The Coastal Star

09/04/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/sundy-village-channels-citys-past-and-its-future

 More late-night options coming in renovated historic buildings Patrons jam the bar for happy hour dinner and drinks at Barcelona Wine Bar in Sundy Village. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star By Jan Norris With the openings of Double Knot this summer and Barcelona Wine Bar earlier this year, th...

09/04/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-city-mounts-campaign-to-support-new-police-hq

The city says the Boca Raton police headquarters has outlived its useful life. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star Project offers revisions after voters rejected previous plan Related story: New chief settling in, promises no ‘sweeping changes right off the bat’ Note: The Community Advisory Panel is h...

09/04/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/towns-fight-over-who-controls-intracoastal-dock-permitting

This South Palm Beach dock is the source of a dispute with Lantana, which says it controls the water. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star By Patrick Sherry and Larry Barszewski  The waters between Lantana’s Hypoluxo Island and the town of South Palm Beach are roiling with a dispute between the...

09/03/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/business--hurricane-alley-closing-as-new-construction-to-start?edited=1

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/license-plate-readers-ordered-off-a1a-may-land-elsewhere

By Steve Plunkett While a new ban on license plate reader systems on state roads appears to threaten the cameras being used by area police as essential crime-fighting tools along State Road A1A, those agencies are optimistic they can keep theirs operating.   The Florida Department of Transportation...

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/be-prepared-for-a-royal-pain-king-tides-are-coming

Sloshing through knee-deep water is commonplace in areas of Briny Breezes during king tides. The flooding is expected to occur starting this month. 2022 The Coastal Star photo  By Ruth Santana They’re images coastal residents have gotten used to seeing: Sportsman’s Park in Lantana resembling a ...

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-former-gumbo-limbo-worker-reprises-role-as-sea-turtle-

  Ragtime, a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle, crawls into the ocean on the shores of the Beach Club at The Boca Raton. The turtle spent months recovering under the care of sea turtle specialists Whitney Crowder (far right) and Samantha Clark at the Palm Beach Zoo after being found tangled in fi...

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/commissioners-stand-firm-against-variance-for-historic-estate

The new owners of the century-old estate known as Miradero, once owned by Lila Vanderbilt Webb, are attempting to remodel it. Photo provided By Steve Plunkett A new property owner’s stubborn second attempt to win a variance to remodel a century-old oceanfront estate will instead lead Gulf Stream t...

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/scaled-down-plans-for-beach-put-safety-new-boardwalk-first

The Lantana Town Council is discussing plans to renovate the aging boardwalk and pavilion at Lantana Beach Park. The work will be done in phases to control costs. Photo provided By Patrick Sherry The Lantana Town Council agrees Lantana Beach Park’s old, deteriorating boardwalk and pavilion need to...

09/02/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/amendment-3-signs-remind-residents-of-where-their-tax-dollars-go

Displays are meant to educate, not persuade, officials say Ocean Ridge Hammock Park is among county parks with signs at entrances and parking lots to remind residents that their tax dollars support public facilities. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star Related: Amendment 3: Nonprofits on edge over threat t...