By Margie Plunkett
A beach pavilion in disrepair that’s the target of a resident fundraising campaign was rescued from becoming a budget casualty in February, the sole survivor of midyear budget cuts necessitated by a $3.2 million shortfall from t
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By Margie Plunkett
Delray Beach is stocking up on garbage carts, getting ready for barrier island residents to have regular curbside trash pickup rather than rear-door service.
The island neighborhood is going to curbside pickup on April 1, whe
Host Beverly Mosher (left) listens as Lunch Bunch members Paula Robinson, Nancy Aceto and Nancy Greenblatt discuss local restauraunts.
By Ron Hayes
The show starts promptly at 8 a.m. as a cameraman holds up four fingers … three… two … one …
“Goo
By Jan Norris
Two years is a long time to go without Pamela’s grapefruit pie, or a plate of Peruvian fish and pepper cream sauce or George’s famous chicken salad.
Once the Ocean Avenue bridge closes, shutting off Lantana from the coastal reside
Three candidates are seeking the two seats on the March 13 ballot in Ocean Ridge. Longtime mayor and commissioner Kenneth Kaleel is not seeking re-election after 17 years in office. The top two vote-getters win the open seats.
* designates winner.
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Marion Cousins, who ran a meticulous dress shop on Atlantic Avenue back in the day when proper ladies never wore slacks to lunch, died Feb. 13 after a brief hospital stay. She was 100.
Ms. Cousins was born July
Briny Breezes Bazaar volunteer Eric Wolffbrandt (right) tries out one of the phones for sale with fellow volunteers Sue Thaler (center) and Beth Farr (left) at the Briny Breezes Auditorium on Feb. 18. Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Angie Francalancia
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency is no closer than it was two months ago to razing the old building at Boynton Marina after county commissioners insisted on a 30-day delay to try to accommodate the building’s fo
By Antigone Barton
The predicament that Singer Islanders described to county commissioners in early February was one familiar to South Palm Beachers: “When I look down from my balcony,” as one resident put it, “all I can see is water.”
The plan
Clarification: In a March story, “Sides agree to plan for crowded property line landscaping,” it may not have been clear that although Manalapan resident E. Peter McLean was asked to serve as an alternate on both the architectural and zoning commiss
Batter up!
It’s spring training time. All around Florida’s Grapefruit League, fans are gathering to cheer on their favorite ballplayers, watch the up-and-comers, and drink in the excitement about another baseball season in America.
Pam Carey of Gu
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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NOTE: Names were removed a
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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The Coastal Star
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
