Situated among the trees and mountains along the scenic Hudson River, Kingston, New York seems far away from the salty blue waves of the Atlantic and South Florida. Yet, just 100 miles inland from the World Trade Center, at the southern tip of Manha
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Delray Beach: Two candidates for mayor | Three candidates vie for commission | Length of terms and tax breaks on ballot
Mia Matthews sings to the crowd at ‘A Heart Full of Love’ benefit at The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan. The performance was a musical celebration of the Plaza Theatre’s first year to benefit the theater and the American Cancer Society. Photo by Tim St
Plaza del Mar showcased the fashions of its retailers during its Feb. 22 fashion show. The show featured looks from retailers Angela Moore, Posh, Jeannie’s Ocean Boutique, Sea Stallion Traders, Evelyn & Arthur, Stepping Out Shoes, The Cashmere Shop,
Election Results: Malcolm Balfour - 284 | Joe Ferrell - 174 | Rosemary Mouring - 80
One council member will be selected for a three-year term to the Group 2 seat previously held by Councilwoman Cindy Austino. Councilman Lynn Moorhouse was re-elected
By Thom Smith
A year ago this month, Florida Atlantic University President Mary Jane Saunders decided the school’s athletics department needed a kick in the pants. She started at the top, firing Athletic Director Craig Angelos. Granted, the new stadi
‘All those times we looked up at the sky,
Looking out so far
we felt like we could fly.’
— Grace Potter
& The Nocturnals
By Steve Pike
The winter season in Palm Beach County is prime time for stargazing. And not the kind that involves Rod Stewart an
The Plate: Classic Eggs Benedict
The Place: 50 Ocean, 50 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; 278-3364 or 50ocean.com
The Price: $12
The Skinny: There’s no plate like Eggs Benedict for the Hollandaise.
And no matter how far away you roam, the view from 50 Ocean
Mary-Kate Eriksen of Hypoluxo Island is one of five seniors from The Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts to have been nominated for the prestigious Presidential Scholars Award. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 49th
Burt Reynolds gives advice to Marlin Wagner, a student who performed solo moments before.
Photo provided
By Thom Smith
The flu put him in the hospital for several days, but nothing was going to keep Burt Reynolds from going “home” — theatrically.
Elizabeth Thompson’s painting, Undulation. Courtesy image
By Mary Jane Fine
Elizabeth Thompson’s house is a proper Old Florida house, shaded by greenery, all-but-enveloped by greenery — Tarzan wouldn’t look out of place, swinging past on the vi
“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s
going to know whether you did it or not.”
— Oprah Winfrey
Who knows if Oprah really said this, or if one her writers provided these sage words, but in any case, I believe it’s true.
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Live, Work, Play: Third of a three-part series looking at the downtowns of Delray Beach, Boca Raton and Boynton Beach
A wrecking ball demolishes what remains of the Bank of America
building on Federal Highway at Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach
in Ja
Adolphus ‘Dolph’ Orthwein and Leverett Miller play polo at the old Gulfstream Polo.
Photos courtesy of the Orthwein family
By Tim Pallesen
Polo put the luster in Gulf Stream in the town’s early days.
Socialites, movie stars and even royalty flocked
Workers prepare the concrete cap for replacement of one of many
seawalls damaged during Hurricane Sandy along the beach in Manalapan.
More than 150 truckloads of sand were hauled to the north end of Delray Beach. A massive project to pump in sand
Fran Marincola, owner of Caffé Luna Rosa in Delray Beach,
has donated his baseball photographs to the Delray Beach
Public Library. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Scan the walls of Caffé Luna Rosa, Delray Beach’s longtime oceanfront re
By Rich Pollack
Responding to concerns of residents living near the Intracoastal Waterway and the beach, Delray Beach city commissioners have once again put off approval of any changes to the city’s controversial noise ordinance until representative
An ordinance is in the works in Ocean Ridge that would require rental properties to register with the town, pay a fee and undergo inspection. Commissioners directed Town Attorney Ken Spillias to prepare the document at its February meeting.
Commissio
Ocean Ridge Town Commission gave thumbs-up at its February meeting to a site plan that would replace an apartment complex with townhouses at 3 Adams Road, just east of A1A.
The developer, Ernie Varvarikos of Ocean Breeze LLC, plans to demolish Ocean
With the North Atlantic Drive/Beach Curve drainage project complete, Lantana is prepared to begin paving the roads and doing additional drainage improvements on Hypoluxo Island.
At its Feb. 26 meeting, the town approved a contract with M&M Ashpalt Ma
