Hudson at Waterway East, a new restaurant and upscale tavern owned by Sam Bonasso, will open mid October at 900 East Atlantic Avenue #22, in Delray Beach — the site of Old Calypso. The style and concept of Hudson will be classy casual contemporary Am
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Cameras along A1A and bridges can identify suspect vehicles
By Rich Pollack
Police departments along the coast of southern Palm Beach County are studying the feasibility of cooperating on an automated system to scan the license plates of every car
Researcher Janet DeVries channels her inner Nancy Drew to unearth the roots of a photo collection that portrays a Florida lost to time. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
In her search to learn the provenance of a centur
Cathy Conlin at Gulfstream Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Cathy Conlin would decorate the lifeguard’s tower in Gulfstream Park each year at Christmas.
Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Cathy Conlin does not see herself as a groundbreaking fem
Even though the temperature keeps rising, there have been no summer doldrums at The Coastal Star.
A larger space with better parking has lured us across the street and into a section of the old TD Bank on A1A just south of Woolbright.
By
Ann Margo Cannon with her 6-month-old son, John.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Ann Margo Cannon can remember growing up in Delray Beach and playing in the big yard of her family’s 1928 home in what is now the Del-Ida Park Historic
Previously suspended City Manager Louie Chapman cost the residents of Delray Beach $15,000 a month due to the current requirement of at least four commissioners voting in favor of a city manager’s termination. As of the settlement, with Chapman a
How often I see an elderly person struggling to navigate what used to be a familiar and comfortable world. Whether a trip to the bank, grocery shopping, a doctor appointment, all have become such a struggle and risk.
But what eclipses this ord
A passenger-side mirror was recovered at the crash scene.
INSET BELOW: Michael Russo
By Steven J. Smith
A car hit Michael Russo while he was riding his bicycle along A1A in the early evening of March 20, and authorities have yet to bring the perp
By Cheryl Blackerby
Loggerhead sea turtles will get another layer of federal protection Aug. 3 when 685 miles of coastal beaches in six states — including all of Palm Beach County’s beaches — are designated “critical habitats” for loggerheads.
By Rich Pollack
The South Florida Safe Roads Task Force, the driving force behind a stepped-up law enforcement effort along State Road A1A in April, will be at it again in September as it continues to promote the need for bicycles, motorists and p
A sign hangs from a truck parked in the Gulf Stream Town Hall parking lot.
Dan Moffett/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Hardly anyone expected budget problems to surface in Gulf Stream, one of South Florida’s most affluent enclaves — a place where
By Dan Moffett
Delray Beach commissioners are beginning a nationwide search for a new city manager and say they are committed to avoiding the mistakes made in hiring the last one.
The commission voted 4-1 on July 15 to approve the final details
By Dan Moffett
Town Manager Rex Taylor likes to begin budget talks by taking a look at what’s happened to property values in South Palm Beach during the last decade.
In 2008, the town’s taxable value was $429.2 million.
Then came the reces
By Dan Moffett
For about as long as anyone can remember, Delray Beach has budgeted money to groups that do good work in the community — supporting organizations such as the city’s Public Library, Historical Society and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Am
By Steven J. Smith
In southeastern Palm Beach County, the Aug. 26 primary elections will see six candidates compete for two School Board seats — Districts 4 and 7 — that represent a good deal of the county’s midsection.
In addition to the
Retiring Delray Beach Police Chief Anthony Strianese (front)
and Assistant Chief Jeffrey Goldman at their Delray Beach headquarters.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
They came up through the ranks together, one joining the Delray Be
By Ron Hayes
At noon on Aug. 26, 1964 — 50 years ago this month — a small group of men and women gathered at the Chamber of Commerce building to make history — and to make history matter.
With Ethel S. Williams as president and Roy C. Diggan
The Lantana beach parking lot has been raised and new metered kiosks have been installed.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
A drainage and paving improvement project in Lantana for the beach parking lot that began in February is ne
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners wanted to crack down on nuisance rentals of single-family homes last year when they passed an ordinance that set new fees and registration requirements for landlords and tenants.
While the law has helped
