The Coastal Star

05/02/2026

Tonight it’s just me, the sea, and a perfect flower moon

05/01/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/along-the-coast-saving-lives-what-more-to-do-1

County staffing hours called into question after St. Andrews lifeguards rescue swimmers when park is unsupervised Verda Morus removes warning flags at the end of his shift in mid-April at Gulfstream Park. Palm Beach County park policy requires lifeguards to leave after posted times even if visitors....

04/30/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/county-pocket-deli-closing-shop-on-a1a?edited=1

April 30 is the last day of business for the Seaside Deli & Market on State Road A1A in the County Pocket between Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream. There were still plenty of drinks in the refrigerated section in the afternoon, but the store's shelves were laid bare in preparation for the closing. The....

04/30/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/along-the-coast-widening-of-inlet-gets-new-debate

Boynton, Manalapan like drawbridge idea, but old doubts persist Enlarging the inlet and installing a drawbridge would improve boat access to the ocean and possibly improve Intracoastal water quality. ISTOCK photo BELOW LEFT: In 2007, town representatives from Lantana, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge and Br...

04/30/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-raton-new-council-expands-its-vision-of-city-s-future?edited=1

Downtown campus details to depend on wider master plan The new Boca Raton City Council (l-r): Council members Stacey Sipple and Yvette Drucker, Mayor Andy Thomson, Deputy Mayor Michelle Grau and Council member Jon Pearlman. Photo provided Related stories: New council will replace Memorial Park pla...

04/29/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boca-council-replacing-memorial-park-plaque-that-singer-unveiled

Critics complained that the plaque erected in March appears to say that some departing council members had created Memorial Park, rather than its 1947 founders. Photo provided By Mary Hladky In its first meetings since the pivotal March 10 election, the newly constituted Boca Raton City Council deci...

04/29/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/boynton-beach-cra-director-brown-resigns-amid-assault-allegations

By Jane Musgrave Hired in November to work the same magic in Boynton Beach as he did decades ago to revitalize Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Community Redevelopment Agency Director Chris Brown resigned in April after an investigation found he verbally and physically accosted his staff. Boynton Be...

04/29/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/city-to-e-streets-mighty-max-your-sofa-was-born-to-run

This red couch, pictured while on display at the Cornell Art Museum, was once owned by Max Weinberg, Bruce Springsteen’s drummer. The city tossed the couch when the museum closed for a year. The Coastal Star/2021 file photo  By John Pacenti  It’s a saga indeed worthy of a Bruce Springsteen son...

04/29/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/town-to-allow-elevated-homes-in-compliance-with-fema-regulations

ABOVE: Many modular home parks, like Ocean Breeze in Jensen Beach, have been replacing ground-level homes (right) with elevated homes (left). BELOW: A Briny Breezes resident sloshes through knee-deep water during king tides, which repeatedly flood residences on the west side of State Road A1A. New r...

04/29/2026

https://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/veteran-nurse-cherishes-flight-honoring-women-who-served

Retired Air Force Maj. Evelyn Henry has been around the world as a military nurse but lives in Delray Beach and volunteers with the Boynton Woman’s Club. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star By Jan Engoren Boynton Woman’s Club member Evelyn Henry, a retired nurse and major in the U.S. Air Force, took o...