Florida Power & Light Co. will be installing 40 new concrete utility poles along a stretch of State Road A1A, and that could mean temporary service interruptions for some customers and periodic lane closures affecting motorists.
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Dozens of SCUBA divers took part in the Third Annual Southeast Florida Reef Cleanup, in search of trash that has collected on the natural reefs off the Palm Beach County coast. This group of divers, representing Dolphin Sun Dive Charters, displays th
Members of the Three Buoys Fishing Team, out of Palm Beach, hold the head of a 36-pound wahoo that they caught during the Delray Beach Jaycees’ 2013 Mark Garretson Memorial Fishing Tournament. The head was all that was left after a hungry shark ate
The Linton Boulevard Bridge will be closed from 6 a.m. Sept. 12, to 6 p.m. Sept. 18, for repairs and maintenance.
The bridge division of the Palm Beach County Engineering and Public Works Department already has put out message-board signs to notify re
By Steve Plunkett
A new name is coming to Oceanfront Park, but whether it will be called Boynton Beach or Boynton Beach Oceanfront Beach Park or something else altogether remains to be seen.
Boynton Beach city commissioners wrestled Aug. 20 with what t
Excentricities Manager Diana Myers, inside the recently expanded showroom
on Northeast Fifth Avenue in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Excentricities recently expanded its Delray Beach showroom by more than 25 percent,
Correction: A story in the September edition incorrectly attributed a statement to Manalapan Town Commissioner Howard Roder. Town Manager Linda Stumpf stated that she did not take both a car allowance and the use of a town-owned car.
By Tim O’Meilia
Cookie Donaldson presents Eric Finn (center) and Bryan Kennedy of Delray Beach with the first-place prize for catching the biggest lionfish in the annual derby. Their winning fish weighed 2 pounds. They also won second place for spearing the most lio
By Mary Thurwachter
In an effort to smooth the way for construction workers to complete the new Ocean Avenue Bridge by the target date at the end of November, the Lantana Town Council last month gave the green light to Sunday work.
In July, the counc
By Steve Plunkett
Domestic partners of city workers may receive even better benefits than their counterparts in Wellington.
City Attorney Diana Grub Frieser reported Aug. 26 on how City Council members could add sexual orientation and gender
Cary and Rick Caster stand by a planting of lemongrass outside of 21 Drops. The company sells essential-oil blends online and in select retailers. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
When Cary Caster was raising her three children, she used coconut oi
BOCA RATON — Philip Vultaggio, a former resident of Massapequa, N.Y., passed away at his home in Boca Raton on Aug. 19 at the age of 91. He was dearly loved by his family and respected by all who knew him.
Born on Feb. 4, 1922, in Brooklyn, N
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John Ferber poses with his custom-made flag of his friend and Realtor Pa
Mary M. Barnes, president and CEO of Alzheimer’s Community Care, speaks during the dedication service for the new Alzheimer’s day center at Advent Lutheran in Boca Raton.
By Lucy Lazarony
There has been an Alzheimer’s day center at the heart of the
A Parma Tasting Platter from Tanzy at Mizner Park in Boca Raton. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
A Parma Bar with a list of specialty cured meats, duck breast with candied figs, and herbed meatballs with a pomodoro sauce made with herbs fr
The Junior League of Boca Raton geared up for its 26th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon with an official kickoff event that recognized co-chairwomen Linda Gunn Paton and Jan Kucera. The luncheon will take place Nov. 8 at Boca West Country
Celebrating the debut of three exhibitions, the Boca Museum of Art welcomed guests to an art- and music-filled reception in its outdoor sculpture garden. The featured shows are titled ‘Create’, a display of works by those with developmental disabilit
More than 500 guests, including Joe and Holli Rockwell Trubinsky, enjoyed the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s signature event for Boca Festival Days — an evening of lively music, wine and dishes from the city’s top restaurants. Entertainmen
Leaders of all kinds turned out for the fourth annual American Association of Caregiving Youth Organization event that honored Jan
Savarick by naming a day — Aug. 21 — after the president of the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. Savarick ha
Rotary Club Downtown Boca Raton installed new officers to lead the organization into its second year of community service. The inaugural year saw the club receive recognition by Rotary International as one of the most successful start-ups in Rotary h
