Thomas the Train is always a popular activity. Photo provided
By Shelley Gilken
Breakfast with Santa is an old tradition at the Boca Raton Children’s Museum. For 21 years, families have come to this special event each year for the classic Santa C
By Christine Davis
The former Manalapan Fl. oceanfront home of the late Generoso Pope, founder and publisher of the National Enquire, is for sale yet again.
Located on three acres at 1370 S. Ocean Blvd., it is undergoing extensive renovations t
The Delray Beach Bike Club hosted a one-hour Human Powered Delray Bicycle Safety Awareness Ride
in October. The cyclists, complete with police escort, rode east across the George Bush Boulevard Bridge
in an effort to draw attention to the need to rep
WORKING: The town of Ocean Ridge spent $450,000
to finish a drainage and pump project last year on Coconut Lane,
a street that used to flood on a regular basis. Photographed at peak high tide, the system is working.
NOT YET: Sarah Mitchell looks for
Lois Pope
Photo provided
By Emily J. Minor
It’s a Thursday, just a little past midmorning, and Lois Pope is watching the NASDAQ on a flat-screen TV hanging in her office. The television’s small, and clearly she could afford something bigger.
If all of the negative campaign ads flooding the airwaves this midterm election have you feeling like you don’t want to vote for anyone, because they won’t tell you where they stand on anything, I understand.
At The Coastal Star we don’t do end
Nilsa McKinney is chairwoman of this year’s Women of Grace Luncheon.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
For Nilsa McKinney, it’s a good day when she gets to kick off her shoes and stroll along the beach in shorts and a T-shirt.
And
I have lived in Ocean Ridge since 1988. Those years have been eventful. Once I opened my mail box to come face to face with a large red snake about twice the diameter of my wrist. With my heart pounding out of my chest, I slammed the door shut an
I am writing in hopes that you will be interested in the other side of the story you recently printed about Manalapan police grievances.
The union was accepted in Manalapan as the result of poor management that was evident by the huge turnover
Christine Ashburn, Citizens insurance VP, works with Candy Alexandra to review her insurance policy.
With Sen. Maria Sachs looking on, Bobby Jurovaty encourages members of the crowd to talk to their agents.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
INSE
By Dan Moffett
In August, Ocean Ridge town commissioners rejected a last-ditch proposal from the Sivitilli family to renovate their beleaguered commercial building at 5011 N. Ocean Blvd.
As it turns out, however, that was only a penultimate
By Dan Moffett
The hostilities between the town of Gulf Stream and two litigious residents appear destined to get a whole lot more hostile in the weeks ahead.
And the case the town is preparing against Martin O’Boyle and Christopher O’Ha
Waves from Hurricane Sandy damaged many seawalls in Manalapan. This photo taken Oct. 30, 2012,
shows the Arcaini estate (left) and its adjoining lot. The musician Yanni’s estate, right,
lost its seawall and had damage to the swimming pool and home.
F
By Mary Thurwachter
The director of sales and marketing for The Carlisle Palm Beach and her husband have been charged with money laundering, organized fraud and grand theft.
Lantana police arrested Natasha Deonath and her husband, Rodney Ja
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach council members have come to the conclusion that it doesn’t make much sense to have term limits in a town that has trouble finding candidates willing to serve in the first place.
“We’re not a very large town,” sa
Steven Abrams (Republican, incumbent)
Age: 55
Education: Harvard University, George Washington University Law School
Marital Status: Married,
two children
Residence: Boca Raton
Experience: Appointed to the County Commission in 2009 and was elected in 201
Maria Sachs (Democrat, incumbent)
Age: 65
Education: University of Maryland, Boston University, University of Miami (Juris Doctor)
Marital Status: Married, three children
Residence: Delray Beach
Experience: Elected to the Florida Senate in 2010, reelecte
Candidate Profiles: State House, District 89 | County Commission, Seat 4 | Florida Senate, District 34
By Steven J. Smith
The polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4, as voters across our area will once again cast their ballots for candidate
Bill Hager (Republican, incumbent)
Age: 67
Education: University of Northern Iowa, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Illinois
Marital Status: Married, two children
Residence: Delray Beach
Experience: Elected to the Florida House of Represe
By Tim Pallesen
The city has ordered a halt to new downtown development applications as city commissioners try to agree on new height and density limits.
Commissioners are split over whether to limit new buildings to four floors and 30 resi
