponents a chance to push back on some of the residents’ objections and c
Related: The Coastal Star captures top honors — nine times — in annual competition
Here at The Coastal Star, we think a byline says a lot.
If you’re not familiar with newspaper lingo, a byline is the name at the top of a story telling you who wrote
A father and two children slosh through a flooded sidewalk along A1A after an Aug. 31 downpour. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Roadwork delays — along with standing water — raise concern
Related: Highland Beach: Sewer lining project could begin soon (
Marjorie Waldo stands among works by Delray Beach native McKinson Souverain in the Black Box Gallery, a showcase for emerging artists at Arts Garage. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kathleen Kernicky
When Marjorie Waldo was hired as president and CE
By John Pacenti
When is a fee increase not an increase? When you are in the other dimension known as Delray Beach, silly.
Public Works Director Missie Barletto told The Coastal Star that, yes, the city’s three parking garages will no longer be free d
By Jane Musgrave
Former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella lost his legal battle against two town police officers over his 2016 arrest at his former oceanfront home on Beachway North.
A federal jury in Miami on Aug. 22 rejected Lucibella’s clai
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission celebrated the career of Jean Hallahan, “a cornerstone of Town Hall,” who retired after two decades of service in important positions.
A proclamation was read by Town Clerk Kelly Avery at the Aug. 4 commission meeting
