
Mary Thurwachter
Managing Editor at The Coastal Star
Florida journalist, travel writer, editor, blogger
Articles
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3 weeks ago |
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Thurwachter
Related: By Mary ThurwachterAlong the Coast: Record seaweed levels headed our way Lantana's policy is to leave sargassum alone, but the record amount forecast prompted the town to seek expert input on whether to rake its beach (above). Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarIt's that time of year again when beachgoers arrive at the Lantana shoreline to find large swaths of seaweed blanketing the sand. It leaves little, if any, space to park a chair or spread a beach blanket.
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2 months ago |
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Thurwachter
By Mary ThurwachterFirefighter Jesse Rivero was sworn in March 24 by Town Attorney Max Lohman. Rivero's wife, Kerri, held the Bible. Mary Thurwachter/The Coastal StarNewcomer Jesse Rivero, a 50-year-old firefighter, defeated veteran Town Council member Lynn "Doc" Moorhouse for Lantana's Group 1 Council seat.
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Jan 29, 2025 |
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Thurwachter
By Mary ThurwachterThe proposed mixed-use development would bring apartments and businesses to the old site of the Kmart in Lantana. This view is from Dixie Highway. Rendering providedIt's all systems go for Lantana Village Square after the Town Council gave developers an enthusiastic thumbs up during a special meeting on Jan. 13. The planned mixed-use development will eventually bring 426 apartments to the former Kmart property at the corner of Dixie Highway and Hypoluxo Road.
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Oct 2, 2024 |
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Thurwachter
By Mary ThurwachterAn interlocal agreement to add sand to the beaches in Palm Beach, South Palm Beach and Lantana this winter may be losing one municipality: Lantana. It's all about money. When the dune restoration was hatched a few years ago, South Palm Beach, which has no public beach, agreed to pay for sand to be placed on Lantana's beach in exchange for sand truck access via the town's Dorothy Rissler Lane.
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Jul 31, 2024 |
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Thurwachter
BELOW RIGHT: La Renaissance, shown in the 1960s Photo providedBy Mary ThurwachterAt least two barge-loads of sand are being deposited every day to create the two new islands in a restoration project called Bonefish Cove. The red buoys and yellow silt curtains help to contain the sand and sediment until the islands are complete and ringed with limestone boulders.
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