Letters

No Ocean Ridge Zip Code

Just signed up and realized there was no category for Ocean Ridge residents since we share the BB zip. Did I miss something?

Letter to the Editor: Road to approval suggested for Atlantic Crossing

     There has been much discussion about the makeover of the massive Atlantic Crossing project. But improved as it may be, it would be a colossal mistake for Delray Beach to approve Atlantic Crossing’s current design — a traffic disaster in the maki

Green Lasers, or Red and Blue for that matter.

Recently the new laser "fad" has returned whereby fun-loving idiots play on the beach late at night and aim their lasers at condos along the Coast (particularly just south of Atlantic Avenue).  Having only today heard about the pilot who sustained ey

Local Voices: YMCA appreciates community support

As the year draws to a close, and we take time to be grateful, I would like to thank our local community for the continued support for the Y and its diverse goals.
    Together, we created opportunities, ensured future growth and spread knowledge thr

Letter to the Editor: Quality seen monthly while dailies cut corners

I just want to thank you for the quality newspaper that you produce.  The layout, coverage and accuracy are a work of art.  I’ve never seen a better boutique local paper.
    In my opinion, most of the once-great newspapers are creating their own demi

Ocean Ridge "Private Beach" signs — 10/17 Update

10/16: Ocean Ridge town manager just called: the sign is down. "It will need to be adjusted," he said.

This crosswalk is in Ocean Ridge. The walkover to the beach is public property. The sign is new. According to the town manager, it was placed on p

Problems with Verizon Wireless Coverage

Hi Neighbors,

Letter to the Editor: Still a chance to be part of green school effort

    I enjoyed Paula Detwiller’s article on the new Galaxy Elementary School, and also the follow-up story on teacher LaDeshia Brooks, once a student at the old Galaxy school.
    As one of the architects working on the project, from my perspective I h

Letter to the Editor: City lets parking studies sit

    Delray Beach officials have dithered away their time this summer ignoring the parking problems they are responsible for solving.
    The city paid a consultant $90,000 in 2010 to prepare a comprehensive parking study that addressed traffic, parkin

Local Voices: Encourage involvement in local development decisions

Florida real estate seems to be making a solid recovery. That is good news.
    At the same time, large-scale developers see investment opportunities in our coastal communities and are seeking more height and density in new multifamily and mixed-use

Local woman awaiting lifesaving double-lung transplant

Local woman awaiting lifesaving double-lung transplant

Coconut Creek, Fla., July 26, 2013 – Moksha Colotelo, of Delray Beach, would love nothing more than to take a deep breath. Sadly, that’s a luxury she simply doesn’t have. 

Colotelo, 47, has exper

Leaf blowers, bleach and a blind eye

I clean the beach a couple times a week if not more.  The amounts of litter that is found on a continual basis is truly disturbing.  From plastic bottles to a vile of blood, I have found some truly unsafe and nasty things.  Our beaches and waters are

Local Voices: Once upon a time

Once upon a time in a trailer park by the ocean,
A billionaire came by and caused a great commotion,
He promised to make us all millionaires and life would be thrilling.
“Whoopee” said the lawyers “on this we will make a killing.”
We all knew that there

Local Voices: Resident group takes lead on sea level rise

Correction: Owners of property east of A1A pay 60 percent of taxes on the Delray Beach barrier island. A reader-submitted Local Voices story used an incorrect percentage.
  

Protect Our Beaches, a West Palm Beach-based nonprofit group, held its first

Letter to the Editor: Ocean Ridge lecture/music series proposed

    It has been suggested that the town of Ocean Ridge offer its residents a free, monthly one-hour program of entertainment at Town Hall. This could consist of lectures or entertainment. The program would be held on a fixed schedule such as 7 p.m. o

Letters to the Editor: Public offices forced to expand staff since gun-enforcement ban

    Nearly two years ago, Florida’s Legislature enacted a law that banned any city or county from enforcing gun and ammunition restrictions. This law lifted long-standing ordinances banning weapons in public places, such as parks, beaches and governm

Letter to the Editor: Neighbors object to type of businesses allowed

    The city of Boca and Investments LTD have allowed a “guns and ammo” business to operate at 2236 to 2260 N. Dixie Highway. It’s next to other stores — like a massage parlor, tattoo parlor, spiritual reader — and there is a vacant spot for the adul

Letter to the Editor: All neighborhoods need to stand up and fight facilities

    About a year ago, TLC Recovery rented a 7,000-square-foot home on the Intracoastal Water in the Cove neighborhood in Deerfield Beach. At the same time, the Caron Foundation purchased two homes in Delray Beach of comparable value.
    Delray reside

Letter to the Editor: Deerfield Beach Residents do the Impossible and Run Rehab Facility OUT of the Neighborhood!

Deerfield Beach Residents do the Impossible and Run Rehab Facility

OUT of the Neighborhood!

In spite of being told that they were wasting their time by some of the neighbors, as well as, the city, Mr. Patrick Jolivet led a coalition of neighbors th

Letter to the Editor: Project too massive for Delray downtown -- Update 12/1