Lois Pope
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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.
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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
The Mar Lago Beach Club stood on the south side of the Boynton Inlet. It was torn down in 1974.
INSET BELOW: The former owners, Martha and Leon Robbins.
Photos provided
By Mary Thurwachter
During World War II, hotels along the coast were called
The corner of Atlantic Avenue and southbound Federal Highway.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Federal Highway will be a traffic bottleneck in downtown Delray Beach this winter as a $12.5 million construction project continues.
A group of “Pirate Princesses,” who attend Morikami Park Elementary School in Delray Beach,
pose for a photo with the owners and staff of Naked Hair Salon & More
during Trick-or-Treat Along the Avenue, which took place Oct. 25.
Tim Stepien/The Coasta
Water floods part of the northbound lane of A1A
in front of Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa
during October’s king tides.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
The high tides of October invaded areas of Manalapan that only torrential downpours
