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Old Florida lives on in misty memories of Busch’s

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 12:00

By Ron Hayes Nostalgia’s funny that way. You start out reminiscing about someplace specific. A seafood restaurant, maybe, and the she-crab soup you loved there. The drinks at the bar while you waited for a table. The show tunes you sang around the

Surfing: It’s all in the family — and the neighborhood

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 12:00

See more photos from the Eastern Surfing Association championship

By Tim O’Meilia North Atlantic Drive has earned a new name. Call it Pipeline Point or Cutback Court or, simply, Surfers Street. But never Wipeout Way.

The northern end of Hypoluxo Isla

Editorial: What a difference a year makes

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:55

Last November, my husband and I bucked the trend of Web-based news delivery and published the inaugural edition of The Coastal Star. We delivered 6,000 copies of our hyper-local, free-distribution newspaper to homes and businesses along the coast. Si

A Coastal Star: Susan Mullin

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:30

Caption: Susan Mullin hosts a meeting of volunteers for this year’s trunk show benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs. The event will be held Dec. 2-3 at the new Seagate Hotel in Delray Beach. Photo by Tim Stepien A friend for Boys and Girls clubs Su

Along the Avenues: Wine, lobster and song in Delray

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 30, 2009 at 11:00

By Thom Smith Dave Spitzer spent 40 years in the hospitality industry — working for Hilton hotels, owning a restaurant in Woodstock, Ill., and running Mike Ditka’s Da Coach restaurants in the Windy City. But about 10 years ago he moved to Delray, an

Briny Breezes: Water rates come up for further discussion

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 17:37

By Margie Plunkett Armed with history and a 1926 plat map, Briny Breezes Mayor Roger Bennett appealed to Boynton Beach to extend lower, resident water rates to the town that he said is “technically an extension of Boynton Beach.” Briny Breezes’ water

Boynton discussing where, or if, new City Hall could be built

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 17:30

By Thomas R. Collins The City Hall and police station in Boynton Beach might be about to move farther away from the coast, leaving the traditional downtown area. Three developers’ proposals call for moving city operations west of I-95 near Congress

Delray Beach: Residents’ input sought for beach-area planning

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 17:09

By Margie Plunkett A residents group and Delray Beach government are collecting community thoughts early in November on a master plan for the beach area, to guide its design in the future. The Nov. 7 charrette is for all city residents. “We hope to g

Couple’s lawsuit claims retaliation against family

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 17:00

By Tim O’Meilia Backwash from the convictions of two Delray Beach priests continues to roil waters at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church as a couple sued parish officials Oct. 13, claiming their two children were expelled from the parish school in r

Talented teen ‘only wants to be with the music’

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 16:00

To hear performances by Anthony Arcaini, please visit: http://www.thecoastalstar.ning.com By Emily J. Minor His mother knows when he’s up to something. He’s up later, perhaps past 11 or so on a school night, and he’s distracted at the dinner table

Gulf Stream: Town voices opposition to Intracoastal master plan

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:35

By Margie Plunkett Gulf Stream is following the town of Palm Beach’s lead in opposing certain actions of the Intracoastal Waterway master plan, both deeming some items in the plan “a wasteful and unnecessary expansion of government.” “I think this i

Fans say plan to close Lantana P.O. is just (coco)nuts

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:32

By Mary Thurwachter Close the Lantana Post Office? Now that’s just nuts — or coconuts, in this case. So say town leaders and about 150 fans from Lantana and surrounding communities who convened for a rally in the parking lot between the post office a

Palm Beaches Marathon adds Lantana to course

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:28

The Dec. 6 Palm Beaches Marathon takes runners through Lantana for the first time. At mile 9 of the 26.2-mile race, which starts and ends in West Palm Beach, runners enter Lantana on North Lakeside Drive, continue south to East Ocean Avenue, and cros

Green markets offer fresh-picked fare

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:00

Real tomato-tasting tomatoes, fresh greens, fresh flowers — you can’t beat the offerings at local green markets sprouting this month. Most are at new locations. Here’s a list of those handy for the Coastal Star readership: Delray Beach Green Market •

Thanksgiving: Falling in love with Florida

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:00

Caption: Fall is brought to the South Florida Thanksgiving table by using tropical colors and textures. Arrangement provided by From Roehm With Love. Table, setting and location provided by Village Square Home Interiors. Photo by Tim Stepien. Backy

Delray Beach: Proposed water rates would serve a dose of reality

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 29, 2009 at 15:00

By Margie Plunkett

Bigger water users in Delray Beach will pay more after commissioners signed off on a rate restructuring designed to encourage conservation.
Commissioners adopted an ordinance to adjust residential, nonresidential and irrigation ra

South Palm Beach approves fire-rescue service change

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 28, 2009 at 18:33

The town council revised its 10-year contract for fire-rescue service Oct. 27 to allow Palm Beach County to bill property owners directly beginning in 2010. The change will remove the $1.1 million fire-rescue cost from the town’s budget Instead, home

South Palm Beach: Hotel plan meets with surprise rejection

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 28, 2009 at 18:32

By Tim O’Meilia For the second time in two years, the South Palm Beach Town Council rejected a plan to replace the two-story Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn — the town’s only business — with a luxury 10-story hotel. The 3-2 vote on Oct. 21 surprised most

ENGAGEMENT: Alexandra Brown and Michael Bell

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 28, 2009 at 18:30

Alexandra Brown, a daughter of Lucy and Terry Brown of Ocean Ridge, is engaged to Michael Bell of California. The couple met while working on a coastal marine fishery conversation project in Moro Bay, Calif. Brown attended local area public schools,

Oyster reef project planned for next month

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on October 28, 2009 at 18:27

By Margie Plunkett Volunteers will gather along the Lantana Nature Preserve shore on Hypoluxo Island in December with nets in hand not to fish, but to build an oyster reef. Intended to attract juvenile fish and to provide other environmental benefit