Lake Worth Beach Cottages Tour is back: Walk inside small Old Florida spaces where proud owners are ‘living large’
LAKE WORTH BEACH’S famous cottages are about to go on tour again. After a pandemic-induced hiatus, the nonprofit Cottages of Lake...
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Dec 3, 20238 min read
Pop-up food charity relied on by thousands may be forced out of Lake Worth Beach over traffic issues
NO ONE DISPUTES the positive difference Restoration Bridge International makes every Saturday morning in Lake Worth Beach by handing out...
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Nov 26, 20239 min read
Banjo picker who advised presidents and jammed with folk icons enjoying a mellower gig in Lantana
ON A RECENT Monday evening, banjo picker John Holum led a few neighbors on singalongs of some old favorites: John Denver’s “Take Me Home,...
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Aug 23, 20238 min read
Crisis at the kennels: Crowded Palm Beach County shelter resorts to euthanasia to free up cages
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, Palm Beach County Animal Care and Control has been sounding the alarm about an overcrowding “crisis” at the public...
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Jul 23, 20238 min read
Trash-talking garbage man on a mission to clean up after litterbugs, one bag at a time
JUST ABOUT EVERY day, Sam Farrell of West Palm Beach goes around town picking up litter. And while he’s at it, he talks a lot of trash....
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Jul 9, 20237 min read
Meet the shark attack survivor who opened a shark-themed vacation rental in Lake Worth Beach
GETTING ATTACKED AND nearly killed by a 12-foot bull shark would seem like a terrifying experience most survivors would prefer to forget....
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May 21, 20234 min read
Mathews Brewing prepares to get cooking this fall with sister restaurant in Lake Worth Beach
SINCE ITS TAPS started flowing in 2017, Mathews Brewing Company has established itself as a popular South Florida destination with...
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May 1, 20236 min read
Evolving SunFest drops artist booths, focuses exclusively on music for first time in 40 years
ROCHELLE BAKER HUGHES enjoys SunFest for what it delivered for most of the past 40 years — a two-for-one celebration of music and visual...
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Apr 26, 20238 min read
Filmmakers get naked at Palm Beach County nudist resort to make a revealing documentary
FILMMAKERS IVETE LUCAS and Patrick Bresnan wore clothes the first day they visited Sunsport Gardens Family Naturist Resort in...
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Apr 11, 20235 min read
Drag show performers headed to City Hall to protest end of Clematis Street 500 block parties
DRAG SHOW PERFORMERS are coming to West Palm Beach City Hall in a show of support for the 500 block of Clematis Street. The performers,...
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Apr 6, 20236 min read
Artist Alley, weekend street parties ending: Clematis businessman calls out mayor for ‘retribution’
TWO POPULAR DOWNTOWN West Palm Beach outdoor areas have been shut down by the city, public casualties in a political dogfight between...
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Mar 22, 20234 min read
PIZZAioli! West Palm's newest pizzeria serves up 'reimagined' pies (and a subtle playful tribute)
PAY NO ATTENTION to the sign on the marquee above U.S. 1 on the south end of West Palm Beach. Regardless of what those dancing red...
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Dec 14, 20226 min read
Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer has a very shiny connection to Lake Worth Beach
JENIFER GILLEN IS about to spend her first Christmas in her new home. And for perhaps the first time in her life during the holidays, the...
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Sep 9, 202213 min read
Short-term vacation rentals are illegal in Lake Worth Beach. So, why won’t the city crack down?
THE WHOOPING AND yelling by the women around the pool had been going on for an hour when suddenly the noise morphed into a primordial...
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Aug 13, 20224 min read
Atlantis Skateway closing Aug. 20 after 47 years, but the roller rink’s future could be on ice
FROM FIRST DATES and family reunions to birthday partiers and summer vacationers, generations of local roller-skaters have been gliding...
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May 2, 20225 min read
Is free parking in downtown Lake Worth Beach about to end?
UPDATE: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. May 6 to reflect the city's decision to delete the parking study from the May 9 City...
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Feb 21, 20226 min read
As virus retreats, chalk artists eager to hit pavement at Lake Worth Beach Street Painting Festival
WHEN THE COVID-19 pandemic wiped out the usual slate of chalk art festivals around the United States, California artist Naomi Duben...
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Dec 14, 202110 min read
Few Masks Worn at Tony Robbins event in West Palm Beach last month; 14 people say they got COVID-19
BY MOST ACCOUNTS, motivational speaker Tony Robbins’ first “Unleash The Power Within” conference in two years was a huge success. Held...
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Nov 11, 20216 min read
One grave at a time, Delray Beach cemetery workers struggle to keep pace on pandemic's front line
This story first appeared in The Coastal Star. THE HEARSES AND CARS kept coming. Under a cloudy October sky, they crawled in groups...
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