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.
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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
By Allen Whittemore
Roger Ashcroft has three passions in his life: his faith, his wife of 16 years, Heidi, and his tennis.
Sports and church came early to Ashcroft (Heidi was a little later), and by 17, he had chosen tennis as his main athleti
St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church members Quinn Doyle, 11, and Deena Rizzo, 7, have fun on the bumper cars during the 45th Annual St. Vincent Ferrer Parish Festival in Delray Beach on Feb. 24.
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By Emily J. Minor
Stephanie Schappert, 18, started running because it was all in the family — everyone was doing it — and she got lucky.
She’s good at it. And she likes it.
“A lot of people have always thought that we were pressured into running, bu
Activists say signs such as this one have increased awareness of bike laws.
By Steve Plunkett
Signs from Boca Raton to Manalapan cautioning motorists and bicyclists to share State Road A1A are a success, claims zMotion, the cycling group that pai
Archstone, a 10-story, 378-unit complex, is planned for East Palmetto Park Road. Drawing provided
By Steve Plunkett
A 10-story apartment complex is the newest addition to Palmetto Park Road between the Intracoastal Waterway and Federal Highway.
By Steve Plunkett
The competition between beach-goers and sea turtles for a spot in the sand continued to heat up in 2011.
Countywide, female loggerheads, greens and leatherbacks dug a record-high 19,552 nests, besting 2010’s record total, said Pau
By Tim Pallesen
The Caron Foundation has sued Delray Beach after the city denied its request to operate a sober house for seven recovering alcoholics and drug addicts at 1232 Seaspray Ave.
City commissioners also had responded to outrage over so
Potential bidders check out the ‘Gasoline Alley’ part of the Milhous
Collection during the auction preview Saturday in Boca Raton.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
For years they’ve been coming here, often dr
By Mary Thurwachter
Managing Editor
Combing through The Coastal Star’s community calendar each month leaves us, first, in awe of Michele Smith, the conscientious scribe who assembles the massive list and, second, inspired by the wealth of things to
Marge Lanthier, former senior advancement officer
at St. Andrew’s School, is president of the Friends of
the Highland Beach Library. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
The day before Valentine’s Day, a group of volunteers spent th
