The Coastal Star

The Coastal Star is a monthly publication that focuses on the coastal areas of South Florida, including South Palm Beach, Hypoluxo Island, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream, Highland Beach, and the waterfront neighborhoods of Delray Beach and Boca Raton.

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New gate apparently marks end to beach access dispute

3 days ago | thecoastalstar.com | Jane Musgrave

By Jane MusgraveA gate to the beach completed last month at the end of Tropical Drive protects a pathway that had been the subject of a dispute between drive residents and their Turtle Beach condominium neighbors. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarA long-running feud between Ocean Ridge neighbors over beach access appears to be over.
Worker killed in apparent electrocution while trimming coconut palm

3 days ago | thecoastalstar.com | Henry Fitzgerald

Boynton Beach firefighters/paramedics wheel a gurney back to their medical transport vehicle following a possible electrocution on June 4 in Ocean Ridge. Boynton Beach Fire Rescue and Ocean Ridge police responded to reports of a tree trimmer being electrocuted while trimming fronds on a coconut palm behind a home on Beachway Drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarBy Henry FitzgeraldA worker was killed Wednesday morning while trimming a palm tree behind a residence at 4 Beachway Drive in Ocean Ridge.
New kosher pantry hits the spot; how Bethesda made it happen

5 days ago | thecoastalstar.com | Jan Engoren

Barbara Weissman (l-r), Jerry Weissman, Miriam Baum Benkoe and Jeffrey Benkoe all had a hand in opening the kosher pantry at Bethesda Hospital East in Boynton Beach. Photo providedBy Jan EngorenWhen Boynton Beach resident Jennifer Abels, an account manager for an environmental lab service company, had out-of-town visitors from Montreal recently, they headed to the beach. Not accustomed to the Florida sun, Abels' cousin began feeling ill from the heat.
Atlantic High valedictorian did a lot more than reinvent the wheel

5 days ago | thecoastalstar.com | Faran Fagen

Steven Lin, valedictorian at Atlantic High in Delray Beach, plans to major in mechanical engineering at the University of Florida.
Boca Raton joins Delray Beach as recipients of Blue Flag Beach Award

1 month ago | thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky

In addition to a flag on the beach celebrating Delray Beach's blue flag status, numerous banners adorn the light poles on both sides of Atlantic Avenue between A1A and the Intracoastal Waterway. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarBy Mary HladkyBoca Raton's Spanish River Park beach has been awarded the much-coveted Blue Flag Beach Award that signifies it meets stringent environmental and safety standards.
Crosswalk Confusion

1 month 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

1 month 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.
Road project shifts into Phase 2, east of Polo Drive

1 month ago | thecoastalstar.com | Steve Plunkett

Controlling traffic is a high priority as construction trucks and workers have to share the road with parents lined up to gather their students at the end of a day of classes at Gulf Stream School. Gulf Stream Police Officer Todd Stanton and Michael Alford of Roadway Construction manage traffic while another worker crosses a metal plate in the road in front of the school on April 25.
Evelyn & Arthur women's clothing store closing its Manalapan location

1 month ago | thecoastalstar.com | Christine Davis

By Christine DavisThe owners of Evelyn & Arthur women's clothing boutique are closing the Manalapan location due to 'rising prices.' Plaza del Mar was sold in December. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarEvelyn & Arthur women's clothing boutique will close its Manalapan location at Plaza del Mar on May 17. All merchandise is already marked down 50%, and customers will receive another 50% off that price at the register.
Volunteers welcome downtown visitors to East Atlantic and beach

1 month ago | thecoastalstar.com | Hannah Spence

Volunteer patrol member Kenny Moskowitz hands a Delray Beach police sticker to a child, one way he and his colleagues engage with the public. Hannah Spence/The Coastal StarBy Hannah SpenceDelray Beach police are looking for a few good men - and women - to volunteer to be downtown and on the beach, welcoming visitors and residents alike, answering questions they might have.