Related: Recusal order affirmed
By Steve Plunkett
U.S. District Judge Rodney Smith took a dim view of how the city of Boca Raton did business.
Smith presided over a non-jury trial last year of a lawsuit brought by beachfront property owner Natural La
‘Clear bias’ against beach home puts key figures off case
Related: Judge chides Singer, Mayotte and O’Rourke, says beach project didn’t get fair hearing
By Steve Plunkett
A year after verbally ordering Boca Raton to reconsider its 2019 denial of a pe
By Mary Hladky
A proposal by Mayor Scott Singer to limit the authority of a key city board has sparked an outcry, with board members saying they were blindsided and two members resigning.
The first public indication that Singer and other City Council
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Council members want a downtown circulator service. And they want it now.
Then-Deputy Mayor Monica Mayotte and Council member Yvette Drucker on March 25 unloaded their frustration that even though they have pushed to hi
By Steve Plunkett
The first look at a city consultant’s ideas for reimagining part of Palmetto Park Road was not a good one.
First off, Boca Raton City Council members did not get backup documents for the Feb. 26 presentation by Alta Planning + Desig
Two seats are up for election on March 19. The winners will serve three-year terms. The seats are elected by voters citywide.
Related: Seat C
Two seats are up for election on March 19. The winners will serve three-year terms. The seats are elected by voters citywide.
Related: Seat D
By Mary Hladky
Residents wishing to address the City Council will have to speak quickly.
Council members approved an ordinance on Nov. 14 that reduces the time allotted to people who want to weigh in on city matters from 5 minutes to 3.
The intent is
By Mary Hladky
After abruptly abandoning plans to hire an executive recruitment firm to help find City Manager Leif Ahnell’s successor, City Council members have chosen Ahnell’s top lieutenant to take the reins.
The council unexpectedly anointed Depu
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has shot down an ordinance proposed by Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke that was aimed at preventing controversies like the one that enveloped a planned automated parking garage in the downtown.
The ordinance would have est
Related: Voters to decide on adding fourth year to council terms
By Mary Hladky
City Council candidate Christen Ritchey has withdrawn from the race, allowing Marc Wigder to win election to Seat B without opposition.
As a result, all three contests t
Glickman stands on a barrier Nov. 26 once classes had resumed after she and others pleaded with the City Council. ‘The people’s voices were heard,’ Glickman says. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
Leslie Glickman’s free, and beloved, Saturd
By Mary Hladky
The City Council won’t stand in the way of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District’s efforts to develop the former Ocean Breeze golf course property.
Council members informally agreed on Nov. 7 that they like the district’s conc
Scott Singer won a final three-year term as mayor when no candidates filed to run against him by the city’s Nov. 9 candidate qualifying deadline.
“I’m truly grateful for the support of so many and excited to continue the hard work to keep Boca Raton m
By Mary Hladky
A dispute between the Boca Raton City Council and City Manager Leif Ahnell spilled into public view last month — an incident that was notable because such disagreements are exceedingly rare.It was fueled by Ahnell’s decision to stop se
Correction: A March article about a proposed cultural arts complex at Mizner Park incorrectly stated that the Boca Raton Arts District Exploratory Corp. wanted more than five years to raise money for the project. BRADEC most recently proposed raising
By Mary Hladky
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District is soliciting ideas for what to do with the former Ocean Breeze golf course property.
The 212-acre site was slated to become the Boca National golf course. But that plan was scuttled when t
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton’s City Council must reconsider its 5-0 decision not to grant permission to build a duplex on the beach, Palm Beach County circuit judges say.
Council members Andrea O’Rourke and Monica Mayotte prejudged the application by
By Mary Hladky
A cultural arts group’s ambitious proposal to build a performing arts center at Mizner Park moved closer to becoming reality on Oct. 13 when the City Council unanimously agreed to enter into negotiations to reach a deal.
The Boca Raton
By Mary Hladky
Longtime volunteer Yvette Drucker will replace Jeremy Rodgers on the City Council until his military deployment or his term of office ends.
City Council members voted 3-1 to appoint Drucker on Oct. 27, a decision likely to stir controv
