By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is demanding the return of $187,500 it gave to the former operators of the Old School Square campus that is the cultural heart of the city’s downtown.
The CRA board, composed of the five ci
By Larry Barszewski
Don’t expect a downtown medley of shops, restaurants, apartments and offices that is planned for city-owned land along the west side of Federal Highway in Boynton Beach to rise anytime soon.
Even if Affiliated Development’s propos
Volunteers and staff remove records, furniture and personal items from Old School Square on Feb. 11. Many larger items were sold on site. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By Jane Smith
By Jane Smith
Residents and art patrons waiting to hear about Delray Beach’s plans for its 4-acre Old School Square campus will have to wait until the Feb. 8 City Commission meeting.
At the Feb. 1 meeting, City Manager Terrence Moore told commissione
Hurricane Alley’s owner says the money could come partly from the developer or as a stipend or grant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
Hurricane Alley Raw Bar and Restaurant expects to have a new downtown home in the coming years, and its owner says B
The Magnuson House’s historic designation might present a hurdle to the entrepreneur who wants to turn it into a restaurant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
A decade after adding the home of Boynton Beach pioneer Oscar Magnuson to the city’s list of
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AMI: Boynton Beach Area Median Income ($65,182). Renderings provided
By Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency selected a Fort Lauderdale firm that had strong support from local businesses to develop a new project on
The Cornell Art Museum has been the centerpiece of Old School Square for decades. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Jane Smith
The decision to terminate t
With renovations halted at the Crest Theatre, a private donor asked to have her unused contributions returned. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Larry Keller
Del
Southeast corner view of proposed restaurant at the Magnuson House. Rendering provided
By Larry Barszewski
Two new food establishments and a major real estate transaction — all now in the works — could signal a new stage in the revitalization of Oce
By Mary Hladky
In maintaining the city’s long-standing emphasis on keeping taxes low, the City Council on Sept. 22 approved a tax rate of $3.68 per $1,000 of taxable property value that is unchanged from last year’s rate.
While the rate is staying the
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners voted unanimously June 1 to keep the same structure of the city Community Redevelopment Agency board.
That means the commissioners will continue to sit on the CRA board and the two independent community m
The former Little House restaurant has been remodeled but remains empty. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The bright yellow cottage that sits on East Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach remains empty, more than nine months after its renovation
By Jane Smith
Illustrated Properties recently received a $37,122 grant from the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency to help build out its office space at 700 E. Atlantic Ave.
The money — payable after the work is done — represents 40 percent
By Jane Smith
Unfair. Disrespectful. Insulting. Deceptive. Racial undertones.
Several black community members have spoken those words at Delray Beach City Commission meetings since the beginning of April when commissioners voted to take over the city
By Jane Smith
City commissioners unanimously agreed to install themselves as their Community Redevelopment Agency board members.
The May 1 vote was a formality. The real work will begin May 7 when the commission meets as the CRA board. That’s when th
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach City Commissioners voted to install themselves as their Community Redevelopment Agency board members.
The members of the CRA board were replaced immediately with the vote.
Citing displeasure with the pace of West Atlantic
By Jane Smith
The iPic luxury theater owner took on a joint venture developer partner back in May but never announced it. Some city leaders say the partnership makes sense because iPic is a theater owner and not a mixed-use developer. Others see i
By Jane Smith
The height of the sea wall in Veterans Park will soon be raised to a uniform level and the two docks there rebuilt, after the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency agreed in late June to pay for the work.
The agency could pay
By Jane Smith
Two areas of Delray Beach may soon see new grocery stores in their neighborhoods.
In the south side of the city, a type of Whole Foods Market likely will open in late 2018 in Lavers International Plaza.
The Delray Beac
