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
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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
By Steve Plunkett
The pipes that bring saltwater from the ocean to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s fish viewing tanks need $2 million of repairs — and fast.
“Those poor fish — you just want to breathe for them. You want to give CPR because they’re
By Jane Smith
Attorneys for Delray Beach responded to an Atlantic Crossing lawsuit with a motion to dismiss on Aug. 18.
The developers sued the city in June claiming the city has not issued a site-plan certification that was approved in Novemb
The arts administrator credited with doubling ticket sales and developing a $5 million endowment at the Pennsylvania nonprofit he led for a decade has been named chief executive officer of the Delray Beach Center for the Arts. Rob Steele, form
Chris Yannuzzi, 59, who was forced out of office as Ocean Ridge police chief in January, rejoined the Boynton Beach Police Department in August.
Yannuzzi rose to the rank of lieutenant in Boynton and worked for the department for 25 years befo
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have narrowed their search for a new town manager to six candidates, and the list includes several familiar names from Palm Beach County and two former officials from Fernandina Beach.
The commiss
By Dan Moffett
Ed Slominski says he learned a good bit about conflict resolution while running successful businesses in the Northeast.
Where better now to use that knowledge than his adopted hometown of Gulf Stream, where there has been so much
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is appealing to oceanfront condominium owners to allow the town easement access to the beaches during emergencies and renourishment projects.
Town officials say they have no way of getting vehicles to the bea
By Jane Smith
This time, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency commissioners were unanimous at their late August meeting in awarding a $59,000 contract to analyze taxable values in each of its eight subareas.
The contract went to
Caleb Wiseheart, 8, visiting from Indiana, shows the 11.7-pound mutton snapper and another mutton snapper he caught July 17 while fishing on the Southern Comfort IV drift boat based at Palm Beach Yacht Center in Hypoluxo. Capt. Bill Cox, left, helps
By Dan Moffett
After serving 20 months as alderman, Barbara Molina has resigned her seat on the Briny Breezes Town Council, citing personal reasons.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have the time,” Molina said. “It’s been a pleasure working with this g
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan and Boynton Beach are looking into a deal to consolidate their water utility services and provide benefits to both communities.
Under the plan, Boynton Beach would take over Manalapan’s water plant and infrastructur
Voncile Smith, second vice president of the Boynton Beach Historical Society, protests the proposed demolition
of the 1927 Boynton Beach High School building.
Joe Skipper/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Public outcry and a proposal from a respe
