By Tim O’Meilia
After two years of negotiating, the town of South Palm Beach and its new five-member police union agreed on their first three-year contract, which gives officers a $1,500 bonus in the first year.
On the cusp of imposing a one
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By Tim O’Meilia
Spurred by the fears of oceanfront residents, Manalapan Police Chief Carmen Mattox has asked Palm Beach County recreation officials to close all of Ocean Inlet Park at sunset, including the south section in neighboring Ocean Ridge.
By Tim Pallesen
Ocean Ridge residents would lose quick response to burglar alarms and 24-hour access to Town Hall if the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office takes over town policing, a new analysis shows.
A code enforcement officer also would ne
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Jack Hake didn’t have any family. No sisters, no brothers. No aunts and uncles.
His parents, Paul and Louise, had been dead for years.
And so, when Mr. Hake died on Oct. 9 — taken to the hospital for the recu
By Angie Francalancia
People displaying a disabled parking tag no longer automatically get free parking at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park, located within Ocean Ridge.
Boynton Beach city officials made the decision during their budget workshops ea
By Tim O’Meilia
Ten years ago, a gang of four Point Manalapan residents made a federal case out of voting districts in Manalapan, where oceanside residents had half the U.S. census-tallied residents but twice the number of seats on the Town Comm
By Rich Pollack
Two women who have been instrumental in creating historical archives in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach are, or soon will be ... well, history themselves.
DeVries
Last month, Boynton Beach’s historical archivist Janet DeVrie
Daniela Nikolova-Popova demonstrates an equation during the conference Group Theory, Combinatorics and Computing, held in Highland Beach. Libby Volgyes/The Coastal Star
By Libby Volgyes
It doesn’t matter that Daniela Nikolova-Popova has studied an
Colette Vavrus (left) and Taylor Redd celebrate their robotic car’s parking success. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
In a bright, sunny classroom — the bright part being the students themselves — two seventh-grade girls a
Between the two of them, Connie Wichman and owner Bruce Wenzel have worked more than 95 years at the store. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
When Bruce Wenzel started operating Mercer Wenzel in 1958, he lived in F
ABOVE: Guests can opt to have a massage by the waterfall at the pool.
By Mary Thurwachter
A decade has passed since Michael and Cheryl Crane scooped up a pair of plain-Jane 1950s apartment buildings and transformed them into a fetching boutique ho
National Philanthropy Day Luncheon
The Association of Fundraising Professionals - Palm Beach County Chapter will recognize leaders in the categories of Outstanding Philanthropist, Outstanding Philanthropic Private Foundation, Outstanding Philanthr
Golf historian Gary Wiren, 77, has assembled a collection of golf memorabilia,
including trophies, antique clubs and these vintage images. Photos from the Wiren Collection
By Craig Dolch
Even the casual golf fan knows Jack Nicklaus won the most
Amaretto pumpkin cheesecake is a twist on tradition. Recipe
Students take instruction from Rey De La Osa at Publix’s Aprons Cooking School.
Students peel potatoes for a dish at Apron's Cooking School.
By Jan Norris
Your repertoire might be tired
Note: Events are current as of 10/26. Please check with organizers for any changes.
November 3-10
Saturday - 11/3 - SPIN® Class at Oceanfront Park, 6415 N. Ocean Blvd., Ocean Ridge. Held seven days a week on the boardwalk. Sunrise to 9 am and 4 pm t
A pair of Monarch butterfly caterpillars denude the stems of a milkweed.
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Whether you are riding your bike, taking a stroll or driving your car along A1A in Delray Beach, keep an
Floatation therapy can provide relief from arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia
and post-surgical pain, among others, supporters say. Photo provided
Health & Harmony Calendar
By Paula Detwiller
Imagine bobbing gently like a cork on the surface of a war
Note: Events are current as of 10/26. Please check with organizers for any changes.
November 3-10
Wednesday - 11/7 - Chabad Drama Club for ages 4-11 is presented by the Palm Beach Jewish Center at The Chabad House, 361 S. County Road. Channel your c
See photos from the campaign trail past and present
By Tim Pallesen
The presidential candidates who created a stir in coastal south county this year are only the most recent to discover the political magic along State Road A1A.
Barack Obama staye
Janet DeVries (left) and Ginger L. Pedersen hold a copy
of the book they wrote, Pioneering Palm Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
How does “Birdie Beach” sound to you?
Welcome to the city of Birdie Beach, Gateway to the Gulf Str
