By Margie Plunkett
Lantana Town Council gave its final nod to a zoning change for the Cenacle property on the Intracoastal — to commercial from residential —though it won’t become effective until after site plan approval.
The Cenacle sought land-use
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By Margie Plunkett
The moon flexed its strength in September, pulling tides a half foot to a foot-and-a-half higher as it swung through its perigee.
The lunar perigee, when the moon’s orbit takes it closest to the Earth, occurred near the time of the
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By Nirvi Shah
It was a huge victory last year for coral reef preservationists when the National Marine Fisheries Service designated a swath of the Florida coast as a protected area for two species of coral.
But discovery of one species of threatened
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By Margie Plunkett
Boaters once clamored for a spot in Delray Beach’s marina, but the ebbing economy has left nearly half its slips vacant and forced the city to drop rates to entice new business.
Acknowledging increasing competition among area marin
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By Thomas R. Collins
Another deal might have turned to static for perennially for-sale WXEL.
Nine months after the Palm Beach County School District expressed an interest in buying the public radio and TV stations from Barry University, the School B
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Obituary
PAULINE DEIBERT MARQUIS
Pauline 'Polly' Deibert Marquis, originally from Palmerton, PA and Greenwich, CT, died on her 104th birthday. She was the daughter of Franklin W. and Lydia Gregory Deibert, and the sister of Jonathan Deibert. Polly
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Obituary
MATTHEW DUNCAN
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Matthew Duncan immediately quit his job at the Buick plant in Flint, Mich., and joined the Marines.
He was 20 then, and embarking on a li
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By C. B. Hanif
Angeleta Gray says she will “continue to meet with people, listen to their views and bring all the players to the table. I think that will be instrumental in helping us to continue to move forward.”
There’s agreement that her fellow
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By Margie Plunkett
The county started reef construction off the Ocean Ridge coast this summer, required to restore the natural reef covered by beach renourishment.
The mitigation reef, within an area of about 16 acres, will “get covered in critters
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By C.B. Hanif
Sundown on Friday, Sept.18 marked the beginning of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year.
The next day, others began observing Eid-ul-Fitr, marking the completion of Ramadan, the Muslim month of rededication.
Still others, including Christ
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By Arden Moore
Lacking thumbs makes it tricky for dogs to use utensils, but that shouldn’t stop them from displaying good manners when dining out with their people. In fact, inviting dogs to eateries is proving to be a smart strategy in these lean
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Mary Alice Pugh
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Mary Alice Pugh’s life was all about finding new horizons.
Born Mary Alice Selby on Jan. 14, 1944, in Martins Ferry, Ohio, she earned a bachelor’s degree in laboratory medicine at West Virginia
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Posted by Kim Winker on September 30, 2009 at 12:30
Get ready to commemorate our furry, feathered and finned friends! The First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach Board of Deacons is planning an exciting benefit for its scholarship fund that will be fun for the whole family including our four-legged
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The support of our readers and advertisers over the past 10 months has been truly inspiring.
Thank you.
As a result, The Coastal Star is taking a leap of faith and cracking open the piggy bank for some real office space — finally.
It's not very big,
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See more photos from the blessing
By Tim O’Meilia
When Roman Catholic Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito flicked a holy water sprinkler to bless the new chapel at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach, he had some divine assistance.
The skies
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By Margie Plunkett
Briny Breezes was the poster child of budget uncertainty this season. The only town in the county with increasing property values, Briny Breezes at the last minute more than tripled its proposed tax rate to cover its bases on risi
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By Thomas R. Collins
Mention the condition of U.S. 1 in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach to Lantana Town Manager Michael Bornstein, and it’s all he can do not to roll his eyes.
Such tall buildings. So many condos. Not enough tenants. Not enough good j
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By Ron Hayes
Steven Leveen always assumed he’d volunteer at some point with the Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition.
As the co-founder and CEO of Levenger, the Delray Beach-based purveyors of “tools for serious readers,” words are both his livelih
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Ocean Ridge commissioners upheld the termination of former Police Officer David Cazzolli, which the officer appealed during a special commission meeting Aug. 27.
Cazzolli was terminated in July after a citizen’s complaint prompted an internal investi
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Boynton Beach city commissioners voted to roll back a recent water rate increase by 7 percent, effective in September. The reduction is across the board — applying to water, wastewater and the base rate and commodity charges, according to Public Affa
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