Gumbo Limbo revamp, restaurant could be among changes
By Cheryl Blackerby
A new Gumbo Limbo Nature Center building, a restaurant on Red Reef Executive Golf Course and development of the 15-acre Ocean Strand, which has been closed to the public fo
Jestena Boughton, with her dog, Lucy,
in front of the Colony Hotel on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
The size for future buildings on Atlantic Avenue is suddenly up for debate after a plea to city c
Surfers enjoyed a few days of 4- to 12-foot waves along much of the county’s coast.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
The bottom of the boardwalk at the Lantana Beach disappeared with the waves.
Recently planted sea grapes in Ocean Ridge were mo
This rendering of ‘New Mizner on the Green’ was part of a mailer sent out by the developer to 12,000 Boca Raton residents.
Rendering provided
The project, dubbed New Mizner on the Green, would sit on nearly 9 acres on Southeast Mizner Boulevard.
Ren
By Rich Pollack
Voters in Highland Beach will be asked to give town officials a green light for a multimillion-dollar water improvement project that will include replacing 60-year-old water mains and making additional enhancements expected to impr
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach officials are hoping the third time will be a charm when it comes to finding a contractor to enclose two terraces at the public library.
The town has $150,000 set aside for the project in its current budget,
By Sallie James
Preserving the city’s history would be easier if owners of historic properties were eligible for federal tax credits. At least that’s the way the chairman of the city’s Historic Preservation Board sees it.
Rex Nichols is hoping
Developers of Tower 155 agreed to modify the original proposal to 140 feet at its highest point and 170 condos.
Rendering provided
By Sallie James
Plans to increase the height of the proposed Tower 155 condominium project and reduce the number of
By Cheryl Blackerby
The renourishment project for Boca Raton’s north beach was plagued with strong winds and big waves that stopped work, but in the end the project was finished ahead of schedule.
Dredging was completed Dec. 13, two weeks shy o
By Steven J. Smith
A couple who had recently moved to a beachside neighborhood in southern Boca Raton were both struck and killed by a car on Dec. 17, while attempting to cross a dark patch of State Road A1A in Deerfield Beach.
At 7:06 p.m., Fr
Shelves begin to empty in December at the Winn-Dixie in Boynton Beach’s Riverwalk Plaza.
The store is planned to close by mid-January.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
If you shop at the Winn-Dixie in Riverwalk Plaza on the corner of Federal Highway
Lion LX1 Electric Bike by BESV
Biking is a great way to get fit in 2015
The Coastal Star's top 12 cycling products
By Teresa Bono
Want to get fit in 2015? Why not dust off the old Schwinn and go green, too? Experts agree that the simplest New
Megan is rescued on Lantana Beach on Christmas Day 2013.
Coastal Star file photo
Meghan gets a sendoff south of Key West on Dec. 11, 2014.
Photo provided by Melanie Bell
By Cheryl Blackerby
The little olive ridley sea turtle that washed up on the
• Pack ’N Pedal Basket and Tour Rack by Thule (www.thule.com) Travel in style with this sleek and roomy basket that’s a gigantic step up from traditional wire and wicker Grannie baskets. Rack is easy to install and mounts securely. Great for commute
INSET BELOW: Dr. Matthew D'Alessio; Dr. Andrea Klemes; Dr. Robert Mellman; Dr. David Ahlquist.
By Linda Haase
Mention you’re going to get a colonoscopy, and you’ll usually get a look of sympathy. Perhaps an earful of some graphic jokes. Or, eve
Do you want to expand your horizons in 2015?
Happily, guidance from the ancient esoteric arts of Numerology and Astrology reveal 2015 is a particularly auspicious year for growth and expansion. To take advantage of the cosmic benefits of this year, f
Whether you choose to let the trees tower over you or to view them close-up, each
has its own charm. A couple hold hands while they cross a bridge over a flowing water feature.
The multicolored bark of a Rainbow Eucalyptus.
A honeybee works the blo
Aquira Leon celebrates having a reliable car. ‘The car that I received was the answer to my prayers,’ she said.
Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
Wheels from the Heart, a charity that finds reliable used cars for single mothers, has won hearts on t
Ruby van Rooyen led the Altar Guild at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in making needlepoint altar chairs
and kneeling cushions, including this one, her favorite.
Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Ruby van Rooyen was a dancing angel at S
Siena Ridolfo holds her baby Jesus prior to the blessing of baby Jesus crèche figurines. Following the blessing, participants wrapped their baby Jesuses to place under the Christmas tree. This was to be the first gift opened on Christmas morning as a
