Christopher O’Hare in his Pineapple Grove Designs factory. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Video: Firehock Memorial Reef
By Cheryl Blackerby
Christopher O’Hare first started worrying about the fish in Lake Worth Lagoon when he moved to Ocean Ridge in
Local dive-boat operators have been busy booking trips to dive sites where large schools of goliath groupers can be found. © 2012, John J. Lopinot, www.johnjlopinot.com
By Cheryl Blackerby
Divers from around the world have been booking trips to l
By Tim O’Meilia
Officials of south county coastal towns fear that signing on to a regional beach management plan now in the works would cost their taxpayers money without guaranteeing any new sand on eroding beaches.
Several environmental g
Marsha Love is a descendant of Delray Beach pioneers. She will participate in the Delray Beach Historical Society’s ‘Christmas at Cason Cottage: A Designer Showcase House.’
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
When it comes to local pedigree, few can compe
By Tim O’Meilia
After two years of negotiating, the town of South Palm Beach and its new five-member police union agreed on their first three-year contract, which gives officers a $1,500 bonus in the first year.
On the cusp of imposing a one
By Tim O’Meilia
Spurred by the fears of oceanfront residents, Manalapan Police Chief Carmen Mattox has asked Palm Beach County recreation officials to close all of Ocean Inlet Park at sunset, including the south section in neighboring Ocean Ridge.
By Tim Pallesen
Ocean Ridge residents would lose quick response to burglar alarms and 24-hour access to Town Hall if the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office takes over town policing, a new analysis shows.
A code enforcement officer also would ne
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Jack Hake didn’t have any family. No sisters, no brothers. No aunts and uncles.
His parents, Paul and Louise, had been dead for years.
And so, when Mr. Hake died on Oct. 9 — taken to the hospital for the recu
By Angie Francalancia
People displaying a disabled parking tag no longer automatically get free parking at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park, located within Ocean Ridge.
Boynton Beach city officials made the decision during their budget workshops ea
By Tim O’Meilia
Ten years ago, a gang of four Point Manalapan residents made a federal case out of voting districts in Manalapan, where oceanside residents had half the U.S. census-tallied residents but twice the number of seats on the Town Comm
By Rich Pollack
Two women who have been instrumental in creating historical archives in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach are, or soon will be ... well, history themselves.
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Last month, Boynton Beach’s historical archivist Janet DeVrie
Daniela Nikolova-Popova demonstrates an equation during the conference Group Theory, Combinatorics and Computing, held in Highland Beach. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Libby Volgyes
It doesn’t matter that Daniela Nikolova-Popova has studied an
Colette Vavrus (left) and Taylor Redd celebrate their robotic car’s parking success. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
In a bright, sunny classroom — the bright part being the students themselves — two seventh-grade girls a
Between the two of them, Connie Wichman and owner Bruce Wenzel have worked more than 95 years at the store. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
When Bruce Wenzel started operating Mercer Wenzel in 1958, he lived in F
ABOVE: Guests can opt to have a massage by the waterfall at the pool.
By Mary Thurwachter
A decade has passed since Michael and Cheryl Crane scooped up a pair of plain-Jane 1950s apartment buildings and transformed them into a fetching boutique ho
National Philanthropy Day Luncheon
The Association of Fundraising Professionals - Palm Beach County Chapter will recognize leaders in the categories of Outstanding Philanthropist, Outstanding Philanthropic Private Foundation, Outstanding Philanthr
Golf historian Gary Wiren, 77, has assembled a collection of golf memorabilia,
including trophies, antique clubs and these vintage images. Photos from the Wiren Collection
By Craig Dolch
Even the casual golf fan knows Jack Nicklaus won the most
Amaretto pumpkin cheesecake is a twist on tradition. Recipe
Students take instruction from Rey De La Osa at Publix’s Aprons Cooking School.
Students peel potatoes for a dish at Apron's Cooking School.
By Jan Norris
Your repertoire might be tired
Note: Events are current as of 10/26. Please check with organizers for any changes.
November 3-10
Saturday - 11/3 - SPIN® Class at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. Held seven days a week on the boardwalk. Sunrise to 9 am and 4 pm t
A pair of Monarch butterfly caterpillars denude the stems of a milkweed.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Whether you are riding your bike, taking a stroll or driving your car along A1A in Delray Beach, keep an
