By Mary Thurwachter
During the first week in March, Gov. Rick Scott signed off on the sale of A.G. Holley State Hospital in Lantana to a Boca Raton developer for more than $15 million.
“Now it is in the private sector and the devil is in the
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Chris Carter Davies grew up on the Jersey shore watching her mom be an active community member
and volunteer. Now she does the same thing as a Gulf Stream resident of the South Florida shore.
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Successful fundraisers
By Steve Plunkett
The old Boynton Beach high school will be a part of the city’s future at least a little longer.
City commissioners decided to keep the school’s local historic designation April 1 but restored its land-use designation to publ
Sacred Heart student Martina McManus, below with her mom, Kathleen, took this
prize-winning photo at the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
Photos provided
By Emily J. Minor
She’s 11, which means she likes miniature golf a
By Ron Hayes
MANALAPAN — Robert P. Strauss loved his family, opera, ballet, museums — and the town he called home for 27 years.
“My father truly loved being in Manalapan,” his daughter, Kimberly Strauss, recalled recently. “He and my mother t
The Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa strives to maintain the same great service
and amenities from its days as a Ritz-Carlton.
Dignitaries and attendees take part during the March 7 unveiling of the Eau Palm Beach’s new sign.
Guests relax in the lo
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Natalie A. Kahler of South Palm Beach passed away on Feb. 5. She was 86.
Mrs. Kahler was born May 21, 1927, in Toledo, Ohio. Shortly after World War II, she was vacationing with her parents, in Hollywood, Fla. As she was st
A cement truck travels through the intersection of East Royal Palm Way and Southeast First Avenue
on the east side of a new apartment complex being built by Kast Construction for Ram Residential.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Susan Bain and Laura Gawne, owners of www.Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com.
2013 third place-winning wedding dress
designed by Carol Touchstone.
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INSET BELOW: Rick and Pat Howard, owners of Sklar Furnishings, will be named Small Business Lea
Lifeguard Dylan Kosten with the wandering goat.
Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
It took a while, but Dylan Kosten finally got his goat.
After work early last month, Kosten, a part-time lifeguard for Boca Raton Ocean Rescue, was heading to a
Coach Howard Schnellenberger was honored on his 80th birthday by hundreds of supporters, including football legend Joe Namath.
Schnellenberger and his wife, Beverlee, share a kiss to celebrate the end of the entertainment. Tim Stepien and Jerry Lower
By Cheryl Blackerby
The Palm Beach County chapter of the nonprofit International Dark-Sky Association gave 23 Boca Raton condominium associations awards for making their lighting more efficient and turtle-friendly.
The awards were presented a
The twin arches of Sanborn Square were dedicated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 28.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Two distinctive arches that Boca Raton officials hope will become downtown landmarks now greet vi
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
By Rich Pollack
It is a Palm Beach County tourist season best defined by storms.
Snowstorms in the rest of the country, no storms to speak of in South Florida and the perfect storm of an improving economy plus pent-up demand and strong promot
Protesters chanted in the fountain area between Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club and
the Boca Raton Resort to protest George Zoley, president of the GEO Group.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
About a dozen human-rights activists prot
Highland Beach Town Clerk Beverly Brown swears in Commissioner Dennis J. Sheridan
during a special commission meeting March 12.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Incumbent Highland Beach Town Commissioner Dennis Sheridan narrowly
By Rich Pollack
The long-awaited $850,000 renovation of Highland Beach’s Town Hall is finally underway. Construction crews began demolition late last month.
Expected to continue through the fall, the project is designed to unite the Police De
The book of a lifetime – the life of Boca Raton philanthropist and community activist Florence A. “Flossy” Keesely — will soon be available.
The memoir that’s been more than a year in the making, will be unveiled on Keesely’s 100th birthday
Coach Howard Schnellenberger was honored on his 80th birthday by hundreds of supporters, including football legend Joe Namath.
Schnellenberger and his wife, Beverlee, share a kiss to celebrate the end of the entertainment. Tim Stepien and Jerry Lower
