By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners have grudgingly agreed to give the owners of the town’s five-store business district a three-month extension to submit plans for overhauling the 60-foot-deep strip at 5011 N. Ocean Blvd.
But they warned
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By Rich Pollack
Marsha Love’s The Cat at Cason Cottage may be the only children’s book set in Delray Beach that includes a cat named Clarabelle, a series of friendly ghosts and, of course, lots of local history.
Love — a descendent of early
By Tim Pallesen
Fishermen have won the right to fish for sharks off all but the public beaches in Delray Beach.
“There’s nothing good about shark fishing near a public beach,” Mayor Cary Glickstein said as city commissioners reached a compr
INSET BELOW: Barbara Sella’s vizsla, Ridley, was killed seven years ago by a car speeding around a curve and past her house.
By Mary Thurwachter
On Hypoluxo Island, residents can watch palm tree-framed sunsets from their front porches and bird w
By Dan Moffett
Town Council President Sue Thaler says Briny Breezes got its “wrist slapped” in December when the Palm Beach County Office of Inspector General released a report criticizing how the town does its business.
But it was really m
Dr. Joe MacInnis relaxes at the beach in front of his home in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
MacInnis with film director James Cameron.
Photo provided
By Cheryl Blackerby
Dr. Joe MacInnis can see the Atlantic from his home in Delray B
INSET BELOW: Manalapan Officer David Hul
By Dan Moffett
Town officials have moved to fire a three-year veteran of the police department over the officer’s handling of a February incident involving employees at Manalapan Pizza.
The town
Alice ‘Nainie’ Weems Weaver holds a painting of her father,
Dr. Nathaniel Marion Weems Sr., Boynton Beach’s first doctor.
Town Clerk A.U. Peterson (left), Dr. Weems Sr., vice mayor, and Mayor Marcus A. Weaver
at the dedication of the shuffleboard co
INSET BELOW: Mayor Susan Haynie
By Mary Thurwachter
Fresh out of a two-day goal-setting session, Mayor Susan Haynie outlined Boca Raton’s goals and priorities during a State of the City address to the Federation of Boca Raton Homeowners Associa
By Mary Hladky
The creative team behind Delray Beach’s successful Arts Garage is now breathing similar cultural life into Pompano Beach.
The nonprofit Creative City Collaborative, which launched and manages Arts Garage, was selected by the Pomp
Temporary stop signs at Gleason Street and East Atlantic Avenue require a three-way stop.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Motorists are urged to use caution after stoplights on East Atlantic Avenue near the ocean were removed in late
By Tim Pallesen
A proposal to allow personal watercraft rentals at the Atlantic Avenue bridge has coastal residents in an uproar.
City commissioners will hear the proposal to rent watercraft such as Jet Skis and Waverunners at the Deck 84 rest
Marny Glasser poses with a bombardier jacket
that her late husband, Harold, wore during World War II.
Harold Glasser was presented with this tiara in honor of his service to the Miss Universe pageant.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The arts have
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach Mayor Donald Clayman says people shouldn’t be misled by the silence from the Paragon Acquisition Group since the developers pulled out of a March workshop on their Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn project.
Clayman says
By Tim Pallesen
A proposed state law to regulate sober homes failed to pass the Florida Legislature, frustrating coastal residents who sought the state’s help.
“It’s deeply disappointing that certain legislators in Tallahassee did not take t
By Jane Smith
The grande dame of Boynton Beach is showing her age — again.
As the Boynton Woman’s Club nears its ninth decade, its 16 original windows and 20 sets of original French doors need to be redone. The cost would be between $300,000 a
Michele Walter has been chosen to be the club’s president for the 2014-16 term. She takes over
duties from Kay Baker. The new Boynton Woman’s Club Executive Board (from left):
Evelyn Weicker, Pat Waldron, Barbara Wineberg, Maria Forastiero, Joan Whit
By Jane Smith
About 50 Boynton Beach residents gave up five hours on a recent Saturday to brainstorm ideas for the 17-acre Town Center.
The four-block area, bounded by Boynton Beach Boulevard on the north and Seacrest Boulevard on the west, hou
By Willie Howard
West Construction, the company that sued the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency over the contract for the new Harbor Master building under construction at Boynton Harbor Marina, will not seek an injunction that could hav
At Captain Clay & Sons Fish Market in Delray Beach are (from left) Zack Brand,
Capt. Clay S. Brand, Clay Brand Jr. and Reed Brand.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
Captain Clay and Sons Fish Market at 308 NE Fourth St., Delray
