Sisters pose outside the original Florida Cenacle, in Manalapan.
Courtesy of the North American Province of the Cenacle
The entrance to the chapel at The Cenacle in Lantana. Ground was broken on the site in 1961.
The interior of the chapel at the Cen
Ron Wells at The George Snow Scholarship Fund office in Boca Raton.
Behind him are portraits of George Snow Scholarship recipients.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
During his years in the construction industry, Ron Wells lived in 2
Your articles are great (“Airport project can benefit wildlife as well as human life” and “Gumbo Limbo thawing out stressed turtles”), but to me they highlight the ridiculous waste of my grandchildren’s money as they are the ones that will either
Regarding your December article “Ocean Ridge closer to beach enforcement plan”:
No one has an issue with protecting property owners’ rights and that should include the dunes and sand. Since the commission is choosing to literally draw a line
“Tragedy on beach sparked change” in the December issue reminds me why The Coastal Star is such an asset to our community. Growing up in this area, I well remember this tragedy, and the ensuing events.
“All our moves and acts are aimed at ge
Erosion control lines show in light green and red, along with individual property lines shown in yellow, do little to offer guidance to police in cases of trespass.
Graphic provided by Engenuity Group Inc.
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge residents are
By Dan Moffett
Florida has a long history of strong and effective open government laws that have been the envy of other states.
The Legislature passed its first public records law back in 1909, Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes.
Then in 1
By Dan Moffett
One of South Florida’s longest-running building code disputes could be nearing an end after nearly a decade in the courts.
In December, Louis and Wendy Navellier sent a check for $232,000 to the town of Manalapan, a day before th
RELATED STORY: A look at Florida's Sunshine Law
By Dan Moffett
Around Gulf Stream, the names O’Boyle and O’Hare are routinely linked in the same sentence as if they were joined by an ampersand.
After all, for much of the last two years, M
In the Dec. 17 Palm Beach Post it was reported that two Boynton women in the Marina Village condominium’s penthouse apartment were arrested on charges relating to illegal drugs and prostitution.
I am very disappointed in the lack of openness
In a story in December’s Coastal Star regarding building heights in downtown Delray Beach, Mayor Cary Glickstein is quoted as saying the Community Redevelopment Agency’s support of a fifth-floor bonus program can be attributed to the CRA looking
Delray Beach has reached agreement with its police officers on a three-year contract that gives retroactive salary increases for the five years that wages were frozen.
The contract approved by city commissioners on Dec. 22 also reinstates meri
By Tim Pallesen
Plans for an iPic theater near Atlantic Avenue came to a temporary halt Dec. 15 after it appeared that the city of Delray Beach and its Community Redevelopment Agency had failed to communicate.
The CRA chose iPic Entertainme
INSET BELOW: Jeff Costello
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency won’t miss a beat when its executive director Diane Colonna leaves this month.
The agency’s assistant director, Jeff Costello, will take over the very
A trio of dogs enjoys the surf at Spanish River Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
It’s 7:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and Vince Jacobs is watching as his soft-coated wheaten terriers race down the beach, kicking up sand and dodging the
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach has another white knight charged with a big task of helping to jump-start its downtown.
This time, restaurant broker Tom Prakas has exclusive listings on two historic properties: the Ruth Jones cottage and the Oscar
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach officials wanted to keep their federal housing grants, so they are renovating their City Hall parking lot to comply with disability guidelines.
“The city receives funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Deve
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach’s search for a new town manager drew more than 70 applicants from municipalities across the country — and that included a chauffeur and a bartender.
“I wanted this to be the toughest decision you have to make,
By Willie Howard
Two women were arrested in the penthouse of the Marina Village condominium at Boynton Harbor Marina on Dec. 12 after meeting an undercover police officer in the parking garage and offering him sex and drugs.
According to a Boy
By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — As a boy in the tiny mountain village of Pietracamela, Italy, 90 miles east of Rome, Orlando Sivitilli learned to love the warmth of a good story well told.
“The snow could be 8 feet high, so people there gathered indoors, ke
