The Institute for Regional Conservation recently held an ecological restoration event at Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach, which focused on coastal conservation education and invasive plant removal. With funding and support from the city of Delray
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By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners passed a $20 million bond referendum for parks improvements at their Sept. 19 meeting after removing projects that required 83 Australian pines at Atlantic Dunes Park to be cut down.
The vote was unanimou
By Rich Pollack
Artist Glenn Weiss was shocked when, during a summer trip to the beach, he discovered that the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park in Delray Beach had been destroyed in June during a middle-of-the-night fire that has been ruled suspici
By Rich Pollack
A popular beachfront pavilion in Delray Beach that was destroyed in what has been described as a suspicious fire will be rebuilt, but when it will reopen and how much it will cost the city to rebuild it are yet to be determined.
A suspicious fire June 28 consumed the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park located on A1A near Linton Boulevard.
Two other fires damaged a tiki hut and a gazebo at private homes in Delray Beach and Gulf Stream on the same night.
The cause of the fires wa
Friends of Delray Dog Beach held a demonstration May 7 in hopes of raising awareness
and gaining approval for dogs to be permitted on part of the public beach. The demonstrators gathered
in front of the city’s beachside pavilion.
Among the signs: ‘Su
By Rich Pollack
After months of study and research, the Delray Beach Parks and Recreation Department has submitted a draft report to City Manager Don Cooper, recommending a six-month pilot program for a dog beach at the city’s Atlantic Dunes Park.
A powered parachute flies above a sunset yoga class taught by Jessica Om on July 19 at Atlantic Dunes Park
in Delray Beach. Om has been teaching the Sunday class since 2010. She recently added a Wednesday class.
The classes meet 5:30-7:30 p.m. A $10-
The city will have another public meeting Aug. 13 to gauge community support for allowing dogs on part of the public beach.
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By Rich Pollack
Pet owners, who for years have been pressing for a designated dog beach in Delray Beach,
