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In the July edition, one of the photographs was incorrectly identified in a story about Boca Raton Police Chief Dan Alexander and Capt. Josh Mindick being honored for their work in ejecting a squatter from a $2.5 million Golden Harbour mansion. Bot

By Dan Moffett 

    Hardly anyone in Delray Beach thought the first test of the city’s new noise ordinance would come in the form of a Zen riddle.

    But city commissioners found themselves trying to unravel a decibel mystery that seemed every bit a

Phoebe Wiener attended Girls Nation.

Photo provided

    Phoebe Wiener of Highland Beach took two unforgettable trips, and chances are both will have a major influence on her future career path. 

    Wiener, 16, who will be a senior at Atlantic High

Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton installed new officers to lead the organization

into its second year of community service. ‘This has been an extraordinary inaugural year

for this club,’ President Alan Kaye said. The inaugural year saw the club recei

Scott Simmons/The Coastal Star

The Plate: Oceans Crispy Calamari
The Place: Oceans 234, 234 N. Ocean Blvd., Deerfield Beach; (954) 428-2539 or oceans234.com
The Price: $12.99
The Skinny: Crispy calamari with a view.
That’s what sums up this little snack

By Rich Pollack 

    Highland Beach town commissioners, after their first look at a proposed $11.7 million budget, voted to keep the proposed tax rate for the coming fiscal year at $3.95 per $1,000 of assessed value, the same as the current tax rate.

By Mary Thurwachter 

    To make sure the new Ocean Avenue bridge is operational by the end of November, the construction company charged with the job sought — and received — permission to work evenings until 11 p.m. through Oct. 31. 

    GLF Constru

By Steve Pike 

    When most people think about golf, they think about what they see on TV — primarily Tiger Woods and the PGA Tour. But neither Woods nor the Tour lives in the real world of the golf industry — an industry that includes struggling eq

Green turtles mate in the surf off Gulfstream Park. 

Photo provided by Joan Lorne

By Cheryl Blackerby 

    Halfway into sea turtle nesting season, the research is coming in, and the numbers are both surprisingly good and unexpectedly grim. 

    Gre

Jane Rayner

By Jane Smith 

    HIGHLAND BEACH — Jane Householder Gehrett Rayner, 99, a chemist, college professor and “supermom,” died July 13. 

    She died at home from complications of a stroke, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Rayner gradu

BEFORE

AFTER

By Jane Smith

When you want to repaint your coastal home, how do you go about choosing a color?
Do you collect pages from home magazines that show pictures of houses painted in colors you adore?  Pick out colors based

Lawrence O'Daly    

By Ron Hayes

    OCEAN RIDGE — Lawrence O’Daly made his living selling toys and laughter. 

    As a producer of television commercials, he promoted Duncan Yo-Yos and Silly Putty.

    In the early 1960s, he helped develop and promo

The Rev. Canon William Stokes of St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church is surrounded by his family, including, from left, daughter Erin Potter, wife, Susan, and son Richard, as The Very Reverend Kathleen P. Gannon, curate, prays over them as Stokes begins his

Anne Marie Riviecco makes a point during the ‘You’re Never Alone’ discussion group. Rivieccio, 63, is the newest and youngest member of the group. Referring to her circle mates, she says: ‘They’ve all moved on and they’ve helped me to move on. We’ve

Inez Layne flies a dragon kite with her daughters Rhyan and Elle Fleisher, during Family Fun Day at The Cornell Museum in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Kelly Wolfe
    
What a kite is or isn’t depends on who’s flying it. It could be me

Ralph Papa gives painting tips to Boca Raton resident Trish Kahn outside his studio in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/
The Coastal Star

By Lucy Lazarony

    They meet. They paint. They chat and exchange ideas.  
    They capture the diverse beauty

Norah Long as Judy Garland in Beyond the Rainbow, at Arts Garage in Delray Beach. Photo by Amy Pasquantonio

By Greg Stepanich

   Something there is in the American character that loves its tragic heroes and heroines, and show business provides sever

AJ  Brockman with his service dog, Dre, a Labrador retriever that has been nominated for top honors at the American Hero Dog Awards. Photo provided

By Arden Moore

    Last year, I celebrated my Oct. 6 birthday in style — by getting a birthday hug fro

By Tim O’Meilia

Ocean Ridge town commissioners will consider giving town employees a 3 percent raise, buying two police cars, a tree-trimming bucket truck and an all-terrain beach vehicle, and replacing the town’s outdated computer system — all in n