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
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
Gary Peters (left), director of the board for Boca Helping Hands, and
Art Remillard, who donated the building that houses the facility, applaud
after a couple of boxes of food were weighed that pushed the organization’s
distribution to more than 1
Author Rita Mae Brown’s cat Sneaky Pie Brown (below) is running for president in the novelist’s latest book, Sneaky Pie for President. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
As a reporter for the Sun-Sentinel, I had to leave the soft ocean breezes in the h
Sasa and Marc Deutscher walk their dog, Cory, on the paved bicycle
and pedestrian path along A1A in Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
A paved bicycle and pedestrian path along State Road A1A is about to make Boca R
The Spanish River Athletic Facilities at de Hoernle Park, Boca Raton’s new $13.5 million park, is officially open. Named for philanthropist Henrietta de Hoernle, the park is the latest collaboration between the city and the Greater Boca Raton Bea
By Cheryl Blackerby
The two runoff candidates for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District’s Seat 5, Steven Engel and Tom Thayer, have different positions on important issues facing the district. Voters will select one of them on Nov. 6.
Hot t
Judith Teller Kaye (left) and Betty Grinnan formed Citizens
for Fiscal Responsibility. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Two Boca Raton women were ignored last May when they alerted the City Council that the city’s fire-rescue costs were
The vultures are spiraling, the tides are high and the auto-transport trucks are blocking traffic on A1A. This can only mean one thing: “Season” has begun. Welcome back, snowbirds!
Thanks to you, dear readers, the signs of an improved economy are fil
Peg Greenspon’s variety of experiences — from stewardess
to chef to management to real estate — is helpful in her service
to the Downtown Boca Advisory Committee. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
Peg Greenspon left her hometown of C
The 15th Circuit Court last month ruled that a citizens group opposed to the Boca Raton City Council’s approval of Archstone, a 378-apartment complex planned for Palmetto Park Road, can put the development on the ballot.
A closed-door City Council
By Cheryl Blackerby
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District commissioners discussed the need for tablet computers at their Sept. 22 meeting.
Commissioners, who presently use their private computers for district business, quizzed Bob Pawa, rep
The calendar allows Highland Beach residents and fans to enjoy
sights from the beach town12 months a year. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Sports Illustrated has one. So does the Nature Conservancy.
Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, and Prince Willia
By Rich Pollack
Valerie Oakes
Valerie Oakes knows how to help Highland Beach residents get answers. As deputy town clerk, Oakes serves as the right hand to Town Clerk Beverly Brown and is often the first person to greet residents coming to Town Ha
By Tim Pallesen
County and municipal officials are warning voters to brace for higher property taxes if they approve tax breaks for homes that don’t have tax exemptions now.
Amendment Four on the Nov. 6 ballot would give property tax exemptions to s
Mitt Romney leads the cheer in a football huddle with debate prep coach Sen. Rob Portman and his senior staff members. The game was held down the beach from the Delray Beach Mariott. Members of Romney’s traveling press corps formed the opposing team
John Ferber poses for a picture with his girlfriend, Jenna Wehner, during
‘Dinner in the Sky’ above downtown Delray Beach on Oct. 20. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Jenna Walsh and Grant Stateman’s wedding party watches
Mitt Romney’s motorcade pass a