By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach city commissioners are pinning their downtown development hopes on the 500 Ocean project, while they are concerned about the developer’s request for financial assistance.
For more than 10 years, developers have toyed
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Scott Greenberg is president and CEO of ComForcare Senior Services,
a private-duty home healthcare agency serving Palm Beach and Martin counties.
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Each Monday evening from 6-7 p.m., listeners to Seaview 95.9 FM, are
By Mary Hladky
If all goes as hoped, two South Florida public broadcasting television stations will complete a merger plan by this fall.
The new entity, South Florida PBS, would bring together WXEL-TV, which serves Palm Beach County and the Tre
BOYNTON BEACH — Garland “Smitty” Smith, age 76, of Boynton Beach passed away June 21 surrounded by his loving family. He was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Greensboro, N.C.
Mr. Smith proudly served in the US Army for eight years, worked at Florida Po
Producer Marc Bell’s $35 million Boca Raton home includes a home theater
that replicates the bridge of the Star Trek Enterprise.
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By Christine Davis
In June, CNBC’s Secret Lives of the Super Rich featured Tony Award-winning Jersey
By Emily J. Minor
GULF STREAM — As a young doctor, Gerald Fisk Dederick Jr. worked long hours — seeing patients in the office, making hospital rounds at least twice a day and eventually heading up the surgical department at a leading hospital in
Perrie and Ira Gurfein moved their Style Bar hair bar & day spa
from Sag Harbor, N.Y., to Palm Beach, just north of the Lake Worth Bridge.
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By Jane Smith
The owner of the Style Bar Day Spa came to the business accident
The loggerhead turtle was emaciated,
had been struck by a propeller
and had a 4-inch hook in her esophagus.
Crowds cheer as Phoenix the loggerhead turtle returns to the ocean on June 12.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
This transmitter placed by the te
Dark Sky Lighting can range from Old World-style lanterns (above) to contemporary fixtures (below).
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By Cheryl Blackerby
In the past two years, a deadly enemy of sea turtles has emerged: sky glow.
The low cloud cover in summer a
The Florida Department of Transportation installed 17 pedestrian crossing signs in June along State Road A1A in Boca Raton in the spirit of pedestrian safety.
The signs were erected on the double yellow lines in the center of A1A at 17 marke
Aesthetician Dalia Reichbart applies a mask to breast cancer survivor Annie Rolle of Fort Lauderdale
at the Spa Care Center in Boca Raton.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
For Susan Karsin, there’s nothing like a spa visit to relax a
The Friends of Gumbo Limbo recently awarded $15,000 in Gordon J. Gilbert Scholarships to future scientists and those currently doing research to further the mission of Gumbo Limbo — to increase public awareness of the coastal ecosystem through educat
By Rich Pollack
Concerns from residents of a Highland Beach neighborhood about debris in roadways surrounding construction sites has led town officials to take a new approach to reminding workers of the requirements for site housekeeping and parki
By Rich Pollack
It is a question for the ages, but with a bit of a twist in Highland Beach.
If a tree falls on the public right of way and no one is around to see it happen, does the adjacent property owner still have to replace it?
That’s
Boca Raton Beautification Committee Landscape Excellence Award winners
this year included the Harbor Point (above) and Luxuria (below).
Photos by Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Mayor Susan Haynie announced the winners o
Father Marty Zlatic prepares garlic bread in the kitchen at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Boynton Beach.
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By Tim Pallesen
The reason why gourmet Italian food is the rage at St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church dates back 35 years to whe
Stephanie Stanton poses with her dogs at her house in Ocean Ridge. Pictured from left are Sweet Pea,
Frankie and Teelee (being held), Sophie (white Maltese) and Frogman (on couch).
Stephanie Stanton’s product Dog Sprinkles, which includes
pumpkin s
Capt. Al Bitterling was Boca Raton’s first dredge captain, responsible for keeping Boca Raton Inlet clear for nearly 41 years.
Bitterling, now 85, retired in 2013.
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Capt. Al Bitterling stands on his barge sometime in the 1
Judith and Stephen Beiner created a trust to care for Max in the event they died before the dog.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Arden Moore
For more than three decades, attorney Stephen Beiner has specialized in family and matrimonial law, but l
By Jan Norris
The dress codes for fine dining restaurants relax in summer — and so do the prices.
Several dining specials are offered at restaurants throughout the area to make eating out more pleasant despite the humidity. It’s the perfect chance t
