Bee specialists Iam Hedendal and Mark Snellman use a lift to reach a 50-pound hive that had established itself in a black olive tree in Ocean Ridge. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Imagine that you are the queen of a large, peace
By Steve Plunkett
Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s observation tower, missing in action since 2015, is now scheduled to be rebuilt and open in nine months.
Briann Harms, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, announced the t
South Palm Beach Town Manager Robert Kellogg says his goodbyes to (l-r) Maj. Christopher Keane, Lt. Christopher Caris, Sgt. Mark Garrison and Deputy Donna Korb of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. In 2019, Kellogg and attorney Glen Torcivia neg
By Mary Thurwachter
Manalapan doesn’t have pickleball courts — although some tennis courts at the five-star Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa have occasionally been transformed for special events. But that could change if the resort decides to permanently
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By Rich Pollack
Word spread quickly through south Palm Beach County after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Duane Owen last month.
Owen, who was convicted in the gruesome 1984 murders of 14
By Mary Thurwachter
Residents who have expressed much interest in Lantana’s master plan will be able to get a detailed update during a Town Council workshop set for 5:30 p.m. June 14.
Town Manager Brian Raducci, during the May 22 council meeting, sai
GULF STREAM — Dr. John Roland Westine died May 13 while swimming in the warm Gulf Stream waters in front of his home of 50 years. He was 91.
Although Dr. Westine was born into humble circumstances to two Swedish immigrants on Chicago’s South Side, he
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — For 32 years, until he retired in 2017, Bruce Gimmy’s name was synonymous with the Trouser Shop, a unique business he ran on Atlantic Avenue that evolved with the times, yet never quite changed enough to lose its “old D
BOYNTON BEACH — Vicki Cody Mack, gardener, avid Dolphins fan and stranger to no one she met, died May 5. She was 67.
Born Sept. 24, 1955, to Rayden and Ann Cody in Burlington, Vermont, Vicki Cody attended St. Michael’s College in Essex, Vermont, be
Cat Kelly of Ocean Ridge plans to make the 83-mile crossing from Bimini to Lake Worth Beach on her paddleboard this month as part of an annual event. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
For paddleboard enthusiasts along the coastal towns of southern Palm Be
By Mary Hladky
After abruptly abandoning plans to hire an executive recruitment firm to help find City Manager Leif Ahnell’s successor, City Council members have chosen Ahnell’s top lieutenant to take the reins.
The council unexpectedly anointed Depu
The Florida League of Cities has named Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer, City Council member Yvette Drucker and Deputy City Manager George Brown as 2023 Home Rule Heroes for their work to protect the ability of city leaders to make decisions for their c
By Mary Hladky
The city’s 2024 election season already has begun.
Three candidates are seeking to replace Deputy Mayor Monica Mayotte, who is term-limited from running again in next year’s municipal election.
Andy Thomson, who resigned from the City
BOCA RATON — Gary John Tiesenga died on May 13 in Boca Raton as a result of complications from diabetes. He was 63.
He was preceded in death by his brother, James Tiesenga; and his father-in-law, Richard Brueneman.
Lovingly remembering Mr. Tiesenga
HIGHLAND BEACH — John F. Rand, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died May 4 at his home. He was 99.
Mr. Rand was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and married his high school sweetheart, Ingeborg Schmitz, in 1946 upon
By Steve Plunkett
Six weeks after taking over responsibility for the city’s sea turtle rehabilitation efforts, the nonprofit group formerly known as the Friends of Gumbo Limbo has not applied for a permit to run the program.
“No, Gumbo Limbo Coastal
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents, who have enjoyed low rates for garbage pickup for at least 10 years, will see a huge jump in their bills this month.
In May, town commissioners reluctantly signed off on a new five-year contract with Waste Ma
The Homing Inn renovation is underway with ownership likely to make it a Marriott brand. Tao Woolfe/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Almost every South Florida city has a hotel that has seen better days, but Boynton Beach’s no-tell-motel — the Homing I
By Rich Pollack
For much of the Boca Raton Airport’s almost 75-year history, its 214 acres in the heart of the city have been owned by the state.
That will soon change if Gov. Ron DeSantis signs off on legislation that would transfer ownership of th
Ocean to Intracoastal properties like this one at 1020 S. Ocean Blvd. — which sold for $89.9 million in December 2021 — have boosted the average value of homes in Manalapan to almost $40 million, according to data from November 2022. Photo provided
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