By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney, who was hired to lead the city 14 months ago, has resigned.
An announcement from the city Friday said he is leaving “to pursue a new professional opportunity that will allow him to return to servin
ABOVE: Palm Beach resident Tom Miske shields his camera from the sea spray as large, powerful waves crash into the Boynton Inlet jetty, the effects of a distant nor’easter combined with a king tide period that raised sea levels.
BELOW: Lantana res
By Jane Musgrave
Palm Beach County has scrapped a plan that would have forced county residents to get annual passes to continue to park for free at 12 county beachfront parks beginning Oct. 1. At the same time, officials nixed a plan to slap out-of-c
Poised for the season
Ballet students (l-r) Isabella Liby, Olivia Kutsch, Olivia Baughn and Ava Liby practice during a master class at the HARID Conservatory in Boca Raton.
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Local governments view tax relief on ballot as state threat to their authority
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Boynton man still faces charge of being felon with handgun
De’Vante Moss appears in court at a May hearing. A jury cleared him in September of two murder charges and one of attempted murder. File/The Coastal Star
By Jane Musgrave
A 32-year-old Boynto
Management of city’s tennis centers criticized
Coach David Sall gives instruction to Delray Beach resident Ann Pellegrino at the Boynton Beach Tennis and Pickleball Center. Sall left his work at the Delray Beach tennis centers, citing poor condition
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office vehicles line the 3500 block of South Ocean Boulevard in South Palm Beach on the morning of the shooting. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Emily Rose Finn and Mary Thurwachter
A deputy responding to a request for a
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Readers of The Coastal Star have often commented to me that they appreciate our balanced news coverage. I pray you tak
Boca Raton couple Michael and Camilla Goodwin’s charity helps families battling childhood cancer. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Tao Woolfe
Myla Carrera Goodwin was an extraordinary child — one whose intelligence, energy and compassion burned so br
Town property taxes go down again — The South Palm Beach Town Council in September approved keeping the town’s tax rate at $3.30 for every $1,000 of taxable value. However, unlike in other nearby towns that have held the line on their tax rates, Sout
By Chris Gerbasi
You can crunch the numbers. You can rearrange the numbers. But you can’t escape the numbers.
The Delray Beach City Commission went round and round during two lengthy — and sometimes loud — discussions of property tax rates and budget
By Larry Barszewski
Drivers in Delray Beach had better watch their speed and where they park in the city — because parking fines increased dramatically as of Oct. 1 and cameras are now being used for speed-zone enforcement around schools.
The city ag
Eau owner begins lease on town space in Plaza del Mar
By Emily Rose Finn
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue does not want to be part of Manalapan’s planned new Town Hall. It wants to stay at the site of the current Town Hall instead — and it would pay to
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s property tax bills for fiscal 2027 will have an increasingly familiar rate: $3.67 per $1,000 of taxable value, the same number it has been since 2021.
Town commissioners approved the tax rate in a final budget hearing
By Jane Musgrave
Former Miami Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad in September ended his short-lived journey through the criminal justice system on a charge of reckless driving by taking an eight-hour defensive driving course.
At a hearing on Sept. 17, his
Better curve, new curbs — The town will redo the sharp curve where Sea Road meets Gulfstream Road in front of Town Hall.
Jackson Land Development will charge $57,758 to widen the asphalt there to 26 feet. The town rejected options to widen the curve
By Larry Barszewski
Ocean Ridge town commissioners have given up their battle against the former owner of a dilapidated Coconut Lane home who racked up code enforcement fines topping $100,000.
Instead of approving a settlement in December 2024 that e
Taxes up; no change in rate — The Ocean Ridge Town Commission voted to hold the town’s tax rate at $5.40 for every $1,000 of taxable value, which is expected to produce an extra $1 million in tax revenue this year because of rising property values.
By Holly Baltz
Winnie Diggans Edwards, who came back to her hometown to take care of a sick parent and ended up leading the history organization her father helped found, is leaving after 13 years as executive director of the Delray Beach Historical S
