By Mary Thurwachter
Beachgoers expect to find water at Lantana’s beach — for swimming and wading and splashing along the shoreline. Historically, they could also expect to wade through water in the parking lot, too, after a rainfall of any signif
By Mary Thurwachter
Beachgoers expect to find water at Lantana’s beach — for swimming and wading and splashing along the shoreline. Historically, they could also expect to wade through water in the parking lot, too, after a rainfall of any signif
Dredging crews have been gathering sand and rocks from
the Boynton Inlet for months to improve the navigation there.
Some the the materials are being used to create the
Grassy Flats project west of the Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course.
Large rocks are
Garrett Dering
No matter how Gulf Stream decides to run its elections, Commissioner Garrett Dering says his days as a town commissioner are numbered.
“I have no intention of running for election this time,” he told commissioners. So, if you
Pipes and heavy equipment needed for the renouishment project
have been staged on the beach in Ocean Ridge waiting for calmer seas.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
A sand dredge moved from the Port of Palm Beach to Ocean Ridge
Kim Bates and Dominee Banks, vet techs at Imperial Point Animal Hospital of Delray, with dogs Ruby and Tikea, talk to Boca Raton resident Sophy Salsburg, with Shelby, on the dog beach at Spanish River Park. Photos by Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
Re
Related: Tailwaggers and owners lap up beach time in Boca Raton
By Steve Plunkett
Delray Beach dog owners, like any nonresidents, will pay $165 a year to bring their pets to Boca Raton’s new Bark Beach.
But Boca Raton officials wondered if t
By Dan Moffett
Five years and countless hours of deliberation in the making, the Briny Breezes’ comprehensive land use plan officially became the blueprint for the community’s future when it won the unanimous approval of the Town
David High is enjoying his life in ‘retirement,’ including an active lifestyle from his home. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Ten years ago, David High and his wife, JoAnne, joined some friends in attending a few meetings of the
South Palm Beach patrol officer Nick Alvaro is retiring
after 30 years of public service.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
South Palm Beach patrol officer Jason LaForte (center)
displays his life-saver medal with (from left)
his mother Rosanna LaForte,
The group that owns the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn is focusing
on immediate issues, such as restoring the sea walls.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Once a political hot button for the town of South Palm Beach, the Palm Beach Oceanfr
Donna Clarke (left) is taking over the helm of the Briny Breezes library from Lu McInnes. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Lu McInnes has closed the book on more than two decades as Briny Breezes’ town librarian.
And Donna Clarke is check
By Jane Smith
The town of South Palm Beach will offer its popular Spotlight series of lectures and music, starting Jan. 8 with a piano concert by the Tokyo-born Yoko Sata Kothari.
The music selections are offered twice a month on Wednesdays t
Sharks fill the water along the shore of Gulf Stream. Photo provided by Florida Atlantic University
By Cheryl Blackerby
Marine animals are coming south to Palm Beach County seeking warmer weather and water — ocean snowbirds, if you will.
Blac
Jeannette Bogart of Boca Raton hosted a popular cable-TV cooking show
in New York and has written several cookbooks on preparing healthful fare.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Many years ago, Jeannette Bogart was a stay-at-home mom in New York’s
By Sallie James
Using treated wastewater for lawn irrigation was a hard sell seven years ago when Victor Majtenyi first became Delray Beach’s deputy director of public works. But water restrictions changed that perspective forever.
“Now I can
By Steve Plunkett
Boynton Beach has dashed its dreams of soon seeing a thriving law firm, two residential towers and a flagship hotel downtown.
After almost a year of negotiations, the Community Redevelopment Agency on Dec. 10 withdrew its re
By Jane Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Frederic J. Puttlitz, 69, died Dec. 13 at Boca Raton Regional Hospital from pancreatic cancer.
Mr. Puttlitz was born Aug. 15, 1944, to Adalbert and Elizabeth Agnes Puttlitz.
He met his wife, Dorinda Lawhea
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — During her 11 years in Briny Breezes, Elaine McCormick took part in community shows, parades and clubs. She was also active at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church and VFW Post #5335.
And she earned a certificate fr
Palm Beach Travel.
INSET BELOW: Ron Reshefsky
Photos provided
By Christine Davis
Plaza del Mar in Manalapan is the new home for Palm Beach Travel and Allstate Insurance.
Annie Davis, owner of Palm Beach Travel
Carol Wittenberg
Rev. David Franco installed a charging station and meter
in his condo building for his Nissan Leaf.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Carol Wittenberg loves her 2013 Chevy Volt, a plug-in hybrid that runs on both g