Rich Pollack

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Rising prices, uncertainty challenge nonprofit providers of food

3 weeks ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

By Rich PollackEat Better Live Better in Delray Beach is worried about filling all the bags it needs to supply the 1,500 households it serves each month. 'We were able to come up with June, but we're not sure about July,' says board member Jackie Ermola. ABOVE: Volunteer Frank Cottone (l-r), staffer Wesley Hinds-Francis and volunteer Delio Molina pack up.
President's visits boost Boca Raton Airport's dollars

3 weeks ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

By Rich PollackAirport revenue has increased in 2025 because visits by President Donald Trump to Mar-a-Lago have diverted more traffic to Boca Raton (above). Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarPresident Donald Trump's nine visits to Mar-a-Lago in the first four months of 2025 may have been disruptive to some - and costly to Palm Beach County - but they turned out to be good news for the Boca Raton Airport.
Drawn to cartoons

3 weeks ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

MarissaAcocella with the tools of her craft at home in Highland Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarBy Rich PollackIt was New Year's Eve 1990 and Marisa Acocella was searching for answers from a higher authority. A self-taught cartoonist who had been drawing since she was 3, Acocella earned a degree from the Pratt Institute in New York and was working as an advertising agency art director, catering to high-powered clients. She hated it.
Crosswalk Confusion

2 months ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

A couple crosses A1A without using a crosswalk to get toAtlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarBy Rich PollackThe close call came as Rafael Pineiro was crossing State Road A1A in the town of South Palm Beach. He and a friend had just started walking from the beach park near the south end of town when a car slowed to let them cross.
Boca Raton: Barging in

2 months ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

The barge and its floating water jets were stored across the Intracoastal Waterway from The Boca Raton and out of the channel, beside the Boca Inlet condo. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star. By Rich PollackThey came to Florida for the Easter or Passover holiday and were looking forward to sitting around the pool outside their Lake Boca Raton condo.
Departing commissioner reflects on six years on dais

2 months ago | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

Evalyn David, first elected to the Town Commission in 2019, has left the job because of term limits but has been appointed to the town's Planning Board. Rich Pollack/The Coastal StarBy Rich PollackEvalyn David hadn't planned on becoming a Highland Beach town commissioner.
Family matriarch in A1A crosswalk fatally struck by cars

Feb 26, 2025 | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

By Rich PollackLauren and Claire McCormack, Jeanie Bulloch and Kai McCormack (l-r) wave to catch the attention of oncoming State Road A1A drivers. They are in the same Delray Beach crosswalk where a fatal accident occurred Feb. 5. Police say crosswalk signs were not present at the time of the crash. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star Roz Lowney loved the South Florida lifestyle.
Voters' OK sought for potential marine patrol dock, old firehouse spending

Feb 26, 2025 | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

Highland Beach Officer James Thornton (at wheel) and Officer Stephen Salach patrol the Intracoastal Waterway. Residents say the number of speeding boats has diminished since the patrol launched in 2022. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarBy Rich PollackFor decades Highland Beach residents had been complaining about boats speeding as they navigated the town's 3.5 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Milani Park concept impresses with innovation, devotion to nature

Feb 26, 2025 | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

This rendering of Milani Park, to be constructed on a 5.6-acre parcel at the south end of Highland Beach, has calmed fears that the park would be an eyesore. Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarBy Rich PollackMaggie Chappelear was pleasantly surprised when she first saw the 3D model of what the controversial Milani Park could become in a couple of years. "I thought it was going to be a boring, traditional park with an asphalt parking lot that would be an eyesore.
Airport's new deck gives flight fanatics an up-close view

Jan 29, 2025 | thecoastalstar.com | Rich Pollack

By Rich PollackAviation enthusiasts watch air traffic at the Boca Raton Airport from the new observation area. ABOVE (l-r): Jordan Cohen, his father, Cliff Cohen, and FAU student Victoria Czyszczon watch a Global 7500 take off to the north. With a 104-foot wingspan, it is the largest jet the airport can accommodate. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarThe crackling voices coming over two loudspeakers at Boca Raton Airport's new observation area hint at what is soon to come from out of the sky.