By Jane Smith
An 18 percent annual increase in your flood-insurance premium is a hefty hike, but it beats the 25 percent that many coastal homeowners were facing.
A new federal law caps increases at 18 percent for primary residences. Owners o
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Newly elected Jordana Jarjura and reelected Al Jacquet.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Newcomer Jordana Jarjura upset incumbent Angeleta Gray in the March 11 city election, possibly shifting the balance of power on the Delray Be
The owners want to rebuild the Seagate Yacht Club with 10 townhouses and a clubhouse.
Rendering provided
By Tim Pallesen
Plans to rebuild the Seagate Yacht Club are drawing positive response from coastal residents south of Atlantic Avenue.
Dawn Toimil started a multiple myeloma support group.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
When Dawn Toimil’s doctor sent her for pre-op clearance for foot surgery, she figured it was a routine test. Instead, he discovered an abnormality
Delray Beach Police Detective Matthew Naparstek monitors the crowd
in front of The Blue Anchor Pub during the city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
More children and less alcohol made a better St. Patric
By Cheryl Blackerby
The little olive ridley sea turtle rescued on Lantana Beach on Christmas Day is on the road to recovery at Loggerhead Marinelife Center.
“She was moved into a bigger tank because she had been bumping her head against the s
Police Officer Robert McAllister of the Ocean Ridge Police Department
wrote up four different bicyclists who ran a red light on A1A.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Law enforcement officers along the coast of Palm Beach County – fr
A 1940s aerial photo of Hypoluxo Island, viewed from the north,
with the original bridge that was replaced in 1950.
Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County
Narine Ebersold, 87, has lived on Hypoluxo Island since she was a you
By Dan Moffett
After a spate of hiring in recent weeks, the South Palm Beach Police Department is at full strength for the first time since last summer.
During a period of rare turnover, the department lost its chief last fall when Roger Cran
Council members reflected on the career and life of former Mayor Marty Millar, after word came from Lantana police that he had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on March 23.
Millar, 67, served four years as a town councilman and two year
By Jan Norris
Delray residents must be suffering from a serious sweet tooth — the number of shops that slake a sugar craving are mushrooming in downtown.
From sexy, fashion-themed cupcakes to delicate French macarons, towering Tiffany box cakes
New Ocean Ridge commissioners Richard Lucibella (left) and James Bonfiglio
pose moments after being sworn in on March 19.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission had put off making the hard decisions about a
Manalapan Town Clerk Lisa Petersen administers the oath of office to Commissioner-Elect Clark Appleby,
left, Commissioner-Elect Ronald Barsanti and Vice-Mayor Louis De Stefano in the Manalapan
Commission Chambers on March 25.
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By Cheryl Blackerby
The last of four beach renourishment projects is underway, and it’s up against an April 30th deadline that may not be met if rough seas continue.
Work on the project at Boca Raton’s north beach started March 23. The dredg
More than 100 Briny Breezes residents waited their turn to congratulate Ed Gass,
who retired after more than 10 years of working in maintenance.
When resident Thelma Gannon commented,
“You’re the best gardener Briny has ever had,” he replied,
“Well,
Jim McCormick (left) and Bobby Jurovaty are sworn in as aldermen.
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes is considering joining with neighboring communities in a plan to install a network of security cameras that would photograph the license plates of mo
The Plate: Chicken Breast Wrap
The Place: Chris’ Taverna, 4774 N. Congress Ave., Boynton Beach; 223-2868 or christaverna.com
The Price: $9.75The Skinny: Our culinary advice this month to folks on the barrier island: go west.
Chris’ Taverna’s original lo
By Thomas R. Collins
A Senate bill that would give the state more oversight of homeowner associations, and impose a $4-per-year fee on every parcel to pay for it, has drawn opposition from an area alliance of property owner associations, which sa
By Mary Thurwachter
A poll of Hypoluxo Island property owners by the town of Lantana showed 60 percent favored extending a natural gas line to the island. But not everyone was happy with the result or the voting process.
Many islanders appear
The city has won the right to force Waste Management Inc., to competitively bid for the right to serve the city after a judge ruled the city broke its own rules when it approved a 10-year, $65 million, no-bid contract with the waste hauler in 2012
