Zicky Simon, class of 1942, shares a light-hearted moment with Rose Machek Sloan, who came from a flower-growing family and whose father was a beloved scoutmaster. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
It was a virtual who’s who of “Old D
Alcohol can now be sold on Sunday mornings at Delray Beach grocery and convenience stores.
City commissioners approved an ordinance change on Dec. 3, making Delray the last city in Palm Beach County to allow alcohol sales between 7 a.m. and noon on Su
Workers tear apart the last vestiges of the old Delray Beach pavilion on A1A, just south of Atlantic Avenue. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Construction is under way on the new $249,210 pavilion that will be the centerpiece to adorn Delray Beach’s mun
By Dan Moffett
At the urging of the town’s civic association, Gulf Stream commissioners are planning to take a hard look at their elections and consider changes to the charter.
Last month, the civic association sent a letter to the commission
By Dan Moffett
Probably the only population at Briny Breezes that’s shown any real growth over the years is its colony of feral cats.
Town officials say there are more than several dozen of the wild felines roaming the community, and soon ma
An artist rendering of the new logo for Eau Palm Beach.
By Dan Moffett
After grumbling for months over the loss of the Ritz-Carlton name at Manalapan’s landmark hotel and spa, town commissioners took a major step toward acceptance when they gav
Nancy Hurd sits with a few of children of the Achievement Centers. 2008 photo provided
By Rich Pollack
For 44 years, Nancy Hurd followed a simple guiding principle as she led Delray Beach’s Achievement Centers for Children & Families, a nonprofit
By Mary Thurwachter
Hypoluxo Island residents will be polled to see how many of them are interested in having a natural gas line extended onto the island. If at least 60 percent support the project by the end of January, the town of Lantana will
The Lantana Town Council gave a thumbs up to a $195,965 contract to build boat docks at Sportsman’s Park Boat Ramp.
Mayor Dave Stewart said the town had entered into an agreement with Palm Beach County in 2008 for $300,000 to pay for docks a
By Steve Plunkett
Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park’s name is the only thing changing there at least until next summer.
City Commissioner David Merker asked in September for a report on how much money Boynton Beach could collect if it charged par
By Steve Plunkett
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency may be getting tired of the slowness of negotiations to lure a law firm and 200 new jobs downtown.
Board members voted Nov. 12 to give One Boynton LLC, which owns most of the
Roland Wood carries on a tradition he started in 1950 as a 13-year-old Boy Scout, when he was the first person over the then-new bridge at its dedication ceremony. Wood also was the last person over that same bridge when it closed in March 2012. Car
I can’t really explain why I have written a children’s book about a sea star named Rosie — although, I do fancy myself a writer, and The Coastal Star’s masthead does feature a sea star.
So … mix those elements with a friend’s recommendation
Michael Matriccino, Delray Beach Club maitre d’, welcomes a group of women
to lunch at the club, from which he is retiring after 35 years.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michael Matriccino visits with club member Luise Forman in 1994 at the Delray Be
Tim Paller stands with the wine bottle that carried a message sent by Russian newlyweds in Cuba. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Early on the morning of his mother’s death, Tim Paller went for a walk on the beach.
“I was just watching the sun
By Dan Moffett
With year-end holiday celebrations coming up, South Palm Beach residents won’t have to worry about government officials dipping into the town’s coffers and making merry to excess.
That’s because the Town Council has adopted a “
The Coastal Star staff was honored Nov. 2 with first-place awards in environmental news coverage, opinion writing, news photography and feature page design by the Florida Press Club during its annual awards banquet.
Competing with other month
By Cheryl Blackerby
The subject was climate change, and Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, admitted early on, “I know I’m preaching to the choir here in southeast Florida.”
Perciasepe was the fea
This $450,000 Rolls-Royce Phantom can be yours if you buy
the $12.75 million Boca Raton home that comes with it.
Courtesy photo
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By Christine Davis
Here’s an interesting way to obtain a limited editi
A view of the planned Atlantic Crossing project seen from Atlantic Avenue at Veterans Park. Rendering provided
By Tim Pallesen
City commissioners will review Atlantic Crossing, the $200 million proposed centerpiece for East Atlantic Avenue, one
