Hundreds of people took part in the annual Memorial Day commemorative ceremony.
TOP: The Coastmen Chorus sings the national anthem. ABOVE: Boca Raton High School Naval Junior ROTC Officer Cadet Velasquez presents arms during the ceremony. RIGHT: A ca
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GULF STREAM — Born Feb. 4, 1961, in Hamburg, Germany, Gerti God grew to be a very independent woman who knew what she wanted. Though life did not come easy, she was never afraid of hard work.
Indeed, she worked with her husband, Daniel S. Mease, unti
DELRAY BEACH — Patricia Bancker Duane died May 10 after a long illness. She was 93.
Born May 30, 1930, in Mineola, New York, to Jean (nee Monahan) and Adrian Bancker, Patsy Ann was a descendant of the earliest Dutch settlers of Staten Island and grew
By Mary Hladky
People who use Brightline to get around South Florida were shocked to learn that the rail line was eliminating a monthly trip pass with greatly reduced fares and is de-prioritizing riders who use the train as a commuter service in favo
By Rich Pollack
The new Highland Beach Fire Rescue Department was in only its third week of operations when the call came that a construction worker had fallen off a building.
Within minutes firefighter/paramedics arrived and treated the man, who ha
Dozens of Highland Beach residents and elected officials board buses headed to the County Commission chambers in West Palm Beach on May 7 in hopes of stopping or altering the building of Milani Park at the south end of Highland Beach. Tim Stepien/The
By Anne Geggis
Six proposals for filling the Crest Theatre building with art programs — including one from the storied Boca Raton Museum of Art — appeared to fall flat in front of the Delray Beach City Commission, at least as a long-term proposition.
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Yvette Drucker has joined the 2026 race to succeed term-limited state Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, who represents Palm Beach County’s Senate District 26.
Drucker, a Democrat who announced her candidacy on May
The proposed Ocean One with apartments and retail outlets would fill the northeast corner of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Under the terms of a compromise deal between Hyperion Group LLC and the B
A yearlong State Road A1A resurfacing project through Highland Beach and a small portion of Delray Beach was planned to begin the last few days of May.
Initially the $8.3 million project was to include silt fencing and tree protection barriers on bo
It’s farewell to the small community post office tucked in behind Highland Beach Town Hall. Scenes from the last day:
ABOVE: Valerie Jacoby, the postal clerk for 24 years, is ready for retirement. Her plans were part of the reason the town decided to
Crews opened the new southern portion of the Palmetto Park Road bridge over the El Rio Canal to traffic May 29 as work shifted to the median portion of the bridge spans for eastbound and westbound traffic. All work on the new Palm Beach County bridge
By Mary Hladky
More than four years of effort by the Boca Raton Housing Authority to secure money and approvals to replace the dilapidated Dixie Manor public housing complex reached a major milestone on May 14 when the City Council voted unanimously
Hypoluxo Island resident Leah Mills and her daughter have come up with a ‘better-for-you drink.’ Photo provided
What 10 years ago was a summertime drink Leah Mills would serve friends and family is now a gin-based refreshment the Hypoluxo Island re
Ocean Ridge Garden Club member Britt Flanagan leads the club’s drive to send grade-school students to the Wekiva Youth Camp in central Florida. Eleven will go this summer. Photo provided
By Brian Biggane
An Ocean Ridge Garden Club program that start
This eight-bedroom Highland Beach estate at 2455 S. Ocean Blvd., completed in 2014 by Mark Timothy Inc., a luxury home builder based in Boca Raton, sold for $50 million in May. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Omaha businessman Steve Buchanan and
TOP: Evergreen is one of the oldest cemeteries in South Florida. BELOW: Landy Mizell, pastor at Maranatha Bible Church, photographs the Lyman family headstone in April at the cemetery. Photos by Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
Lantana cemetery gets makeover
Impact 100 Palm Beach County named the recipients of its annual grants totaling $984,600 to nonprofit organizations dedicated to serving South County. The winners were unveiled at the 13th annual event attended by 450 members and guests. Those receiv
Creative Waves Foundation co-founders Ali and Candy Tamposi served as hosts of an event to benefit the building of an enrichment center in Belle Glade. Cassadee Pope and Bianca Rosario — both foundation board members — performed, and area students di
The annual cinematic event reeled in more than $40,000 for the American Friends of Magen David Adom. Proceeds specifically will be used for the Marcus National Blood Services Center in Israel. ‘Through the Boca International Jewish Film Festival, we
