By Anne Geggis
A special magistrate is expected to rule Feb. 20 on whether Ocean Ridge’s new beach sign ordinance is too vague for enforcement due to the beach’s shifting sands.
Also at issue: Does a sign printed on both sides amount to two signs or
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I moved to Ocean Ridge in 1973 — 50 years ago last month. For virtually that entire time, I enjoyed — without dispute or interruption — full recreational use of the beach and ocean on both sides of my access pathway through the dune at the end of Tro
Signs on the north and south ends of the Turtle Beach condominiums may give the impression that the complex’s private property extends both east and west of the signs, because of the arrows. Police typically define private property to be landward of
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 traffic m
A shovel moves sand brought in to reinforce a sea wall being installed along beachfronts of three properties just south of Ocean Ridge’s Anna Street beach crossover. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
In February, Ocean Ridge commissioners d
By Rich Pollack
It was just about two years ago when a pair of vacationers swimming in the ocean off Highland Beach got caught in a riptide and found themselves unable to get back to shore.
Using a condominium’s private beach access, Highland Beach P
Let’s not get caught up in the minute differences of HB631.
Let’s simply look at its intent and why Karl Rove and Mike Huckabee want to control the land in front of their million-dollar mansions. They want to own the sand and not allow other people t
Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Mike Mullaugh pushes Heather Taylor, Ms. Wheelchair Florida 2016,
along one of the city’s mobility mats at Spanish River Park.
Photo provided
By April W. Klimley
For Heather Taylor, a visit to the beach at Boca Raton’s
Delray Beach resident Ken Parker gazes upon the Atlantic Ocean at South Beach Park in Boca Raton.
The city has purchased and installed mats to even out the beach sand and make the inclines
toward the water more navigable for people who come with whee
By Dan Moffett
It might be time for Ocean Ridge to think about adding a motto to the town seal.
How about “World Leader in Beach Access Opinions”?
Town commissioners heard plenty of them from residents during a lively 2½-hour workshop that e
On April 28, signs remained posted and Manalapan police were warning people
to stay off the beach north of the Boynton Inlet.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
For four days in April, the golden sand to the north of the Boynton Inlet was off limits
Editor's Note: Confusion about beach access abounds
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge residents will get their chance to weigh in on a number of contentious public beach access issues at a much-anticipated workshop scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on May 6
Palm Beach County Commissioner Steven Abrams is joined by mayors from Manalapan, Boynton Beach and Ocean Ridge on April 30 at a press conference held to draw attention to newly installed public safety signs warning swimmers to stay 75 feet away from
New Ocean Ridge commissioners Richard Lucibella (left) and James Bonfiglio
pose moments after being sworn in on March 19.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission had put off making the hard decisions about a
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge residents who have complained about too many people coming to their beaches are starting to notice a new wave of nonresident visitors: Ocean Ridge police officers.
Chief Chris Yannuzzi says his officers checked the
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 h
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners, who have struggled for months trying to decide how to manage access to their public beaches, got some free legal advice from a resident who also happens to be a Palm Beach County circuit judge.
Lucy C
