Downtown campus details to depend on wider master plan
The new Boca Raton City Council (l-r): Council members Stacey Sipple and Yvette Drucker, Mayor Andy Thomson, Deputy Mayor Michelle Grau and Council member Jon Pearlman. Photo provided
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While reading your editorial sadly remarking on the loss of mature trees in South Florida, I can’t help but think of my little miracle here in Royal Oak Hills in eastern Boca Raton. Although this old neighborhood still has many splendid Florida oaks,
Critics complained that the plaque erected in March appears to say that some departing council members had created Memorial Park, rather than its 1947 founders. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
In its first meetings since the pivotal March 10 election,
Two on council suggest it may be divisive, prefer trained planner
By Mary Hladky
Two weeks after the Boca Raton City Council created a task force to help decide how the 31.7-acre downtown campus should be improved, its existence is in jeopardy becaus
By Mary Hladky
Past Boca Raton City Council members have said it took them as long as a year to learn the arcana of how a city functions so they could do their jobs effectively.
Save Boca founder Jon Pearlman faced that learning curve during his firs
Hundreds of boats with thousands of people jammed into Lake Boca Raton for the unsanctioned Boca Bash, held annually on the last Sunday in April. Boca Raton police charged one person with boating under the influence. Officers with the Florida Fish an
Although expected, it is now official: The three candidates in Boca Raton’s mayoral race raised the astonishing total of just over $1.4 million.
City and state records show that winner Andy Thomson, who squeaked to victory by a mere five votes in the
Two former stars of The Real Housewives of Pretoria are accused of shoplifting thousands of dollars’ worth of groceries from the Boca Raton Publix at 1001 S. Federal Highway.
Petrus Viljoen, 57, and Melany Viljoen, 40, from South Africa, are charged
The ‘Legends Experience’ VIP package at The Boca Raton will include a four-night stay in the Tower penthouse and access to a World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Miami has never hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup until
Amy and Bob DeVries contributed a gift to Boca Helping Hands that will help the nonprofit’s Food Assistance and Workforce Development programs. Photo provided
Boca Helping Hands will expand its Workforce Development and Food Assistance programs cour
Community members and leaders gathered for the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s 15th annual Grabelsky Family Special Night for Special Needs ’Dream Builder’ celebration. The event supports programs of the JCC’s Helene & Roy Schwedelson
Delray Medical Center recently began using the Spiration valve system for the treatment of severe emphysema along with SeleCT screening, an AI-screening program powered by Imbio, with Dr. Stephen Milan performing the procedure.
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Cantor Lori Brock, retiring after 29 years of service, is featured in Temple Beth El’s quarterly publication. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
If not for a tragedy, we might be celebrating Lori Brock for her achievements on the stage. Instead, we’re
Saint Andrew’s School senior Sabrina Greenberg (right) and her business partner, Ellie Dwyer, have been selling their hair ties at Boca Chamber business expos. Photo provided
By Faran Fagen
Before Sabrina Greenberg won the Pearl Award from the Boca
Evolving technologies keep an eye on public as police fight crime
Technology advances have led local police departments to invest in systems that improve results in fighting crime. LEFT and TOP: License plate reader cameras mounted on major street
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By Mary Hladky
Save Boca’s endorsed candidates trounced the opposition in the city’s March 10 election, sweeping three City Council races.
Boca Raton voters also soundly defeated the city’s efforts to red
New mayor, manager see a way forward after voters’ veto
Voters wait in line at Grace Community Church in Boca Raton. Citywide, more than 19,000 people cast ballots, while a typical election draws about 12,000. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Two maxims stand out from South County’s March 10 municipal races: Elections have consequences and every vote counts. Those maxims were true in one of the area’s smallest towns and in its biggest city.
Boca Raton voters squashed plans for a major pr
By Mary Hladky
New Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney has revamped the city’s leadership in a massive executive-team shake-out.
Gone are Police Chief Michele Miuccio and Deputy City Managers Chrissy Gibson and Jorge Camejo, the city announced on Ma
A couple poses for engagement photos at South Inlet Park in Boca Raton late last month. The restoration has raised the beach by about 6 feet, the city says. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
The 12-foot sand cliffs at South Inlet Park are
