By Steve Plunkett
Homeowners find alternatives as fungus wipes out impatiens
Homeowners who don’t have professionals tending their ficus hedges are the targets of a renewed war on whiteflies.
The pests cause ficus to wilt, turn yellow, drop le
The victorious Unity School Mustangs pose during the school’s Junior Varsity Invitational Basketball Tournament on Feb. 4. Back row, from left: Paul LaNoce, Coach Torres Young, Daniel Leathers, Erik Kretsinger, Gus O’Hare, Grant Navilio, Zach Petrol
First-grader Nong Ex Dubose, of Ocean Ridge, takes a closer look at the ‘Mosaic of Life’ mural, while second-grader Jason Falk, of Boca Raton, and sixth-grader Isabel Wheeler, of Delray Beach, look on. The mural is being created on the school campus
Playing off the Breakfast at Tiffany’s theme, a sales associate at the Linen Closet in Delray Beach, describes a product to a customer during the Breakfast at Linen Closet event in February.
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Delray Beach Club member Greg Mirow (center) discusses his work ‘Community Garden, 1936’ with fellow member/artist Lucille Fannin (left) and new member Nancy Sherwood during the annual art show on Feb. 10 at the Delray Beach Club. All of the art on d
Featured Artist Bill McCaffrey of Lake Worth works on his interpretation of a work by Jacques-Louis David titled The Farewell of Telemachus and Eucharis during the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, which took place Feb. 25 and 26. Kurtis Boggs/The
Cindy Krebsbach (left) and Amy Kazma, members of the first-place-winning team Cendyn, celebrate their victory during the Boca Bacchanal Second Annual Iron Chef Competition at the Boca Raton Resort & Club on Feb. 10.
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Hank Lenga shows off three trophies from the 15th Annual Chili Cook-off at the Delray Beach Green Market. With him is Lori Nolan, Green Market manager. Lenga’s chili winnings included third place for New Age, first place for Vegetarian and third plac
VIP guests of the 2012 Oscar Night American Palm Beach event pose for a photo on the red carpet at the Mizner Park Amphitheater in Boca Raton before the start of the Oscars telecast on Feb. 26. Pictured from left: John Oxendine, president of Blacksta
Judge Rodney S. Eielson (from left) and Barbara Messier join honorary chairs Janet and Jerry Soderberg at the Circle of Hope Gala: Carnivale of Caring at The Hamlet Country Club in Delray Beach on Feb. 20. The Mardi Gras-themed event raised $134,000
By Christine Davis
Richard Fichman, enraptured by Florida’s lifestyle and good weather, led his entire family from Farmington, Conn., to Hypoluxo Island.
“My wife, Lynn, doesn’t like to travel that much and we still have kids in school,” he explained.
By Liz Best
Being taken for granted is generally considered a bad thing, but for a residential property manager, being taken for granted is the whole point of getting up in the morning and going to work.
Because South Florida has so many season
Coastal towns take varying approaches to deal with whitefly
By Antigone Barton
Every October, for each of the last 20 years, Gail Brown has surrounded her white-pillared, white-trimmed gray house with 2,000 white impatiens, creating a vista that s
Gerardo Aponte, a ground maintenance worker for the town of Lantana, stops traffic on Ocean Avenue as a donated ponytail palm is moved from Hypoluxo Island to the Lantana Public Library. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
A week
By Christine Davis
Yes, it is possible to buy a home on the water and near the beach for around $40,000.
That’s if you are over 55 years old, don’t have a pet, can get through the screening, have cash, don’t mind small spaces and don’t need to ren
Designer Nikki Poulos, who lives in the county pocket, will appear on NBC’s Fashion Star.
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See a slideshow of Nikki Poulos' designs
By Mary Jane Fine
Nikki Poulos has enjoyed what she considers modest success in the fas
Beach Property Owners Association members and event organizers (l-r) Robert Currie, Mary Renaud, Susan Hurlburt and Jack Harris pose with a rendering of the proposed new beach pavilion. Held at 7 pm on March 7 at the Crest Theatre at Old School Squar
The 11th Annual Delray Beach Home Tour Benefiting Achievement Centers for Children & Families features distinctive homes in the Lake Ida area of Delray Beach from 10 am-4 pm on March 15. Admission is $100 and includes complimentary trolley service an
Wayside House 2012 Spring Boutique Committee (back l-r): Lydia Coyle, Susan Duane, Judy Wheatley, Robin Weiss, Karen Sywolski; (front l-r): Laila Young, Doli Rodriguez, Nancy Wibblesman, Event Co-Chairs Barbara Backer and Pat McElroy, Marie Dering, S
Officer Christine Braswell and Detective John Young of the Delray Beach Police Department demonstrate self-defense moves taught to women in the department’s free Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.) class. Sgt. Nicole Guerriero and Officer Andy Mintus r
