Members of the Boca Raton Community High School unit of the Navy Junior ROTC
stand at attention during a Memorial Day Observance at the Boca Raton City Cemetery.
Philip Vale, WWII USCGC, and fellow veterans honor members of the military
who were kil
To everything there is a season.
Tourist season is over, sea turtle season has already started and hurricane season officially begins on June 1. Must be summer.
This time of year our Coastal Star staff takes a bit of a breather and we scale bac
By Rich Pollack
Minutes after being censured for violating bylaws, a member of the Boca Raton Airport Authority abruptly resigned, but not before raising questions about the salaries of airport staff, specifically the airport director.
Dave Fre
Jaana Moisio with (l-r) Caroline, 7, Lauren, 11, and Moisio’s husband, Tom Bennett. The girls have three piggy banks marked ‘save,’ ‘spend’ and ‘share.’ The ‘save’ money goes to the bank to pay for college and the ‘share’ goes to the Children’s Home
Sea Ranch Club’s entrance is dominated by native sabal palms.
Photo provided
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
On May 15, a perfect spring day, about 30 people gathered in the council chambers at Boca Raton City Hall to learn what properties were the r
By Tim Pallesen
The developer of Atlantic Crossing has hired veteran local architect Bob Currie to redesign the controversial project to win City Commission approval.
Commissioners approved 356 rental apartments on the East Atlantic Avenue property af
By Cheryl Blackerby
Officials in Boca Raton and Delray Beach were surprised and elated when they were notified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in early May that they will receive long-awaited restoration money for beaches damaged by Hurricane
By Thomas R. Collins
That Tweedle Dee, that Tweedle Dum, that Ku Klux Klan-esque hood labeled “satire,” and a mule labeled “Mayor” on the side of Martin O’Boyle’s house?
They’re “not just paint.”
They’re constitutionally protected free
After a nationwide search, the Wayside House board of directors has named Boca Raton resident Cathy Cohn as the agency’s new executive director. Cohn comes to Wayside House with nearly 30 years of experience in providing fiscal, strategic and o
By Steve Plunkett
The City Council quickly disposed of $5,600 in questions the county Office of the Inspector General raised in an audit of city expenses.
Council members voted unanimously that buying food for its three-day goal-setting session
By Thom Smith
Boca entertainment has never been like this. Bob James and Fourplay one week, followed by Molly Ringwald, then Larry Carlton, with James returning with David Sanborn on June 20 and Steely Dan at the Mizner Park Amphitheater on Sept
Members of the Greater Federated Women’s Club, Boca Raton Chapter,
celebrated the installation of new officers and a unique designer fashion showing
at Ruth’s Chris Steak House. Joining in the celebration were members of the
Boca/Delray Music Society
Julia Vassalluzzo served as hostess for an event featuring shopping, hors d’oeuvres,
wine, entertainment and door prizes, all for the benefit of the organization’s
Southeast Florida Chapter. Each of the more than 85 guests received a signed copy
of
By Thom Smith
Don’t think for a moment that Mary Jane Saunders’ resignation as president at Florida Atlantic University will allow the campus to resume its persona as a tranquil haven for higher education.
Granted, her departure was inevitable,
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream town officials are girding themselves for a long battle with unhappy resident Martin O’Boyle by dipping into town reserves for an extra $100,000.
Eight O’Boyle-related suits have been filed against the town since
Members of the mass choir swirl their flags during the performance. Photo by David R. Randell
By Ron Hayes
Devin Dykstra is an apple. His brother, Blake, is a banana.
On a Monday evening in May, as the two Manalapan brothers waited in a mirrore
The spring luncheon that raised $15,000 for Quantum House honored its 2013 nominees:
Grand Matriarch Sydelle Meyer, along with Melissa Potamkin Ganzi, Rosemary Krieger and Ruth Young.
The women were on display throughout the event via individual oil
By Tim O’Meilia
The Palm Beach County Inspector General has begun an audit of the financial operation of the town of Briny Breezes.
A representative of the Inspector General’s audit division has met several times with the town staff in April an
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal residents fear the Sandbar tiki bar might test the limits of Delray Beach’s new noise ordinance.
Ocean Properties, the owner of the tiki bar adjacent to Boston’s on the Beach, is asking the city for a conditional use per
Workers from Traffic Control Devices and The Florida Department of Transportation work on the wiring that controls the stop lights at the intersection of Woolbright Road and A1A on May 28.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
Work on the insta
