By Jane Smith
The fate of the stalled Atlantic Crossing project is back in federal court.
In early April, the Delray Beach City Commission rejected the project’s modified site plan that added a driveway and redesigned the valet area into
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Mayor Steven Grant (left) works the crowd at the Boynton Beach Firefighters Fishing Tournament
& Chili Cook-Off at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Steven Grant just can’t stop smiling.
“Mayor Taylor had
By Jane Smith
Atlantic Crossing’s revised site plan sailed through a city advisory panel in early March and will be reviewed by the City Commission on April 5.
The proposed $200 million Atlantic Crossing project sits stalled on 9.2 acres at the
This is a pivotal time in Delray Beach history, so I want to make a few comments on the Atlantic Crossing project, which the city sent back to the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board on March 1.
I want to thank Commissioners Shelly Petrolia
By Jane Smith
For nearly a year, city staffers have toiled to create a special-events policy for Delray Beach.
Gathering staff from various departments was a bit like herding cats, Assistant City Manager Francine Ramaglia told city commissioner
By Jane Smith
The iPic theater complex will go forward in the heart of Delray Beach by the slimmest of approval ratings.
On March 15, the City Commission signed off on three waivers and a site plan by a 3-2 vote. The project will occupy 1.59
By Jane Smith
Over the past 30 years, the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency has spent the most in the West Atlantic neighborhood, according to an analysis released in late March.
In that area, its biggest expense, $24.1 million, went t
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach’s long-awaited property value analysis put numbers on what most people in the city already knew: The downtown core area saw the biggest gain in the past 30 years — at $649 million. Chris Wallace, president of Mu
By Jane Smith
Marine Way property owners are seeing the city’s efforts to cure problems caused by extreme high tides.
The Delray Beach road, which has been restricted to residents’ vehicles since November, will get a new water main on the
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
Parking meter times east of the Intracoastal Waterway have changed again. Delray Beach users will again have to feed the meters only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. seven days a week.
The previous hours of 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. lasted only
By Jane Smith
The modified site plan for the Atlantic Crossing mixed-use development downtown was turned down in late January by a Delray Beach board.
Senior city planner Scott Pape told the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board that his depa
By Jane Smith
After months of butting heads on the future of the Old School Square grounds, the City Commission and Community Redevelopment Agency board sat down and agreed to redo the process to upgrade the green space, often called the “Cent
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will focus on raising the level of service of its own fire-rescue department instead of consolidating with the county, city commissioners agreed Nov. 3.
Just four residents spoke against the consolidation.
“We are
By Jane Smith
Parking meters are coming to downtown Delray Beach, a majority of city commissioners agreed in mid-October. The question remains when.
A majority of commissioners reached that decision in May, too, and were waiting to review p
New playground equipment might have a nautical theme.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Veterans Park will soon have new playground equipment after Delray Beach commissioners agreed to pay slightly more than $92,000 to replace the aging wooden
The City Commission amended its sidewalk ordinance on Oct. 20.
The 11 historic-home owners who had paid into the sidewalk fund will get their money back, the Delray Beach city manager said after the meeting. Those homeowners had paid a total
The Delray Beach Planning and Zoning Board on Oct. 19 passed the final portion of the design guidelines for the city’s eastern half. Next they will be reviewed by the City Commission.
The guidelines cover architectural styles to “ensure harmon
By Jane Smith
Two Boynton Beach residents, recently ousted from the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board, spoke against creating a citizen advisory board to the CRA. At the Oct. 20 City Commission meeting, James “Buck” Buchanan and form
A public-private partnership at the Lake Worth Casino complex, proposed by one of the owners of the historic Sundy House in Delray Beach, has been rejected by the City Commission.
“We are not going to accept any more proposals until we can ide
