With a heavy heart I read your front-page article on the turmoil at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. Memories of such happy times there flashed through my mind.
My granddaughters racing around the shipwreck tank looking for all their favorite inhabitants
Read more…Approximately 15 years ago, my wife and I fell in love with Delray Beach and purchased a condo — which my family enjoys so much.
Unfortunately, the ongoing development projects are massively destroying what was once a wonderful respite from busy city
The city of Delray Beach appears hellbent on selling off some of our precious public open space for a quick fix to get some money from developers to repair our historic, albeit neglected, golf course.
The city plan requires the destruction of several
What is wrong with the Delray Beach commissioners? They have as a whole completely ruined the award-winning small town of Delray Beach. It has been ruined and they are all to blame.
With their approved overdevelopment, the city has, in a mere coup
About 15 years ago, my wife and I fell in love with Delray Beach and purchased a condo nearby, which my family enjoys so much. Unfortunately, the ongoing development projects are destroying what was once a wonderful respite from busy city life. You
Read more…Delray Beach is in a dire state of overcrowding and developers are in denial by ignoring its severity.
To borrow from the movie Don’t Look Up, why not “Look Around!”
What do you see?
There are buildings under construction now, at peak season, ca
It’s very simple. Andrews Avenue in Delray Beach is (together with its side streets) no longer a safe thoroughfare for anyone, due to overcrowded beach access and insufficient recreational parking zones.
Safety is a No. 1 priority regarding traf
What can I say about overdevelopment that hasn’t already been said a thousand times? I have never known anyone that is at all happy with the direction that the development in Delray Beach has gone. When the iPic Theater went up, it appeared that the
Read more…PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE FOR THE BARRIER ISLAND RESCINDED
LINK TO RESCISSION NOTICE: https://www.delraybeachfl.gov/home/showpublisheddocument?id=9215
PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE AREA EXTENDED ON THE BARRIER ISLAND IN DELRAY BEACH
PRECAUTIONARY BOIL WATER NOTICE REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE BARRIER ISLAND IN DELRAY BEACH
Restaurant: Impossible is coming to Delray Beach on January 7th & 8th! We are seeking enthusiastic individuals that would love to work with Robert Irvine and his talented renovation team as design and construction volunteers on the show!
Voluntee
Read more…By Shelly Petrolia
“Florida’s New Sweet Spot” is how the Wall Street Journal described Delray Beach in a headline. The article went on to describe three perfect days in our city, noting it had been transformed and “now has a distinctly different vibe
Read more…In many European cities, crossing gates keep people from walking in front of trains. Almay photo
I consider myself to be a very tolerant and easygoing person, but living by the railroad tracks in Delray Beach has become unbearable.
First, it should
Read more…Welcome to Florida small-town elections, where many of us subscribe to the notion that what happens locally will affect us the most.
If our country is honoring women for the first time since we got the vote almost 100 years ago, then maybe Delray Bea
Read more…The recent Delray Beach election of Shelly Petrolia as mayor must be seen as a decisive victory for preserving the best future for Delray and a sharp rebuke to out-of-town development interests that insinuated themselves into the campaign of her oppo
Read more… I am addressing the Editor’s Note, “Extra drive time a necessary nuisance this time of year,” that appeared in the June 2017 issue of The Coastal Star.
Upfront, I totally agree with the opinion that most construction projects on the barrier i
For many years, until approximately two years ago, the city had encouraged donations to establish benches with commemorative plaques that would help upgrade the appearance of the beach walk. Frankly, with more encouragement from the city, all of
Read more…Our “Village by the Sea” is being placed at risk by Delray Resolution 71-015, unanimously adopted by the City Commission in December. The resolution commits the city to a 3,000-mile “urban Appalachian Trail” that connects 15 states along the East
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