By Emily J. Minor
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Lillian Martucci, a native of New York who loved travel, nature and the classic style of Grace Kelly, died Jan. 21 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. A beloved wife and mother, she was 83.
“She wa
There’s been a change in his title, but the job description remains the same for Boca Raton’s Steven Abrams.
By a 4-3 vote in mid-January, Abrams, the District 4 Palm Beach County commissioner, became the mayor of Palm Beach County, instead of the co
A good love story is welcome in every season, but February seems an especially appropriate time to highlight some of our local sweethearts. Since romance is in the air, we’re featuring three love matches: a darling couple joyfully embracing their sec
By Tim O’Meilia
A Manalapan resident’s complaint that the town police engage in racial profiling has been transferred to a different agency for possible investigation and the resident could complain to a state civil rights agency as well.
In a Jan.
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream town commissioners had planned to start excavation to place power, telephone and cable lines underground by last May.
Eight months later and with nary a shovelful of dirt yet turned, grumbling commissioners agreed to comp
The Coastal Star’s award-winning team of professional photojournalists brings captivating images to the newspaper each month.
Jerry Lower
Professional experience: More than 35 years as a photojournalist and editor for newspapers in Illinois, Texa
Better backyard photography: Sue Dickes, a guest of The Grass River Garden Club,
photographs a bloom in the gardens of the Sundy House during a recent class.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Simple tips to create better backyard photographs
Dorothy McNeice first came to Briny Breezes in 1938.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
In October 1938, when Dorothy McNeice’s father first parked his 18-foot travel trailer in Briny Breezes, the little park with the oceanfront view had a single gas p
Patsy Randolph used the pillars of a gazebo to frame her subject to create a
photo that provides nice sense of the gardens.
By Jerry Lower
I have been a photographer and picture editor for most of my career and a teacher for a small part of it. I
Note: Events are current as of 1/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
FEBRUARY
Thursday - 2/14 - Annual Orchid Auction presented by the Orchid Society of the Palm Beaches at Mounts Auditorium, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. 6:3
Members of United States Submarine Veterans, South Florida Base, present a plaque of appreciation to Jaimin Stilley, manager of Snappers Seafood and Wine Bar in early November. The group meets at 11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month and encou
Cookielicious baked goods are available at the Boynton Beach Green Market.
Photos by Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
The green markets are in full swing this winter, with dozens of local offerings, both edible and not. This mont
The Rev. Charles Mory shares a lighthearted moment with parishioners
at the Church of the Palms in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallsen
The Church of the Palms may have had the most beautiful gardens and stained glass windows w
The magenta blooms of the Brazilian cloak tower
over Gene Joyner, a contrast to the orange and yellow
of the helconia behind him. He served as Palm Beach
County/University of Florida Extension’s urban
horticulturist for 35 years.
Photos by Jerr
Note: Events are current as of 1/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
February
Saturday -2/2 - Mingling Melodies & Motors is held at The Chapel of Saint Andrew on the campus of Saint Andrew School, 2707 NW 37th St., Boca Raton. ‘50s and
Note: Events are current as of 1/25. Please check with organizers for any changes.
FEBRUARY
Saturday - 2/2 - Making Cancer History Seminar is presented in the Cohen Pavilion of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blv
Darren Panks is director of golf at the Seagate Country Club at The Hamlet.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Pike
Darren Panks came a long way to come 360 degrees.
Panks, the new director of golf at Seagate Country Club at The Hamlet in Delr
The 32,000-square-foot Manalapan home once owned by Lois Pope
has sold yet again, this time for $15.63 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The former Manalapan home of the late Generoso Pope, founder and publisher of the National Enquirer
Rob Bernstein of Boca Raton enjoys his recumbent bike on A1A in Delray Beach.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller
You’ve seen them cruising down A1A — laid back, pumping the pedals, surveying the road ahead.
They seem very relaxe
By Tim Pallesen
Christ Fellowship will open at the former Dillard’s store at the Boynton Beach Mall, making it the second regional church to beam Sunday worship services to Boynton Beach by satellite.
The Boynton church will be the fourth satellite
