A crowd gathers to mark the dedication of Tranquility Park in honor of longtime Manalapan resident Phyllis DeStefano. The park includes a gazebo, a walking path and a dog fountain.
Phyllis DeStefano kisses her son Louis DeStefano, who financed the pa
Feb. 25-28: Shop for merchandise among the more than 30 vendors from across the country to help benefit the substance-abuse-treatment programs and outreach services of Wayside House. Special preview event is 6-8 p.m. Feb. 25. Cost is $75. Boutique is
By Tim Pallesen
A citizens group has sued Delray Beach, saying its density approval for Atlantic Crossing violates the vision for Delray to always be “a village by the sea.”
City commissioners approved 40 housing units per acre for the East At
By Angie Francalancia
Boynton Beach’s downtown fire station that helps serve Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes will be brought back up to full staffing, thanks to a two-year grant that the Boynton Beach Commission agreed last month to accept.
Boynt
By Tim O’Meilia
More than two years after collective bargaining began, the seaside towns of Manalapan and South Palm Beach signed three-year agreements with their unionized police departments in January.
While similar in length and many other d
By Margie Plunkett
Universal Beach Services Corp. nearly saw 30 years of cleaning the sands of Delray Beach come to an end in the undertow of a low bidder. Commissioners, however, finally awarded Universal the contract after it protested that the
By Mary Thurwachter
The Imperial House lost its beach stairs to Hurricane Sandy in October and has plans to replace them. But first, the South Palm Beach co-op needed — and received — a go-ahead from the Lantana Town Council.
A six-story, 58-un
By Cheryl Blackerby
Dredging of Boynton Inlet, and some structural repairs due to damage from Hurricane Sandy, is scheduled to start in mid-February, but won’t affect public access.
“We had some minor damage in the sand transfer plant at the inlet,” sa
By Margie Plunkett
Ocean Ridge’s dispatchers have saved the town time and money by writing post-911 dispatcher certification training — a curriculum that was just approved by the Florida Department of Health.
Dispatch coordinator Jessica Simpson and di
Frances Hansen is the new executive director of the Delray Beach Historical Society. Rich Pollack/The Coastal Star
Clarification: A story in the February edition incorrectly implied that new Delray Beach
Historical Society Executive Director Frances
Writing an obituary is, simultaneously, among the easiest and the hardest assignments any reporter receives.
Telling the story of a life involves the basic who-what-where-when-and-how that most journalists know is required for news stories. A
Sophia Isaac is head of volunteers at the J. Turner Moore Memorial Library in Manalapan. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
What do super-organized volunteers get? More work! But that’s OK with Sophia Isaac, head of volunteers at the J. T
Plans call for the outdoor seating area of Gulf Stream School to be converted into a two-story pavilion with three classrooms. Rendering Provided
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream School, the only school on the barrier island between the Hillsboro Inle
This aerial view from a postcard shows La Coquille in the 1960s or ’70s. To the right is the intersection of A1A and Ocean Avenue.
Our private clubs: An occasional series
By Mary Thurwachter
Jet-setters flocked to Manalapan in 1952 when the La Coqu
Debby Coles-Dubay, Boynton Beach’s public art administrator, engages with a moving sculpture in Lake Worth. Boynton Beach will host the 2013 International Kinetic Art Exhibit and symposium.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Jane Fine
Right up t
Menu items worth checking
from local restaurants
The Plate: Bimini Coconut Shrimp
The Place: Lantana Jack’s, 308 N. Dixie Highway, Lantana. Phone: 847-4158
The Price: $9.95
The Skinny: Think coconut shrimp, and think rich and over-battered.
But come to
A seagull rides the wind as champion surfer Kelly Slater braves the waves generated by Hurricane Sandy near Boynton Inlet. Photo by James Knill
By Thom Smith
As Hurricane Sandy blew past, she didn’t seem like such a big deal. A little flooding h
Delray Beach resident Maggie Cacace looks at the paintings by Val Grant at Val Grant Studio in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
Do you love visual art? Take a walk around downtown Delray Beach.
Five dynamic new ar
Live Work Play: Second of a three-part series looking at the downtowns of Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach
Derek Vander Ploeg (right), architect for Mizner Park, walks across the plaza. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Boca
By Cheryl Blackerby
The clock is ticking for restoration of South County beaches. The Jan. 28 deadline for requesting sand for beaches ravaged by Hurricane Sandy has passed, and likely will not be extended.
Meanwhile, the narrow window for beach re
