South Palm Beach Mayor Bonnie Fischer looks at a sample of a structural insulated panel, which she introduced as an option as the town researches plans for constructing a new Town Hall. Joe Capozzi/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Plans for a new Town
By Mary Thurwachter
Vocal residents crowded the council chambers for the Aug. 8 Lantana town meeting and got what they asked for — a unanimous vote to deny a proposal to build 231 apartments on the former Kmart property.
The project, called Lantana Vi
By Mary Hladky
BOCA RATON — Susan Whelchel, a force in city politics for nearly 20 years whose vision was to transform Boca Raton into a world-class city, died at age 77 on Aug. 5 surrounded by her family after battling Alzheimer’s disease.“Former Ma
BOCA RATON — Patricia “Patti” Payne Carpenter, an ever-present pillar of the Boca Raton community, died Aug. 8, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 74.
Mrs. Carpenter will be missed by those who worked alongside her on a variety of charitab
By Mary Thurwachter
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Narine Ebersold, a good, kind and friendly woman cherished by her children and admired by neighbors and friends, died on Aug. 26 at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach. She was 95.Mrs. Ebersold and her late husband, D
By Brian Biggane
BOYNTON BEACH — Near the end of a lengthy interview with Ken and Cat Hilgendorf concerning the recent death of their daughter Capri Grotowski, Ken summed up all the two had said previously: “She was our hero.”
They are not alone. Mrs
By Ron Hayes
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Don and Alice Edge moved into their Hypoluxo Island home on April 9, 1959.
Two years earlier, the young architect had bought the 6,000-square-foot lot on Southeast Atlantic Drive for $6,000. He designed the house, paid
By Larry Barszewski
The Coastal Star received five first-place awards and 14 overall in the Florida Press Association 2022 Weekly Newspaper Contest for non-daily newspapers.
The articles receiving first-place recognition covered a variety of topics,
Questions about rising construction costs and the city’s potential liability prompted the CRA to delay a vote on a contract for the proposed center at Mizner Park. Rendering provided
By Steve Plunkett
Lawyers for Boca Raton and the cultural arts cons
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By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach’s two top public safety officers — the police and fire chiefs — have been elevated from interim to permane
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s town employees will see a little extra in their paychecks come November, thanks to a 3% bonus designed to help offset rising costs.
The Town Commission late last month unanimously approved a one-time Economic Impact P
Brightline President Patrick Goddard (in orange vest), Mayor Scott Singer (sixth from left), other City Council members and staff from Brightline and Kaufman Lynn Construction attend the ceremony for the Boca Raton train station and parking garage. P
Harvey E. Oyer Park, on North Federal Highway, will be closed for renovations from Sept. 12 through mid-November.
During those months the Boynton Beach park’s three boat ramps will undergo a $1.25 million face-lift and are scheduled to reopen just i
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By Tao Woolfe
Daniel Dugger, a captain in the Boynton Beach Police Department, was chosen as the new city manager after a lengthy and
By Mary Hladky
To the relief of many beachside residents, enhanced crosswalks to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety are being installed along State Road A1A.
Those living along the beach have long pushed for the upgrades. “It is really not safe to
By Steve Plunkett
Nature lovers and Boca Raton’s threatened gopher tortoises are getting a boost in the coming budget year — new preserve land is being cleaned up and made accessible to the public south of Hidden Valley Boulevard and west of Dixie H
The Ocean City Lumber Co. property in Delray Beach, with its distinctive water tower and historical train depot, owed much of its preservation to Janet and Tim Onnen, who sold it in August. The original lumber company’s history dates to 1920. Photo p
Plans to develop Ocean Strand into a passive park have won final approval from the city.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, which owns the vacant property between Spanish River and Red Reef parks, announced the successful end of the permi
Dave Arm is retiring as Chamber of Commerce president and from his gym business, but won’t leave his love of fishing behind. Here he reels in a sailfish on a trip to Costa Rica. Photo provided
Lantana businessman and Chamber of Commerce president Dav
The Grand Hall at Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s 1902 mansion in Palm Beach. A model of innovation in its day, the house is now home to the Flagler Museum. Photo provided by Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
Beat the heat in five air-conditioned house museum
