The Delray Beach Preservation Trust dedicated its message to the future in December, a time capsule that won’t be opened for a century.
The capsule, which is housed in the lobby of City Hall and celebrates the city’s centennial, contains photos of Del
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Saturday - 1/5 - 2nd Annual Delray Beach Fit Day at Old School Square Park, 51 N. Swinton Blvd. Local fitness, health and beauty businesses offer demonstrations, samp
Angel trumpets stand at one of the water features near the dining area at the Sundy House.
Photos by Jerry Lower
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
At the Sundy House in Delray Beach, you’ll find the Taru Gardens, home to 750 plant species inclu
Tennis pro David Bent took up croquet 14 years ago and recently played for the U.S. team at a tournament in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
David Bent wants you to know that croquet is more than just a backya
By Margie Plunkett
The Boca Raton City Council approved a measure to create a planned mobility district in the vicinity including the former IBM campus, but not before hearing from residents and developers who packed the chambers in a meeting that s
Newly planted sea oats in Highland Beach are expected to help stablize the dunes.
By Rich Pollack
With the impact of Hurricane Sandy still being felt along its coastline, the town of Highland Beach is seeking a consultant to determine what can
Pressure on areas of the feet may heal other body parts.
Health & Harmony Calendar
By Paula Detwiller
Can applying pressure to the soles of the feet create a healing response in our internal organs?
That’s the theory behind reflexology, a type o
Larry Thomas Jr., general manager of Salt 7 restaurant, crosses Northeast Second Avenue at Atlantic Avenue in downtown Delray Beach. City officials say downtown Delray Beach is especially attractive to multifamily housing developers because the city
By Mary Thurwachter, managing editor
The start of a new year is invigorating. It’s not so much about resolve (as in “I resolve to lose 10 pounds” or “I resolve to be more timely with my thank-you notes)” as it is about beginning anew. A new year is
Suzanne Bower of coastal Delray Beach is involved with this year’s 20th Annual Caribbean Cowboy Ball, which benefits the George Snow Scholarship Fund. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Linda Haase
For Suzanne Bower, volunteering is as natural as bre
Days of pounding waves during Hurricane Sandy left much of Delray Beach eroded. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
Delray Beach’s beach restoration, part of a routine, 10-year renourishment plan, will start in February, but beach p
About a year ago, TLC Recovery rented a 7,000-square-foot home on the Intracoastal Water in the Cove neighborhood in Deerfield Beach. At the same time, the Caron Foundation purchased two homes in Delray Beach of comparable value.
Delray residents wer
The Boca Raton Police Department has a fleet of unmarked cars that include hybrids.
Photo from Boca Raton Police Chief Daniel Alexander’s Facebook page
By Rich Pollack
There was a time when you could spot a police car, marked or unmarked, a mil
By Rich Pollack
The cracks are back along Highland Beach’s 3.5 miles of walking paths, and town leaders say something needs to be done soon before someone gets hurt.
The Town Commission, in its December meeting, agreed to explore the cost of puttin
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Gertrude Dombroski started spending her winters here in 1953 and became a permanent resident in the early 1980s.
She left, from her own bed, at 6:35 p.m. on Nov. 28, holding her daughter’s hand as I’ll Be Home For Chris
By Emily J. Minor
OCEAN RIDGE — Henry “Hank” Gribensk, 60, a veteran of the U.S. Army who many years ago used his opportunities in the military to get off drugs and turn his life around, died Dec. 5.
Mr. Gribensk was a well-known and well-loved pro
Park Ranger Gery Moran puts out barricades after sunset to close off a portion of the parking lot at the Boynton Inlet. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Ocean Inlet Park has gotten a new tenant — and its parking lot is being closed
By Tim O’Meilia
If the South Palm Beach police bargaining unit signs a three-year contract in the next month or so, the five members will each get a $1,500 lump-sum bonus.
The town’s other six full-time employees will get zip.
At its Dec. 18 meeting
By Cheryl Blackerby
DELRAY BEACH — Carl Smith spent most of his life putting smiles on the faces of those around him.
At Miramar Gardens in Delray Beach, he was known as the easygoing golfer and tennis player whom everyone called “Doc” — the guy with
By Rich Pollack
Pets can be clever, and sometimes, no matter what you do, Fido and Fifi will find a way to spring themselves from the confines of home or yard.
Now, the Highland Beach Police Department is taking extraordinary steps to help reunite
