New limits could prevent large homes like this one, which looms over its neighbor’s pool and patio. Photo provided
By Anne Geggis
New home construction east of the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach will face new limitations for how much square fo
By Anne Geggis
Home builders will face stricter rules about how much square footage they can stack on residential lots east of the Intracoastal Waterway in Delray Beach, according to an ordinance heading for final City Commission approval.
The ordina
DELRAY BEACH — Ellen Kelly Dickson died surrounded by family on Sept. 24 after a battle with cancer. She was 71.
Ellen was born Nov. 5, 1951, in Boston and raised in Dedham, Massachusetts, by Edward and Josephine Kelly. She grew up in a vibrant and b
The Florida Department of Transportation is finishing work at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Venetian Drive.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will have thinner landscape islands at the east Atlantic Avenue inte
The city will have another public meeting Aug. 13 to gauge community support for allowing dogs on part of the public beach.
2014 file photo
By Rich Pollack
Pet owners, who for years have been pressing for a designated dog beach in Delray Beach,
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal homeowners are being urged to take individual action before their premiums for flood insurance skyrocket at the end of this year.
“This is grim for some of you,” Beach Property Owners Association vice president Andy Katz
Neighbors complain that this home is out of scale with the rest of the neighborhood.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal residents are pointing to one particular oceanfront home as the example of what should be prevented in fu
Rendering of potential look provided by Bob Currie
By Tim Pallesen
A “world-class” appearance has been ordered for the city’s municipal beach — possibly with an open vista to the ocean at Atlantic Avenue.
City commissioners on Sept. 16 direct
SOURCE: Delray Beach Police.
Map by Bonnie Lallky-Seibert/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
During the past three years, traffic accidents along a stretch of East Atlantic Avenue have increased, according to a Coastal Star analysis of city and cou
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal residents are moving ahead to tighten the design restrictions for new single-family homes in their area.
“The more restrictive you make this, the higher your property values will be,” Mayor Cary Glickstein, a deve
The Beach Property Owners Association says the design approved on this 18,612-square-foot home is imposing.
Actor Kevin James’ 25,835-square-foot home actually appears smaller than it is from the street.
Courtesy images
By Tim Pallesen
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The new pavilion will replace the existing pavilion at Atlantic Avenue and A1A.
Rendering courtesy Bob Currie
By Tim Pallesen
A new pavilion on the beach at Atlantic Avenue has the green light for Delray Beach to select a contractor and start
Staff Report
A group of beachside homeowners is mailing a flier to every house in eastern Delray Beach that outlines its efforts to prevent a clinic from housing large numbers of people in recovery in single-family neighborhoods. The mailing a
The Beach Property Owners Association is taking the next step toward a long-termplan for the beachfront, after meeting March 24 with city leaders, city employees and residents.
At its April 1 board meeting, the association intended to set a date t
