Gulf Stream Civic Association Board Member Dan Lounsbury presents a check for $15,000 to Gulf Stream Police Chief Gary Ward. The donation will be used to purchase three video systems and digital video recorders for police vehicles used by the Police
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Supporters hope that water taxis like this one in Fort Lauderdale will soon be plying the waters of Palm Beach County. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
Water taxis may soon be traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach County.
The County
Blair Adams (brother and man of honor), Linda Adams (bride’s mother), Brittany Adams Manimbo (bride), Daniel Manimbo (groom) and Dave Adams (father of the bride) celebrate the couple’s wedding at Harbour Island in the Bahamas. Family photo
By Jane S
The Plate: Jerk Chicken
The Place: Temple Orange, the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach, 100 S. Ocean Blvd., Manalapan; 533-6000.
The Price: $28
The Skinny: We always try not to be a jerk, but sometimes it happens.
At least it’s a happy happening when it means
The Rev. William “Chip” Stokes of St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church in Delray Beach has been elected the bishop of New Jersey.
“I am humbled beyond expression,” Stokes said after his May 3 election over eight other candidates. He leaves Florida on Aug. 1 a
Students practice breathing exercises during a Meditation and Mindfulness seminar facilitated by Charlene Wilkinson at Unity of Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Meditation dates back thousands of years. In modern times
Standing shoulder-to-shoulder and toe-to-toe with arms crossed in supplication, members of the Isamic Center of Boca Raton participate in a midweek prayer service. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Muslims have joined Christians and Jews t
A ‘family’ portrait of the seniors in Arden Moore’s household: (l-r) Chipper, 10; Cleo, 10 and Murphy, 14. In dog years, Arden is 10. A dog’s age in human years is calculated on age and weight. The old saying that one year in a dog’s life equals se
By Greg Stepanich
The American painter Mary Cassatt is best-known for her paintings of women and children, but this month at the Norton Museum, patrons have the opportunity to see four of the Impressionist artist’s works on paper.
The four work
Ron Standerfer, of Gulf Stream, looks over memorabilia and photos from his days as a fighter pilot for the U.S. Air Force. His adventures — and misadventures — were all fodder for his first novel, The Eagle’s Last Flight. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Sta
By Tim O’Meilia
Crosswalks and pedestrian signals will be installed at A1A and Woolbright Road despite the objection of neighborhood residents and the Ocean Ridge Town Commission.
Five days after commissioners voted 3-1 to oppose the state-funded pro
By Tim O’Meilia
Bowing to the pleas of two dozen nearby residents, Ocean Ridge town commissioners took a stand against the installation of crosswalks at the Woolbright Road and A1A intersection but that opposition may not be enough to stop the proj
The Coquimbo stands grounded on a reef in this 1909 image.
Photo courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library
See more photos from the wreck | Watch video from Coquimbo
By Cheryl Blackerby
Steven Dennison walked out of his home in Briny Breezes on a
The Broadway Entertainers perform at Flossy Keesely’s Pathway to the Stars show April 21 at Mizner Park in Boca Raton.
Keesely marked her 99th birthday April 18 with a reception at her Highland Beach condominium. Among the visitors was Henrietta, C
A high-rise would fill the former Bank of America land at Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue. Rendering provided
By Thomas R. Collins
Towers of offices, rental apartments, shops, restaurants and a hotel would further fill in the Boynton Beach downt
I sprayed and soaked and bleached, but nothing would remove the big, green blob from the front of my favorite white, rip-stop cotton Bermuda shorts. Wouldn’t you know it? Right when the temperatures are inching upward and the snowbirds are gone. This
May is one of my favorite months. It marks the end of the busy season here. Even though we have to say goodbye to friends for a few months while they travel north, or to the islands, or maybe overseas, there are some perks for those of us who stay pu
By Tim Pallesen
The waterfront restaurant chosen for downtown Boca Raton must compete in a popularity contest.
The city will ask restaurant developers this month to submit proposals to build on two acres of city-owned land immediately north
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana officials revealed a conceptual plan to turn a one-acre site on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway into a passive waterfront park with 31 parking spaces.
The site, at 106-120 N. Lake Drive, just north of O
Tom Lynch and Marc De Baptiste started the Delray Beach chapter of the Boys and Girls Club in 1997 and have helped it grow ever since.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
Every community has people like Tom Lynch and Marc De Baptiste
