By Sallie James
The hot-button issue of building height and how it affects residents who live on the barrier island near East Palmetto Park Road is cooling off.
City Council members at their meeting Feb. 28 approved an amendment that establish
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By Sallie James
The controversy surrounding a proposal to build an Orthodox synagogue and Israel museum east of the Intracoastal Waterway continues to swirl in a legal game of back-and-forth.
The winner in the latest round? Chabad of East Boca.
By Sallie James
Height is hot. At least talking about it is in Boca Raton.
That’s why council members plan to discuss later this month an ordinance that would limit building heights in areas zoned local business and multifamily residential.
By Sallie James
Two activists have sued Boca Raton in federal court, claiming their rights to equal protection and due process were violated when the city created a zoning classification that paved the way for a controversial synagogue.
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Attorney Mitchell Kirschner, Rabbi Ruvi New and architect Derek Vander Ploeg
wait to speak at the Boca Raton Planning & Zoning Board meeting on May 7.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
An architect’s rendering of the north side of the proposed Chabad of E
By Sallie James
A standing-room-only crowd of nearly 300 staunch supporters and fierce opponents of a controversial beachside synagogue packed Boca Raton City Hall last month for a showdown about the project’s site plan.
But they left without r
During a March 29 celebration held on the proposed site of the Harry and Celia Litwak Chabad Center,
Rabbi Ruvi New recognizes Irving Litwak (right) who donated $2.7 million for the property in his parents’ honor.
The sign in the background anticipat
After lighting torches on a menorah, Rabbi Ruvi New of the Chabad of East Boca turns to a crowd of more than 200 who gathered at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton to celebrate Chanukah. Children’s games, a concert and the menorah lighting were all part of
At the Machon Menachem Rabbinical College, it’s all about education. Photo provided
By C.B. Hanif
Education, education, education — particularly adult education. It’s the root that has characterized Chabad of East
