Florida Freedivers owner Jonathan Dickinson demonstrates the ‘free immersion’ method
of moving up and down a line in the water without kicking. The method allows
breath-hold divers to expend less energy in the water.
Photo contributed by Florida Free
By Steve Plunkett
The developer of a planned restaurant at the city-owned Wildflower site on the Intracoastal has withdrawn its proposal, complaining about a demand from Boca Raton for “several millions more” in rent.
“The restaurant business is one
Plein air artist Ralph Papa sets up his easel to continue working on a painting on a recent Friday in Delray Beach. Plein Air Palm Beach is partnering with the Delray Beach Historical Society to capture the city’s notable homes and buildings, with a
BOCA RATON — Larry Phillips, who became a driving philanthropic force in the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County community immediately upon moving to Boca Raton 22 years ago, died Sept. 11.
Retired from the Phillips-Van Heusen apparel
By Rich Pollack
Drive along State Road A1A and you’ll see the subtle signs of a steadily recovering economy.
In Highland Beach, a multimillion-dollar luxury condominium project is coming out of the ground on what had been one of the last rem
By Sallie James
When it comes to marijuana or anything related to its use, the city’s Planning and Zoning Board wants Boca Raton to just say no.
For another year at least.
At a Sept. 15 meeting, Planning and Zoning Board members voted to rec
By Rich Pollack
A 15-year-old free-diver from Hobe Sound was discovered in about 50 to 60 feet of water off the coast of Boca Raton almost two hours after he failed to surface while spear fishing late last month.
Skyler Hunt of Hobe Sound, who
By Sallie James
Boca Raton homeowners will pay a slightly lower total property tax rate this year under a $625 million 2015-2016 budget that includes 70 new employees, several generous allocations to nonprofit organizations and some user fee hikes
Renewing an annual beach parking permit in Boca Raton no longer requires face time.
City officials in September agreed to give residents the opportunity to renew their beach permits online. Previously, beach permits for Spanish River Park, Sou
By Margie Plunkett
Boca Raton counted 1,041 turtle nests along its five miles of beach as nesting season nears its close, bouncing back from 949 last year. But researchers saw an unusually high number of unhatched eggs.
“Our hatch success i
Emily Leander with her daughter Elle and the maze of electrical cables
running through the lobby of the Villa Oceana.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
More than 10 days after a fire at the Villa Oceana apartments in Boca Raton, one
By Steve Plunkett
After nearly four years, it’s time to talk about the future of Ocean Strand again.
“Sometime this fiscal year we need to have that discussion,” Commissioner Robert Rollins told fellow commissioners at the Greater Boca Raton Be
Boardwalk repairs at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center will take longer than expected, though no one knows yet how much longer.
A team from consultant Miller Legg, which is handling the $1.75 million project, did a quick review of the site in mid-
Lt. Jason Kirkwood of Boca Raton Ocean Rescue secures a Burmese python
for Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers to take to Busch Wildlife Sanctuary.
The python was found Sept. 22 on the Boca Raton beach between Spanish River Par
Amara (l-r), Ari and David Kaiyalethe pose in the ground floor of the new home they are building in Boca Raton to be within walking distance of Chabad of East Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
David and Amara Kaiyalethe a
By Sallie James
Boca Raton would add four code enforcement officers, four firefighter/paramedics and five new police officers under a proposed 2015-2016 municipal budget that holds the line on property taxes and adds two new programs and new perso
By Steve Plunkett
The proposed Houston’s restaurant at the old Wildflower site will have a breathtaking view of the Intracoastal Waterway, but it won’t have docks, the developer says.
And a fence will block access on the waterfront walkway to t
By Rich Pollack
During meetings with residents concerned that a new U.S. Customs Station at the Boca Raton Airport would generate more noise, airport leaders realized they could be doing a better job of telling the airport’s story. “That was t
The 24-unit, nine-story luxury condo will be built at 327 E. Royal Palm Road.
Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
While two recent downtown Boca Raton development projects garnered impassioned opposition, the 24-unit 327 Royal Palm condominium has
The Brooklyn Children’s Museum is taking fundraising to a new level — asking fellow museums for donations.
It recently asked the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, which operates the Children’s Science Explorium at Sugar Sand Park, to
