On April 28, signs remained posted and Manalapan police were warning people
to stay off the beach north of the Boynton Inlet.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
For four days in April, the golden sand to the north of the Boynton Inlet was off limits
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Editor's Note: Confusion about beach access abounds
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge residents will get their chance to weigh in on a number of contentious public beach access issues at a much-anticipated workshop scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on May 6
Anastasia Neff, with an injured pelican she managed to save, makes it her goal to rescue and document pelicans.
Photo provided
By Cheryl Blackerby
An osprey with a fish in its beak flew overhead, a blue heron perched at the end of a pier and su
By Cheryl Blackerby
Palm Beach County joined Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties in 2009 to present the first Southeast Florida Regional Climate Leadership Summit. Elected officials from all four counties came together to discuss challenges an
By Ron Hayes
At 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 26, a 90-year-old real estate agent named Woody Gorbach took off from Palm Beach International Airport aboard a US Airways jet, bound for Washington, D.C.
At 8:20 that night, he returned.
In bet
By Mary Thurwachter
A proposal to redevelop the retreat property owned by the Catholic Cenacle Sisters into a high-end rental community took a step forward on April 23 when the Lantana Planning Commission gave its blessing to a needed zoning chang
By Mary Thurwachter
Rather than borrowing money from a bank, the town of Lantana will finance the extension of natural gas lines to Hypoluxo Island using money from its general fund.
In March, the Town Council directed Town Manager Deborah M
AmeriCorps members Michael Owen, 27, and roommate Cathy Hentschel, 23,
relax with their dogs in their pet-freindly Las Ventanas third floor loft apartment.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
AmeriCorps member Courtney Cambra works on spelling
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members are trying to figure out how to redefine the deputy clerk’s position so they can offer residents more access to Town Hall services.
The issue comes down to whether Deputy Town Clerk Lesa Shoeman
ABOVE: A conceptual rendering of the $1.6 million Harbor Master project that is under construction near the fuel dock at Boynton Harbor Marina. Rendering courtesy A.W. Architects.
BELOW: Construction is underway at the Harbor Master building near the
A bulldozer levels the sand escarpment in Ocean Ridge just south of Boynton Beach Oceanfront Park while beachgoers and sea shell collectors enjoy the beach. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
In a surprise move by the contractor, dr
Gloria Adams has worked at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts at Old School Square for 25 years, 23 of them as director of the Cornell Museum of Art. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
For 25 years, artist Gloria Adams has brought
Donna Schneier’s collection forms the show ‘Unique by Design’ at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Envelopes get pushed when art dealer Donna Schneier is involved.
The Manalapan resident’s latest coup is an envi
The $37 million Ocean Avenue Bridge, opened in November, features a designated fishing platform for fishermen and cast netters. Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
Palm Beach County has posted four “cast netting prohibited” signs
By Dan Moffett
After viewing an engineering consultant’s slide show and getting reassuring answers to another round of unsettling questions, the Manalapan Town Commission unanimously agreed to move forward with a plan to replace the aging Audubon
Police Chief Carl Webb and Town Clerk Yudy Alvarez were sworn in to their official positions. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Carl Webb’s career in law enforcement began in Pittsburgh during the 1970s when he volunteered as a reserve
Karen Marcil and Christina Auer show off items from Our Boat House in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park. The retail company was started in 2005 in Vero Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
You can thank Frances, Jeanne and Wilma for Boc
The former Boca Raton Bridge Hotel, now known as Waterstone Resort & Marina, will have its grand opening May 7. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
On May 7, Waterstone Resort & Marina, 999 E. Camino Real, Boca Raton, will celebrate its
By Rich Pollack
The YouTube videos and website postings flooded the Internet for days after the South Florida Safe Roads Task Force completed its weeklong initiative last month to increase safety among bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians on St
The Plate: Crab cake sandwich
The Place: Old Key Lime House, 300 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana; 582-1889 or oldkeylimehouse.com
The Price: $14.99
The Skinny: It was a dilemma anyone would envy: we were hungry, but not starving.
Did we want to gorge ourselves
