South Palm Beach holds an in-person Town Council meeting late last month, but with social distancing measures in place and a thermometer to screen attendees. The town also has allowed residents and council members to attend via phone. Jerry Lower/The
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The iconic sea grape tunnels near the Atlantic Avenue pavilion likely will be spared from the chain saw, following an outcry from some Delray Beach residents. Conflicting environmental views and a wish to keep the beachscape character in place are th
The city of Boca Raton is raising concerns about the safety of the proposed ‘diverging diamond interchange’ at Glades Road and Interstate 95. Rendering provided
By Steve Plunkett
City officials want to put the brakes on the plan to build a “divergin
By Rich Pollack
For months, town residents who read an email from the Committee to Save Highland Beach had to wonder if tap water was safe to drink — or even bathe in.
Now, town officials, the state Department of Health and the U.S. Environmental Pr
By Steve Plunkett
The owner of the vacant beachfront lot at 2500 N. Ocean Blvd. had a different lawyer and different experts from those representing a vacant lot two parcels north but got the same result — a recommendation to deny permission to build
By Steve Plunkett
Hot on the heels of its January recommendation not to grant permission to build a duplex on the beach, the city’s Environmental Advisory Board this month will consider an application to build an equally controversial mini-mansion t
Not all the Muscovy ducks were removed from the golf course: These two and an ibis were present Jan. 23. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
The decision to remove 24 Muscovy ducks from The Little Club property in late January left one mem
ABOVE: The beachside (left) and west facades of the proposed duplex. The developer says the glass is a turtle-friendly design.
By Steve Plunkett
After hearing more than four hours of competing testimony about a proposed duplex on the beach, the cit
Highland Beach is asking voters to OK up to $45 million in work apart from a state project. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related story: Local, state partnerships to guide A1A in years to come
Looming referendum reveals divide within Highland Beach
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District will pay Arthur Koski, its lawyer and executive director, $120,000 for extra work he performed negotiating and finalizing the $24 million purchase of the Ocean Breeze golf course.
Koski’s
Underwater photographer Sandra Edwards shows a photo of a goliath grouper nicknamed Wilbur that stays around the M/V Castor wreck off Boynton Beach. She was one of many divers who came to a July 31 Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission meet
By Tao Woolfe
A massive kapok tree dominates the walking path behind the Boca Raton Resort and Club. Its raised gray roots, covered with thorns, stretch toward the walkway like a dragon in the sun.
Longtime golfers and members of the club sa
By Willie Howard
Two women were arrested in the penthouse of the Marina Village condominium at Boynton Harbor Marina on Dec. 12 after meeting an undercover police officer in the parking garage and offering him sex and drugs.
According to a Boy
Charterboat captains listen to a presentation by CRA staff on Dec. 9. Photos by Jerry Lower and Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
RELATED STORY: Arrests confirm residents' fear
By Willie Howard
Free public parking at Boynton Harbor Marina could