After 22 years, David Harden is stepping down as Delray Beach city manager. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Twenty-two years ago, before Delray Beach’s vibrant downtown emerged, the city was suffering from a civic inferiority comp
Five candidates have been selected to interview for the position of city manager, which will become vacant in January when David Harden retires after 22 years.
The City Commission plans to bring the candidates in Dec. 6 and 7. Two alternates have
By Tim O’Meilia
Two more homes to be sliced from the old Spence estate — a Bermuda home with black shutters and a Colonial West Indies house with a charcoal tile roof — were approved unanimously by the Gulf Stream Town Commission Nov. 9, not that
Robb Barron in a healthy dune, standing in the midst of cocoplum, sea oats and sea lavender. Photos by Cheryl Blackerby/The Coastal Star
By Cheryl Blackerby
Robb Barron carefully tucked a sea oat seedling into a small hole in the sand, one of hund
Ocean Ridge resident Matt Gracey shows a rendering of his latest transformational idea, Art House of Delray. The community art center, which opened in September, benefits artists and art enthusiasts. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Delray Beach has a n
By Cheryl Blackerby
DELRAY BEACH — Elaine Prentice Hapgood found her mission in life more than a half-century ago when she attended an International Planned Parenthood conference in Pakistan. She witnessed firsthand the consequences of unbridled p
By Ron Hayes
GULF STREAM — John E. Searle Jr., a president of The St. Andrew’s Club from 1991 to ’93, died Oct. 30. He was 88 and had owned a villa at the club since 1973.
“He was very active until six months before his death,” said his daughter, K
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — On a Monday morning more than a decade ago, David Blonda was sharing a golf cart with a new resident, collecting aluminum cans for the town’s recycling club.
“I asked him where he was from,” Blonda recalled, “and he sa
By Tim O’Meilia
Manalapan town commissioners verbally skirmished over police criminal statistics, police dispatch services and whether residents and commissioners were burdening the town staff with too many requests.
In the end — nearly four h
Richard and Lillian Goldman relax in the foyer of the Carlisle. Photos by Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Libby Volgyes
Ruth Knox is still glowing a bit from the morning political discussion. A lively, animated group had gathered to discuss
By Christine Davis
In real estate it’s always been about location, but it’s also about positioning — as can be seen by the number of firms opening or consolidating offices in Palm Beach County’s coastal areas. Agents, too, who have changed offices, ar
By Tim O’Meilia
The Manalapan Town Commission’s thoughts of farming out its police dispatch services has drawn interest from three local police departments.
Representatives of neighboring towns Lantana and Ocean Ridge and nearby Delray Beach a
Lourie Albanese’s Shack-Up portable toilet covers resemble a variety of buildings that range from ski lodges and mountain inns to Anglo-Caribbean homes and Southwest-style houses. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Libby Volgyes
Lourie Albanese’s
Contractor Steve Varga is cutting hours of commuting each week by boating to work. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
After the Lantana bridge closed for 22 months last March 18, residents on both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway reconciled t
Lynn University President Kevin Ross and NCCI CEO Steve Klingel unveil ‘The Front Row Seat to Presidential History’ exhibit of the 2012 campaign at the university’s Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Library. The exhibit features highlights, slogans and
Jan. 18, 2013: Viewers of this heated event will see teams of volunteers in the kitchen with pots, pans, forks and knives competing in cooking contests and table-setting designs to benefit Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum. A four-course dinner
10th Annual Trunk Show Committee
Front row: Melissa deBaptiste, Dolly Steinman, Susan Mullin, Marg Williams
Middle row: Bettina Young, Pat O’Grady, Doli Rodriguez, Lynn Wilkins, Kathie Walker, Sandra Powell, Jane Gleason, Muriel Losee. Back row: Jenn
Courtney del Filen (No. 120) loses the first of both shoes during the Delray Beach Stiletto Race, held Nov. 16 on Southeast Fourth Avenue. The race, presented by Vince Canning Shoes and Achievement Centers for Children & Families, raised more than $
Pay it Forward is a calendar designed to celebrate the many philanthropic events in the community from October through April each year. Events in this listing are current as of 11/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
DECEMBER 1
Saturday
Dec. 10: Delray Beach Library Association members are invited to attend the meeting, election and lecture at 5:30 pm at Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. The meeting is free. Call 266-9490 or visit www.delraylibrary.org. Photo: (front
