A woman from Fort Mose near St. Augustine.
By Greg Stepanich
An exhibit returning to Delray Beach’s Spady Cultural Heritage Museum after a three-year absence will help visitors understand that slavery in North America was more complex than popular
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Alderman Sue Thaler
By Tim O’Meilia
She had yet to be appointed to the Briny Breezes Town Council, but already a card with the name “Alderman Sue Thaler” rested in front of the empty chair at the council table.
“She’s the only one who sent in a let
A waterspout heads for shore north of the Boynton Inlet on the morning of May 22. This photo was taken from the beach boardwalk at Portofino Condominiums in Ocean Ridge. There were no reports of damage. Photo by Scott Harmon
May provided the the bi
Workers from GLF Construction Corp. cut steel during
the replacement of the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
The final resting place for the soon-to-be-demolished East Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana will
Kate Maloney and Zoe Romano, both students at Unity School in Delray Beach, use contrasting forms of communication while at the Historical Society of Palm Beach County, Barefoot by the Sea celebration in Delray Beach. One of the girls followed tradi
Larry M.Donovan
By Ron Hayes
OCEAN RIDGE — When she only four or five, Teri Donovan’s father would take her to the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Ill.
“They always had a big band,” she remembers, “and we would get them to play ‘Moon River,’ my fa
Arvid Johanson, 73, and Dr. David Danzer, 70, perform
their morning walk for several miles through Highland Beach
for exercise. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Paula Detwiller,
It’s a simple, healthy ritual. Six days a week at about 7:30 a.m.,
David Renna, director of the club division at The Breakers,
illustrates the versatility and tradition of the blue blazer.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Emily J. Minor
It’s the quintessential piece in a man’s wardrobe, or at least it should be.
Actress Megan Blake, her dog, Super Smiley
(that’s his REAL name), and Arden Moore at the
San Diego Party in 2011. Blake travels all over the country
doing the Super Smiley Flash Mob to raise money and
awareness for adopting mutts. Photo provided
B
Mike and Jodi Halker have opened Due South Brewing Co. in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
If Dad’s still saying, “I love you, man,” maybe it’s time to upgrade his brew. Try a craft beer — one produced without a billion-doll
The Rev. Douglas Hood was the top choice to take over
at First Presbyterian Church. Photo provided
By Tim Pallesen
The Rev. Douglas Hood knew he wanted to be First Presbyterian’s new senior pastor when he read the help-wanted request.
The congr
Trinity Lutheran Church historian Albert ‘Bob’ Miller,
standing inside the original church building, is the grandson
of the church founders. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach’s oldest church building was built in 1904, after
Outrageous Expectation (2011) an oil on canvas by Karen Kuykendall of Tampa.
By Greg Stepanich
Every year for the past six decades, the Boca Raton Museum of Art calls on the artists of the Sunshine State to send work its way for the All-Florida Juri
NOTE: With so many summer camps offered in our area, we selected those located between the Boca Raton Inlet and the Port of Palm Beach. We tried to keep our listing east of I-95. Not all summer camp schedules have been set. Please check back online a
By Steve Plunkett
Ocean Ridge town commissioners can still decide to contract with the Sheriff’s Office for police services, despite news reports that Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has pulled the proposal.
“It’s not off the table,” Town Manager Ken Schenck sa
Letter delivered to Seaspray neighbors: Green_Letter%282%29.pdf
(Note: To protect privacy, the name and address has been removed by The Coastal Star)
By Tim Pallesen
The Caron Foundation has notified neighbors near its Seaspray Ave
By Tim Pallesen
A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to stop Delray Beach from enforcing its controversial transient housing ordinance against the Caron Foundation.
U.S. District Judge William Dimitrouleas stopped short of o
Boca Delray Music Society Luncheon: Delray Beach Club
Celebration of Old Delray: The Colony Cabana Club
Closet Couture Luncheon: Benvenuto’s, Boynton Beach
Heading to College: Brianna Ritota, Ocean Ridge
Impact 100 Palm Beach County: $100,000 grant
* Ocean Ridge will hear a PBSO proposal at 6 p.m. May 8 at Town Hall.
By Steve Plunkett
The proposal to switch police services to the county sheriff got Manalapan neighbors talking, but town commissioners fear much of what’s being said is wrong.
By Tim O’Meilia
The next time a minimal hurricane threatens to slosh ashore in south Palm Beach County, most coastal residents won’t be ordered to flee.
In fact, evacuation of the barrier islands from the Palm Beach Inlet to Boca Raton won’
