Outgoing Mayor Woodie McDuffie is surrounded by commissioners and
staff during his final Delray Beach City Commission meeting.
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By Margie Plunkett
Delray Beach opened the year with a new mayor, commissioner and
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John Holger Westerback
By Jane Smith
SOUTH PALM BEACH — John Holger Westerback, a founder of the Nordic Heritage Society of South Florida, died Jan. 19.
He was 86 and died from complications of Parkinson’s disease, his wife, Sonya, said.
Mr. Weste
George Howard ‘Jake’ Jacobus
By Emily J. Minor
GULF STREAM — George Howard “Jake” Jacobus, described as a brilliant businessman and outdoor adventurer who would much rather have talked about family and philanthropy rather than the successful d
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — An area resident for more than 30 years, Margaret Sheffler died on Dec. 17 at Harbor’s Edge retirement community after battling Alzheimer’s disease and other ailments. She was 79.
“It was a shock, but she didn’t suffer a
By Tim O’Meilia
Saying that oceanside residents feel underrepresented, Manalapan Town Commissioner Donald Brennan called for a restructuring of the town’s court-approved voting districts and process.
But, as happened when he made the same plea in Oc
Cara Capp, of the nonprofit group Clean Water Action, says the county
is lax in protecting wetlands. Photo by James Capp
By Cheryl Blackerby
Cara Capp doesn’t understand why people spend money on fertilizers and pesticides that their grass doesn’
Trolley tour participants enjoy a stop at the Briny Breezes
oceanfront clubhouse. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
More than a dozen community leaders — and a sprinkling of elected officials — took a trolley tour along 10-plus miles o
The Briny Breezes Town Council has tentatively set four meetings in March, including two public hearings, to discuss a new comprehensive plan that could lead to traditional single-family homes, two- or three-story condos and some commercial buildings
By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Lillian Martucci, a native of New York who loved travel, nature and the classic style of Grace Kelly, died Jan. 21 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A beloved wife and mother, she was 83.
“She wa
There’s been a change in his title, but the job description remains the same for Boca Raton’s Steven Abrams.
By a 4-3 vote in mid-January, Abrams, the District 4 Palm Beach County commissioner, became the mayor of Palm Beach County, instead of the co
A good love story is welcome in every season, but February seems an especially appropriate time to highlight some of our local sweethearts. Since romance is in the air, we’re featuring three love matches: a darling couple joyfully embracing their sec
By Tim O’Meilia
A Manalapan resident’s complaint that the town police engage in racial profiling has been transferred to a different agency for possible investigation and the resident could complain to a state civil rights agency as well.
In a Jan.
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream town commissioners had planned to start excavation to place power, telephone and cable lines underground by last May.
Eight months later and with nary a shovelful of dirt yet turned, grumbling commissioners agreed to comp
The Coastal Star’s award-winning team of professional photojournalists brings captivating images to the newspaper each month.
Jerry Lower
Professional experience: More than 35 years as a photojournalist and editor for newspapers in Illinois, Texa
Better backyard photography: Sue Dickes, a guest of The Grass River Garden Club,
photographs a bloom in the gardens of the Sundy House during a recent class.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Simple tips to create better backyard photographs
Dorothy McNeice first came to Briny Breezes in 1938.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
In October 1938, when Dorothy McNeice’s father first parked his 18-foot travel trailer in Briny Breezes, the little park with the oceanfront view had a single gas p
Patsy Randolph used the pillars of a gazebo to frame her subject to create a
photo that provides nice sense of the gardens.
By Jerry Lower
I have been a photographer and picture editor for most of my career and a teacher for a small part of it. I
Note: Events are current as of 1/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
FEBRUARY
Thursday - 2/14 - Annual Orchid Auction presented by the Orchid Society of the Palm Beaches at Mounts Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. 6:3
Members of United States Submarine Veterans, South Florida Base, present a plaque of appreciation to Jaimin Stilley, manager of Snappers Seafood and Wine Bar in early November. The group meets at 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month and encou
Cookielicious baked goods are available at the Boynton Beach Green Market.
Photos by Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
The green markets are in full swing this winter, with dozens of local offerings, both edible and not. This mont
