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Rip currents are the biggest danger in the ocean

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:01

By Ron Hayes

In 1975, Steven Spielberg made a movie called Jaws, and we’ve all been terrified of shark attacks ever since.
John Fletemeyer wishes he’d made Rips instead.
By any measure, rip currents are far more deadly than sharks, and South Florida’

Proposal would have Boynton fire rescue respond to ‘pocket’

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 5, 2010 at 9:00

By Nirvi Shah

The November night Bill Dunn choked to death, it took Palm Beach County Fire Rescue nearly 13 minutes to get to his home just outside the Boynton Beach city limits.
During the painful wait for paramedics, the dispatcher tried to help Du

Coastal Star: Marine gave mom early hint of direction

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 16:17

Looking back, there really wasn’t much doubt about what John D. O’Connell was going to be when he grew up. “I have a picture of him when he was 3,” said his mother, Debby O’Connell, a Realtor with Hampton Real Estate in Ocean Ridge. “He was saluting

Editorial: Just the facts ma'am

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 16:13

We don’t publish advertorials. You know: the stuff that looks like a news story, but when you begin to read it you recognize it as being purely promotional. It’s been suggested by other small publishers that we do this as a way to increase revenue an

New sea turtle rehab center comes to the rescue in a big way

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 16:00

By Mary Thurwachter January’s longer-than-ever cold snap had us all crawling under our covers and turning up the heat. But for sea turtles, warming up wasn’t so easy. When the water dropped below the normal body temperature of the cold-blooded sea

BRINY BREEZES: Officer finds quiet town a contrast to Boynton

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:52

By Kelly Wolfe It’s 8:03 on a Saturday night in January — arguably the busy season — on a mild evening just after the cold snap. Boynton Beach Police Officer Mike Mulcahy is on duty. In the past hour and a half, he’s cruised each Briny street; shin

LANTANA: More beach access points put forth

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:15

By Margie Plunkett Lantana isn’t obligated to provide beach access to its neighbors, as far as the county’s concerned, and an increasingly obstinate Mayor David Stewart said he told the county that Lantana won’t allow it for anything less than a six

Ocean Ridge: Colonial Ridge residents seek access control

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:04

By Margie Plunkett Colonial Ridge Club residents want to put up gates to stop motorists and pedestrians from cutting through the property located between A1A and Old Ocean Boulevard as well as using the condo’s parking spaces. A group of residents a

OCEAN RIDGE: Town Hall to feature artists’ work

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:01

By Linda Haase The walls in Ocean Ridge Town Hall will be transformed from stark to spectacular this month. Instead of white, barren space, visitors and staff will be greeted by vibrant watercolors depicting banyan trees, feeding koi and palm fronds

Along the Avenues: Five ♥ recommendations for Valentine's Day

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 15:00

By Thom Smith Virginia may be for lovers, but let’s face it, if you could choose where to be on Valentine’s Day, which would you prefer: some icy condo along the Chesapeake Bay or one of the choice beachfront resorts along A1A between Lake Worth and

BRINY BREEZES: Theft spree unsettles residents, police advise locking cars

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:52

By Margie Plunkett A rash of burglaries from parked autos this month sent Briny Breezes residents a clear message: Lock your cars. Boynton Beach police arrested a suspect, the 21-year-old son of a Briny Breezes resident, on Jan. 27 after GPS units, c

Haiti Relief —How you can help

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:46

Local Boynton Beach fire stations: Station No. 4 at 1919 Federal Highway, and Station No. 5 at 2080 High Ridge Road, are accepting food, water, medical supplies and diapers. The Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach is collecting money for the Catholic Reli

Delray men among earliest responders to Haiti

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:35

By Christine Davis Frank McKinney, Delray Beach real estate developer and founder of the Haitian charitable foundation The Caring House Project, has been chartering planes to travel to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, along with medical and search-and-rescu

Mayfair House board offers beach access to Imperial House

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:25

By Tim O’ Meilia The Mayfair House has come to the rescue of the Imperial House, a nearby six-story co-operative in South Palm Beach in danger of collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean during another angry nor’easter. The Mayfair House, five buildings no

SOUTH PALM BEACH: Planning board members keep seats

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:23

By Tim O’Meilia For the second time in three months, South Palm Beach Mayor Martin Millar’s attempt to remove three planning board members failed by an identical 3-2 vote. The mayor called for the removal of planning board Chairman Mike Nevard and me

Filing open for March 9 municipal elections

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:18

By Margie Plunkett Municipal elections are scheduled for Tuesday, March 9, and candidates for open seats face deadlines in the second week of February. Election dates at seven municipalities in The Coastal Star’s coverage area run in synch with Palm

SOUTH PALM BEACH: Petition drive falters with clerk’s ruling

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:15

By Tim O’Meilia A petition drive to banish a high-rise hotel permanently from the South Palm Beach landscape was rejected by town officials Jan. 26. More than 20 percent of the town’s 1,300 registered voters signed petitions to put three charter ques

Art and antiques events will whet a collector's appetites for finery.

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:05

It’s high season for antiques in South Florida. In the next month alone, there will be four major art and antiques shows in Palm Beach County, two of them noteworthy for the caliber of their wares. In addition to those, there also is a specialty glas

Manalapan: Sand plant work goes on; new town manager sought

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 14:00

By Margie Plunkett

The sand transfer plant at South Lake Worth Inlet is up and running, but the new silence of its electric motor may be offset by the pounding of pilings through March, according to Manalapan Mayor Tom Gerrard.
“The plant was dead

Recipes for Romance

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on February 4, 2010 at 13:57

Photo model from 32 East in Delray Beach — Photo by Tim Stepien By Jan Norris Perhaps the romantics are right — the past is more dreamy than today. It was a time when linens and china dressed the tables, and more formal wear dressed the diners — w