Shade sails such as this one at Oceanfront Park would be used to collect rain for irrigation
under a plan to make the park more environmentally friendly.
Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
A site plan shows the new wastewater treatment plant (bottom left
By Jane Smith
The city recently agreed to pay more than $221,000 for work done to clean and sanitize two fire stations, including one that serves Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes.
At station No. 1, which serves the coastal communities, the mold-re
The eight-story Ocean One proposal might be joined later by a hotel and a larger, 15-story condo to the south.
Rendering courtesy of Cohen, Freedman, Encinosa & Associates
By Jane Smith
In a surprise move for area waterfront residents, the Boynto
By Willie Howard
OCEAN RIDGE — Flip Traylor made a living on the water around Boynton Beach most of his life. The Ocean Ridge resident loved fishing, music and his two West Highland white terriers, Dobbie and Duff. The former pilot, boat captai
Helen Bass puts the hammer into the project as soon-to-be-homeowner Gethro Phaitus
keeps watch during a roof-raising at 421 SW Fifth Ave. in Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The Phaitus family — mom Yvescar; daughter Geica, 4; son Liam, 2;
Inside the Secret Garden Café, chef Lynn Dorsey shows off her vegan ‘crabcake.’
Ocean Ridge resident Naomi Donner receives a ‘sacred sound session’
by Randall Rodriguez at the Bean Scene Sunset Marketplace.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Lo
By Jane Smith
The owner of Riverwalk Plaza expected a quick approval of its redevelopment application in Boynton Beach, but it’s slogging through the process.
City staff compiled 132 comments to Isram Realty’s December application. At the
Kim Beaumont’s CPA practice is in Boynton Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Most people dread the tax season, but one of Kim Beaumont’s favorite things to do is “a big, juicy, complicated tax return, with all kinds of problems.”
“I’m an ana
By Dan Moffett
After first taking a hard look at the numbers, Manalapan commissioners said they like what they see in a proposed sale of the town’s water utility system to Boynton Beach.
“I think this is an exciting development that has a lot o
Soldierwood has blooms and fruit that attach on the main stem.
A recently hatched Atala butterfly shown larger than life.
The white bloom of the scorpion tail lives up to its name.
Jeff Nurge prefers to hand-water his plants to make them better trans
Developer pledges $4.5 million;
city gives itself 90 days to raise $1.5 million share
A multi-year proposal that starts with rehabilitating the old high school (bright pink) has long-term plans
including relocating the city hall and fire station. Oth
By Jane Smith
A new coalition of 3,500 Intracoastal residents will monitor the Riverwalk Plaza development in Boynton Beach.
The Boynton Coalition for Responsible Development was created by the Florida Coalition for Preservation, a grass-ro
By Jane Smith
Two historic homes on Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach are moving closer to becoming restaurants.
For the Magnuson House at 211 E. Ocean Ave., the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board approved a 60-day extension in January for
Capt. Art Sapp of Pompano Beach (top) celebrates with members of the Liquid fishing team
at Sailfish Marina in Palm Beach Shores after winning the 79th annual Silver Sailfish Derby with 11 releases.
Photo provided by Leonard Bryant Photography
By Wi
By Rich Pollack
Health concerns have led to the temporary closing of two of Boynton Beach’s oldest fire stations, including the one responsible for responding to calls in most of Ocean Ridge under an agreement between the two municipalities.
Bo
By Jane Smith
The latest savior of the historic Boynton Beach High School attracted about 25 members of the grassroots group Save Boynton High to the city library on a stormy December night. They braved the weather to get a sneak peek at architect
By Jane Smith
Six Boynton Beach residents will advise the city commissioners when they sit as the Community Redevelopment Agency board. The residents, appointed at the second commission meeting in December, are:
• Linda Cross, a retired CPA.
Condominiums at Riverwalk Plaza would sit at the southeast corner of the property,
along the Intracoastal Waterway, at Woolbright Road and Federal Highway.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Riverwalk Plaza will become home to a 10-story, U-shaped
By Jane Smith
The Holiday Boat Parade will travel down the Intracoastal Waterway on Dec. 11 through Boynton Beach and Delray Beach for the 44th year, but the Delray Beach part almost didn’t happen.
The Delray Beach city manager, who just started in Jan
The former Splashdown Divers building is reduced to rubble next to the Sea Mist III drift boat at Boynton Harbor Marina. Photo courtesy of Kim Weiss
By Jane Smith
The old dive shop building at the Boynton Harbor Marina was demolished as the last pie
