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The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach will change names and management beginning July 1 following a two-year legal dispute between the owners and Marriott International, which operates the Ritz-Carlton chain.

The 270-room hotel in Manalapan will be re-named Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, owners RC/PB Inc. announced June 11. The firm said the resort will continue to be operated as a luxury resort.

“We anticipate an efficient and smooth transition that will carry on the tradition of…

Revelers enjoy their beer during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Delray Beach. The city wants to ban alcohol from next year’s parade. Local businesses want to limit events such as the parade that closes Atlantic Avenue to traffic.…

The annual Walk of Recognition, presented by the Boca Raton Historical Society, added new stars at a ceremony on May 9 under the Mizner statue at Royal Palm Place.  The new stars are for Mike Arts and Barbara and…

Pete Dye walks across a green at Gulf Stream Golf Club, where he is overseeing renovations. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Steve Pike



    Pete Dye took one hand off the steering wheel of…

To everything there is a season.

Tourist season is over, sea turtle season has already started and hurricane season officially begins on June 1.  Must be summer.  

    This time of year our Coastal Star staff takes a bit of a breather and we scale back our production load. As a result, you’ll notice some changes in this month’s edition:  

Our Secret Gardens column takes a summer break.

    Our Pay It Forward philanthropy calendar merges into the Community Calendar.

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