By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach City Commission is trying to take control of its Community Redevelopment Agency board by ousting the two appointed members, James “Buck” Buchanan and former Mayor Woodrow Hay.
Vice Mayor Joe Casello brought up th
city commission (107)
By Jane Smith
Attorneys for Delray Beach responded to an Atlantic Crossing lawsuit with a motion to dismiss on Aug. 18.
The developers sued the city in June claiming the city has not issued a site-plan certification that was approved in Novemb
By Jane Smith
The Downtown Development Authority board members will discuss how to search for a new executive director at their Sept. 14 meeting.
The Delray Beach board voted 4-3 to not renew Marjorie Ferrer’s contract as executive director at
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach may have to refund $44,994 collected from 11 property owners because city commissioners were wrongly interpreting its sidewalk fee ordinance, they learned in August.
The ordinance says, “said sidewalk,” but in som
By Rich Pollack
If Delray Beach were to create a dog beach, what’s to stop dogs from digging up sea turtle nests?
What would the city do if a dog owner failed to clean up after his or her pet?
And what could be done to make sure that o
By Jane Smith
The aroma of fried chicken wafted through the casino ballroom as Lake Worth residents checked in to a “courteous conversation” about future plans for the Lake Worth Casino complex.
A partner in the historic Sundy House in Delray B
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners took these unanimous actions on Aug. 18 before voting on the iPic theater:
• Approved the second reading of the historic structure move ordinance. Changes from the first reading include added cr
The east view of the proposed iPic theater complex. The area at lower left is where a ‘living wall’
has been proposed to soften the street level view of the building.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
City commissioners smoothed the way for the
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is undergoing a cultural shift where departmental silos are breaking down and city employees are working together in hopes of saving taxpayers money.
The enthusiasm of city staff was palpable when department heads ta
The city will have another public meeting Aug. 13 to gauge community support for allowing dogs on part of the public beach.
2014 file photo
By Rich Pollack
Pet owners, who for years have been pressing for a designated dog beach in Delray Beach,
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing project continues to plod through the Delray Beach approval process.
The 9.2-acre development, slated for the northeast corner of North Federal Highway and East Atlantic Avenue, already has its site plan ap
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is reopening discussions with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue to combine services.
Under the mayor’s direction, City Manager Don Cooper has talked with his county counterpart, Assistant County Administrator Brad Merrima
By Jane Smith
Forty-five residents, business owners, band members and festival organizers trotted before the Delray Beach City Commission on a Tuesday night in June. They gave two-minute pitches on special events.
Most favored the events becaus
By Jane Smith
The fate of the old Boynton Beach High School and the county possibly providing public safety services will be discussed at the Aug. 4 Boynton Beach City Commission meeting.
The topics were named priorities at the city’s strategic
Workers prepare another burial site
on the south end of the cemetery.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach no longer has single plots to sell in its Boynton Memorial Park Cemetery, and only 300 plots remain at its Sara Sims Ce
Hudson Holdings, a co-owner of the Gulfstream Hotel, made a bid to create the Lake Worth Convention Center
and Beach Club. Many residents object to the plans.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
One of the owners of the historic Sundy House in D
New Delray Beach City Commissioner Mitch Katz is sworn into office March 31 alongside his family,
(l-r) son, Hayden, wife, Heather, and daughter Shayna.
Mayor Cary Glickstein is sworn in for a second term. With him are his children, (l-r) Jack Glick
By Tim Pallesen
City commissioners gave final approval to new downtown development rules on Feb. 24 despite a threatened lawsuit by the owner of Old School Bakery.
The new rules limit the heights of future buildings to three floors on Atlantic
By Tim Pallesen
The saga deciding the city’s waste hauler that resulted in an $8.4 million savings is being called “a public policy triumph” by city officials.
Delray Beach residents will see their average monthly garbage fee drop from $9.49
Delray Beach has competition for two of three City Commission seats in the March 10 election. Candidates are able to file until Feb. 10.
Mayor Cary Glickstein will be re-elected to a three-year term without an election unless a challenger fil
