Restaurant owner says it will move across Ocean Avenue into Paloma Mexican Restaurant space
Staff and customers flank Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly (center). The restaurant is likely to be shut at least until spring as it awaits construction of a n
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The city says the Boca Raton police headquarters has outlived its useful life. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Project offers revisions after voters rejected previous plan
Related story: New chief settling in, promises no ‘sweeping changes right off the
Boca Raton Police Chief Jared Phelps observes the swearing-in ceremony in his honor on July 30. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related: City mounts campaign to support new police HQ
By Mary Hladky
As he settles into his role as Boca Raton’s police chie
Jeff John at one of his restaurants, Warren American Whiskey Kitchen in Delray Beach. John, who lives in Boca Raton, is the 2026 recipient of the Gregory J. Malfitano Distinguished Alumni Award from Lynn University, where he earned two degrees. Tim
By Mary Hladky
One of Boca Raton residents’ unrelenting complaints is that many streets are unsafe.
Speaking up at City Council meetings, residents frequently cite East Palmetto Park Road, Federal Highway and State Road A1A.
They say drivers speed, a
The portion of the Federal Highway construction project between Camino Real and Southeast Fifth Street/Mizner Boulevard will remove one travel lane in each direction, create buffered bike lanes, and widen the sidewalks. Rendering provided and Staff
A Boca Raton police officer keeps bystanders away as a Sea Tow vessel works to move the twin-engine plane that splash-landed on Aug. 22. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
A 23-year-old pilot who landed her failing twin-engine plane in the
Five months after voters resoundingly rejected the city’s plan to redevelop its downtown campus in partnership with developers, officials are starting over to determine how the property should be re-envisioned.
Boca Raton City Council members on July
Ragtime, a rehabilitated loggerhead sea turtle, crawls into the ocean on the shores of the Beach Club at The Boca Raton. The turtle spent months recovering under the care of sea turtle specialists Whitney Crowder (far right) and Samantha Clark at t
In case you had a notion to feed the iguanas, rats, mice or pigeons on your property, the city of Boca Raton has this to say: Don’t.
The City Council on Aug. 25, by a 3-2 vote, approved an ordinance that imposes a $100 fine on those who do so. It is
In the research lab at FAU, neuroscience Ph.D. candidate Claudia Alvarez works at the laptop as medical student Paige DeForest wears a VR headset and Dr. Ali Danesh observes. Photos provided
By Jan Engoren
While enrolled in an artificial intelligenc
Marquis MD, a concierge medicine company, opened its first practice at 660 Glades Road, Suite 460, Boca Raton, in August. It functions on an annual membership fee structure, giving members a concierge care coordinator and direct access to physicians
Temple Beth El’s Lunch and Learn for September features educator Michael Hollander discussing “Israel Votes 2026 — Never Has There Been Such an Important Election,” at noon on four consecutive Tuesdays, Sept. 8-29, on the Schaefer Family Campus in Bo
A Sea Tow vessel has attached a line to a small-engine plane that crash-landed off the coast of Boca Raton on Saturday morning. Police said the plane's only occupant, the female pilot, showed no signs of injury but was taken to a local hospital as a
John G's restaurant in Manalapan is planning to expand to other locations in South Florida. Photo provided
By Jan Norris
John G’s in Manalapan, a longtime favorite of locals, is cooking up franchise opportunities in South Florida.
An institution in P
Note to readers: This story contains graphic information involving alleged child sexual abuse.
By Larry Barszewski
Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller — and a former state representative for South County’s island communit
Cloister at 100 endures as monument to Addison Mizner’s dream deferred
The Cloister as it appears today, 100 years after it opened in 1926. It’s now one of five hotels at The Boca Raton. Photo provided BELOW RIGHT: The main entrance to the hotel was
A loggerhead sea turtle hatchling struggles to make its way over a thick bed of sargassum in late July at Red Reef Park in Boca Raton. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
Poor babies! Turtles, that is.
Hatchlings are crawling out f
By Rich Pollack
Among growing concerns about the homeless, especially in the downtown area, Boca Raton City Manager Mark Sohaney has introduced a multi-pronged effort that includes stepped-up enforcement of vagrancy laws and a coordinated approach to
The map shows the on-demand shuttle’s service area. Red is the downtown area, blue is the regular coverage area and green is the expanded area (through Sept. 30).
Boca Raton has expanded the BocaConnect service area for the summer.
Through Sept. 30,
