Island Talk (390)
Gulf Stream: Meet the Candidates garden party planned for Feb. 16
Gulf Stream: Meet the Candidates garden party planned for Feb. 16
Free Food, drink, and exchange of ideas. All candidates will make an appearance.
This may be the first Town election in many years. All five Commission seats are up for grabs.
Tell your
Read more…Letter to the Editor: Debate continues about beach access
I agree with you that public funding for sand replacement on beaches should allow access to public beaches.
In Ocean Ridge we have four public parks either within or adjacent to the town. Three of these parks front the ocean. The town also has a
Read more…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?
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
Read more…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
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