Groomers Lindsee Lee Amsden (above) of Boynton Beach and Janaina Martins (below right) of Boca Raton are professionals when it comes to taking care of your pets’ coats. ‘There is definitely an art and a science to it,’ Amsden says. Photos provided
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Jared Smith was named CEO of Bethesda Hospital East and Bethesda Hospital West in Boynton Beach, effective late last month.
“For the past 25 years, Jared’s career has been focused on the South Florida health care market, including eight years in the
Patty Perluke (l-r), Ronni Krasny, Claudia Rienzo and Mary Leroux work on the One Heart initiative. Photo provided
By Jan Engoren
Even before Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on live TV gave the nation a lesson in the critical impor
Andrew Dagher, a senior at Oxbridge Academy, shows the official patent certificate for his device, a metabolic charging apparatus. Photo provided by Dr. Sami Dagher
By Janis Fontaine
What if your Apple watch could charge itself by capturing your body
The living room has multiple archways and a sweeping staircase to the second floor, as well as a decorative fireplace and volume, detailed ceilings. Photos provided
In one of the most sought after locations in South Florida, this extraordinary estate
Michael and Clara Klein, who touted themselves as the first two visitors to Ocean Strand Park, walk through Boca Raton's newest waterfront park after its opening on Feb. 27. The park is 14 acres of land between Spanish River Blvd. and Palmetto Park
By Steve Plunkett
Richard Jones is leaving his job as Ocean Ridge’s police chief to take the same post in nearby Gulf Stream.
Gulf Stream town commissioners approved the new hire on Feb. 10. His month-old contract with Ocean Ridge requires him to giv
Voters who want to vote by mail in the March 14 election must make a new request for a mail-in ballot because state law was changed.
Vote-by-Mail ballot requests made before the November 2022 general election expired on Dec. 31, according to the Super
By John Pacenti and Rich Pollack
Like many a divorce, the fire-rescue split between Highland Beach and Delray Beach is hardly amicable, but it really isn’t about irreconcilable differences. It’s mostly about the money.
Highland Beach decided it woul
This morning meetup at the Palm Beach Bakery & Cafe in Lantana is a chance for the regulars to discuss their lives, past and present, and tell a few jokes. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Ask what they call themselves and no one s
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Longtime Seaside Deli & Market manager Chelsea Steen (left) embraces customer Carol George after helping George load her car during her final visit to the del
By John Pacenti
For nearly a decade, a look at the Florida Board of Medicine’s website would find Dr. Michael Ligotti in good standing.
No emergency actions. No discipline. No public complaints.No indication of any investigation — criminal or administ
Here we go again.
Remember back in 2007 when an “unbelievable” offer to buy Briny Breezes evaporated when the financing collapsed amid a volatile market? Remember 2018, when a small group of shareholders in the mobile home park failed in an attempt t
Barbara and Mike Soroker have given about $150,000 to the Boca Raton Police Foundation for training and equipment not in the city budget. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Were it not for the quick thinking of two Boston cops, Mike Soroker
By Joe Capozzi
At a special meeting to discuss the process of finding a new town manager, South Palm Beach council members reached a consensus Jan. 30: They’d like the current town manager to stick around a little longer.
It could take at least four
I moved to Ocean Ridge in 1973 — 50 years ago last month. For virtually that entire time, I enjoyed — without dispute or interruption — full recreational use of the beach and ocean on both sides of my access pathway through the dune at the end of Tro
By Joe Capozzi
Ocean Ridge commissioners finally chose a new full-time town manager Jan. 31, capping a difficult six-month selection process marked by complications right up to the very end.
Lynne Ladner, who has held the post on an interim basis
The opening of Brightline stations in Boca Raton and Aventura has boosted ridership.
The new stations generated 17,682 rides, representing 24% of Brightline’s ridership since the Boca station opened on Dec. 21 and the Aventura station on Dec. 24, the
Tracks from vehicles that navigate the cul-de-sac have damaged the landscaped circle. Nearby residents have offered to pay for pavers, an alternative the Town Commission may consider. Photo provided
By Larry Barszewski
At the end of Lands End Road, r
