Retired pastor Dr. Ronald Siegenthaler of Delray Beach
led the nondenominational service in the Briny Breezes
auditorium on Jan. 22. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Tim Pallesen
Regis Philbin will be keynote speaker for the 10th Annual Prayer Breakfast t
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Howard and Beverlee Schnellenberger will serve as
ambassadors at large for Florida Atlantic University. Photo by Thom Smith
By Thom Smith
“You gon’ retire?” former University of Kentucky quarterback Bob Hardy asked his old teammate Howard Schnellen
By Steve Plunkett
Four lawyers — all representing other municipalities — want to be the town’s next attorney.
Highland Beach commissioners will interview the candidates Dec. 8 for the successor to Tom Sliney, who resigned effective Dec. 31 after Co
The on-again, off-again breakwater project to protect South Palm Beach’s eroding shoreline is back on the drawing board six months after Palm Beach County officials had declared it so much scrap paper.
“Finally, I have some good
Beach meter parking would rise a quarter to $1.50 per hour if commissioners give it the th
By Paula Detwiller
As this year’s sea turtle nesting season winds down, biologists are encouraged by a continuing upward trend in the number of nests seen on Palm Beach County beaches.
“Based on preliminary data, 2011 will be another record-breaker
Beachgoers may pay a quarter more an hour for parking in Delray Beach in the next budget year, which would raise about $193,000 in new fees for the city.
The parking increase was one of several proposed fee increases presented at the
Mary Renaud, president of the Beach Property Owners Associatio
Faced with the inability to get a federal permit for above-
I’ve lived near the beach for more than 25 years so my house is a testament to my love of the shore: seash
By Angie Francalancia
The beach is timeless, forever lapped by waves and shaped by shifting sands.
Not so the parking meter, a ticking intrusion into the untroubled landscape that is a day at the beach.
Parking meters or daily fees are the norm at city
NOTE: Story has been corrected since printed to reflect the following date change:
• Changed the date of the June council meeting to the 21st, rather than the 28th, also to accommodate Flagello’s schedule.
By Tim O’Meilia
Clutching to a sliver o
Florida Governor Rick Scott talked with Michael Bornstein, Lantana’s Town Manager, and dozens of other local officials during a whirlwind tour April 6 of three eroded Palm Beach County beaches. The Governor made no promises of any efforts the state
Sea turtles that visit town beaches during nesting season will remain under the protective eyes of Palm Beach County environmental officials.
Town commissioners decided at their April meeting not to pass an ordinance proposed by then-Mayor Tom Gerrard
The Bank of Boynton building, on the south side of Ocean Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library Archives
1915 — Bank of Boynton opens on the south side of Ocean Avenue between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. The first
A volunteer checks vehicles for expired meters along Ocean Boulevard in Delray Beach. City officials say they hope meters bring in $1.2 million per year. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Tim Norris
Delray Beach’s parking checkers do not hide their light. It’s
Hope for a proposed 1.3-mile breakwater project designed to protect the shrinking South Palm Beach and Lantana shoreline is eroding faster than the beach.
When Palm Beach County commissioners voted 5-2 on March 22 to scuttle a $50 mill
By Mary Jane Fine
Flags are flying at the beach on this Tuesday morning, the yellow caution flag and the purple one that warns of dangerous marine life: Portuguese man-o-war, littering the sand like so many blue-tinted, oval ba
Lantana has reached a lease deal with the Dune Deck Café that will give the town control of the beach pavilion in exchange for letting the restaurant build and run an outdoor bar.
The town intends to rent out the pavilion, which it
Architect Bob Currie has designed a beach pavilion to replace the current one at Atlantic Avenue and A1A in Delray Beach.
Photo by
Tim Stepien
By Mary Jane Fine
Right now, the project has something of the feel of a Mickey Rooney “Hey gang, let’s put o
