Green turtles mate in the surf off Gulfstream Park.
Photo provided by Joan Lorne
By Cheryl Blackerby
Halfway into sea turtle nesting season, the research is coming in, and the numbers are both surprisingly good and unexpectedly grim.
Gre
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Jane Rayner
By Jane Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Jane Householder Gehrett Rayner, 99, a chemist, college professor and “supermom,” died July 13.
She died at home from complications of a stroke, surrounded by family and friends. Mrs. Rayner gradu
BEFORE
AFTER
By Jane Smith
When you want to repaint your coastal home, how do you go about choosing a color?
Do you collect pages from home magazines that show pictures of houses painted in colors you adore? Pick out colors based
Lawrence O'Daly
By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — Lawrence O’Daly made his living selling toys and laughter.
As a producer of television commercials, he promoted Duncan Yo-Yos and Silly Putty.
In the early 1960s, he helped develop and promo
The Rev. Canon William Stokes of St. Paul ’s Episcopal Church is surrounded by his family, including, from left, daughter Erin Potter, wife, Susan, and son Richard, as The Very Reverend Kathleen P. Gannon, curate, prays over them as Stokes begins his
Anne Marie Riviecco makes a point during the ‘You’re Never Alone’ discussion group. Rivieccio, 63, is the newest and youngest member of the group. Referring to her circle mates, she says: ‘They’ve all moved on and they’ve helped me to move on. We’ve
Inez Layne flies a dragon kite with her daughters Rhyan and Elle Fleisher, during Family Fun Day at The Cornell Museum in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kelly Wolfe
What a kite is or isn’t depends on who’s flying it. It could be me
Ralph Papa gives painting tips to Boca Raton resident Trish Kahn outside his studio in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/
The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
They meet. They paint. They chat and exchange ideas.
They capture the diverse beauty
Norah Long as Judy Garland in Beyond the Rainbow, at Arts Garage in Delray Beach. Photo by Amy Pasquantonio
By Greg Stepanich
Something there is in the American character that loves its tragic heroes and heroines, and show business provides sever
AJ Brockman with his service dog, Dre, a Labrador retriever that has been nominated for top honors at the American Hero Dog Awards. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
Last year, I celebrated my Oct. 6 birthday in style — by getting a birthday hug fro
By Tim O’Meilia
Ocean Ridge town commissioners will consider giving town employees a 3 percent raise, buying two police cars, a tree-trimming bucket truck and an all-terrain beach vehicle, and replacing the town’s outdated computer system — all in n
It's official. Delray Beach has got its Trader Joe's.
The funky food store chain confirmed on July 23 that it had signed a lease for a spot in the new Delray Place shopping center at the southeast corner of Federal Highway and Linton Boulevard.
The T
By Tim Pallesen
The race has begun between Delray Beach and Boca Raton to decide which city opens a Trader Joe’s first.
The California-based specialty grocer announced last month that it will open a store on Sout
Please join us at 3 pm Saturday for the grand opening of Colonial Animal Hospital's new location at Federal Highway and Gateway Boulevard in Boynton Beach:
A man that police allege is part of a "pillow case" gang from Lauderdale Lakes in Broward County was arrested on Coconut Lane in Ocean Ridge on the afternoon of July 9 after escaping from officers during an earlier apprehension.
Ocean Ridge and Boyn
Damian Presiga, of Britannia Pacific Properties retrieves the Ritz-Carlton lion logo as Gaddi Dominguez takes down the rest of the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach sign on July 1 in Manalapan.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Manalapan: Ritz name change concerns
Workers for Asplundh Tree Expert Co. use a bucket truck to safely position themselves while removing tree branches near power lines along A1A in Ocean Ridge. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
Most coastal residents won’t have to flee
BRINY BREEZES — After a lifetime career at IBM and many years helping to raise four children, Marcelino Solis Jr. found his final days of peace and quiet on a porch at the end of a road.
“My dad had reached a state of what he called content
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Insiders often called him ‘‘the nicest guy in the room.” But Edward Ernesto Iacobucci was also known as the visionary who had the nerve to leave IBM in 1989 and develop computer technology that would lead to a co
Army veteran Gerald Bregman of Highland Beach with his service medals.
Bregman (shown below in inset in 1943), landed at Normandy
with the 7th Armored Division and moved east to block the Nazi surge
known as the Battle of the Bulge. The Nazis captur
