By Tao Woolfe
The Boynton Beach Arts and Cultural Center will be receiving an interior makeover that will allow audiences to better hear and see exhibits and presentations in its auditorium.
The City Commission last month voted unanimously to allocat
David Del Rio was handcuffed and remanded into custody after pleading guilty to 36 felony counts and getting a 15-year sentence.
Photos by Jim Rassol/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Maureen Forte can find comfort in knowing that the man accused of bi
By Mary Hladky
Completion of major work on the Diverging Diamond Interchange at Glades Road and Interstate 95 was briefly delayed but expected to be finished on April 3.
The Florida Department of Transportation had intended to close the interchange —
Stand-in Commissioner David Stern has returned to the dais for a year in an elevated role in Highland Beach.
Late last month, commissioners unanimously appointed him vice mayor less than a week after he finished a temporary stint filling three months
By Steve Plunkett
Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. is back offshore pumping sand from the ebb shoal just south of the Boca Raton Inlet to beaches south of the inlet.
The roughly 1 mile of beaches between the inlet and the city limit with Deerfield Beac
By Mary Hladky
Two days after Mayor Scott Singer proclaimed March as “bicycle month” in the city, a crash claimed a bicyclist’s life and highlighted residents’ concerns about pedestrian and bicyclist safety on East Palmetto Park Road.
Bicyclist Mark R
March brings five minutes of spring to subtropical South Florida.
It also heralds eight months of sea turtle nesting season, which usually draws more than 20,000 female loggerhead, leatherback, Kemp’s ridley and hawksbill turtles to Palm Beach County
By Tao Woolfe
A neighbor of The Pierce has told the city that an approved street closure to accommodate the $73 million downtown development project would cut off easy access to his property.
Attorney Aaron Williams, who represents the owner of prope
In one of Ocean Breeze’s residential districts, a single-family manufactured home sits on a traditional foundation next to others elevated on concrete stilts. The one in the center has an exterior elevator. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capoz
By Charles Elmore
For all the charms of Palm Beach County’s southern coast, driving does not always represent one of the unalloyed delights. Now motorists face the prospect of thinking about ways to steer through some of the nation’s biggest car insu
By Christine Davis
The Soloviev Group, led by Chairman Stefan Soloviev, purchased properties in downtown Delray Beach for $32 million in February. They were located at 11 S. Swinton Ave., 2 E. Atlantic Ave., 203-209 E. Atlantic Ave., 9 NE Second Ave
The Butcher and the Bar in Boynton Beach held a watch party when the restaurant appeared on Food Network’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Seated at bar are (l-r): Renata Jaremko, Joe Pisicchio, Elizabeth Greene and her husband, Graham. Foreground: Ashl
It was an evening of altruism for almost 200 supporters who came to celebrate man’s best friend at American Humane’s fifth annual “Pups4Patriots” dinner dance at Club Colette in Palm Beach.
To date, the program has delivered nearly 270 service dogs t
April 19: The Florida chapter of the National Society of Arts and Letters will honor Lifetime Achievement Award winner Arlene Herson and raise funds for its scholarships, competitions and mentoring programs for performing and visual artists. Time is
April 18: This is the day members of Impact 100 Palm Beach County have been waiting for — when they announce which local organizations will receive $100,000 grants that will help transform their nonprofit missions. Time is 10 a.m. for the mimosa rece
The nationally known Bon Jovi tribute band Living on a Bad Name will perform at the April 8 fundraiser. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The first-of-its-kind Go Pink Rock N Roll Dinner promises to catapult guests back to the ’80s with a special perform
The Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation celebrated 30 years of excellence during a musical night of performances by students and alumni. Proceeds will benefit the foundation, which provides more than $1.5 million in support to the school each year
The fundraiser for the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County set a record this year, bringing in $88,000. More than 500 runners, walkers and cyclists supported the benefit along with generous sponsors and powerhouse individuals and teams. Proceeds
Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Diamond Jubilee drew a sold-out crowd of nearly 1,200 and raised $4.2 million to benefit, enhance and advance patient-care services. Honorary Chairwomen Christine Lynn and Elaine Wold were recognized for their dedicatio
(l-r) Daniel and Fina Mulvey, Brenda Sands, and Dawn and Larry Edwards.
Close to 200 guests attended the benefit for Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital put on by the Baptist Health Foundation. The event honored members of the Giving Society and other d
