The Boca Raton Inlet bridge was briefly closed six times in late November because of electrical problems. The closures caused traffic delays for thousands of drivers.
By Henry Fitzgerald
They’re often called arteries — the streets and roads that car
Contractor Weeks Marine pumps sand from the shoal just outside the Boca Raton Inlet on March 28. The shoal sand was placed on beaches south of the inlet. Photo by Palm Beach County
By Steve Plunkett
The city’s dredge contractor was asked to cut
Campers take photos at the West Palm Beach waterfront for the Palm Beach
Photographic Centre’s FOTOcamp (photo by Andy Spilos).
Children take a break at the Southern Dance Theatre in Boynton Beach (photo by Seth Steinberg).
Kids check out the sea tur
The ocean in the Boca Inlet barely covers Paul Varian’s waist
because of sand accumulating.
Photo provided by Tony Coulter
By Steve Plunkett
Boaters already watch out for snorkelers, rocks and paddleboarders in the Boca Raton Inlet. This summ
Boca teen’s prototype harnesses ocean energy
and wins her a ticket to the White House
Hannah Herbst, at an FAU lab, shows her floatable prototype designed to provide
a power source by using untapped energy from ocean currents. She won the Discovery
Dredging equipment fills the central beach of Boca Raton in late April.
The pipes and bulldozers were removed after work was halted.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The city’s dredge contractor has left Boca Raton after compl
A spinner shark twirls above the surface in shallow water off Palm Beach.
Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
One of the greatest nature shows of the year occurs during late February and March when sharks by the thousands move along Palm Beach Coun
Capt. Al Bitterling was Boca Raton’s first dredge captain, responsible for keeping Boca Raton Inlet clear for nearly 41 years.
Bitterling, now 85, retired in 2013.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Capt. Al Bitterling stands on his barge sometime in the 1
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach is a neighborly town — so neighborly in fact, that sometimes the welcome is even extended to people being chased by police.
When two of 11 suspected illegal immigrants tried to escape after bailing out of a van on A1A
By Steve Plunkett
The city hopes to win a $109,050 matching grant to help pay for replacement equipment to move sand from the Boca Raton Inlet south onto beaches.
The City Council authorized applying for the Florida Inland Navigation District grant
Easter Sunrise Service At Boca Raton Inlet
Hundreds gathered on Easter Sunday morning to watch
the sunrise, during a Mass held at South Boca Raton Inlet Park.
Two women embrace during the Easter
sunrise service. Photos by Lauren Loricchio
