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     Maybe I had a little too much eggnog over the holidays, but as I contemplate a new year of covering our coastal communities, I’m going out on a limb with my Coastal Star wishes for 2014. Here goes:    

    Boca Raton: I wish the city would rega

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Parents and children are invited to a story reading and book signing at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach. Meet the creators of Rosie's Song following the 10:30 a.m. shark feeding. The regular

Join us at Delray Beach Center for the Arts on Sat. 12/14 for a book signing of Rosie's Song along with live music and tons of children's activities!

Entertaining is in Jesse Furman’s blood.

Furman, who was managing director at Jupiter’s Atlantic Theater and a teacher at the Atlantic Arts Academy, both of which closed this year, also performs comedy as part of the Jove Comedy Experience. He still

Marie Nofsinger has been one of the area’s leading singer-songwriters for decades.

Fortunately for audiences, she shows no sign of slowing down.

“I’m working with James Kalamasz, who owns Spectrum Studios in Fort Lauderdale,” she said. “We releas

By Tim Pallesen

    Everyone wants it clear that Delray Beach loves dogs — but city officials will continue to outlaw them on the municipal beach.
    “We all love our dogs, but we just can’t police it,” city manager Louie Chapman Jr. told city commiss

By Cheryl Blackerby

    Storm fronts with 30-plus mph winds throughout November stalled four beach renourishment projects.
    The dredge was originally scheduled to start work on the south Boca Raton beach Nov. 5. But the dredge was forced to return t

Ocean Ridge Police Department officer Nubia Savino looks through books inside the Palm Beach County Bookmobile as it is parked outside of Ocean Ridge Town Hall.  Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Ron Hayes

    The Palm Beach County Bookmobile arrived

Zicky Simon, class of 1942, shares a light-hearted moment with Rose Machek Sloan, who came from a flower-growing family and whose father was a beloved scoutmaster.   Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack

    It was a virtual who’s who of “Old D

Alcohol can now be sold on Sunday mornings at Delray Beach grocery and convenience stores.
City commissioners approved an ordinance change on Dec. 3, making Delray the last city in Palm Beach County to allow alcohol sales between 7 a.m. and noon on Su

Workers tear apart the last vestiges of the old Delray Beach pavilion on A1A, just south of Atlantic Avenue.  Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Construction is under way on the new $249,210 pavilion that will be the centerpiece to adorn Delray Beach’s mun

By Dan Moffett
 
    At the urging of the town’s civic association, Gulf Stream commissioners are planning to take a hard look at their elections and consider changes to the charter.
    Last month, the civic association sent a letter to the commission

By Dan Moffett

    Probably the only population at Briny Breezes that’s shown any real growth over the years is its colony of feral cats.
    Town officials say there are more than several dozen of the wild felines roaming the community, and soon ma

An artist rendering of the new logo for Eau Palm Beach.

By Dan Moffett
    
After grumbling for months over the loss of the Ritz-Carlton name at Manalapan’s landmark hotel and spa, town commissioners took a major step toward acceptance when they gav