By Steve Plunkett
Water bills in Gulf Stream went up sharply as of Oct. 1 to make up for the higher rates that Delray Beach is charging the town — turning a potential $230,000 loss into a $107,000 surplus.
“Delray is essentially gouging us at $4.90 (
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long proposed a charter amendment that would restore a four-vote supermajority requirement for removing the city manager, potentially returning to a governance model the city abandoned years ago.
Long argue
Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long has proposed allowing community groups to post “Know Your Rights” flyers on city bulletin boards, providing Constitutional information for residents potentially confronted by federal immigration officers.
Long, discus
Related: Along the Coast: Scenes from big surge
By Rich Pollack and Mary Hladky
More than 7 inches of rain soaked Palm Beach County’s southern coast in just four hours overnight Oct. 26, stranding motorists, flooding the lobby of The Boca Raton lux
The Delray Beach City Commission, at its Oct. 14 meeting, approved a $28.5 million contract with NMP Golf Construction Corporation to renovate the city’s historic municipal golf course, originally opened in 1926.
The course is one of few in the count
Delray Beach is warning that an email scam targeting residents, developers and others looking to get on the agenda of the Planning & Zoning Board has been detected.
Anthea Gianniotes, Development Services director, revealed during the Oct. 20 board m
Police seek volunteers — The Delray Beach Police Department is encouraging residents to become members of one of its volunteer patrol teams. The teams act as goodwill ambassadors by welcoming visitors and residents alike and answering questions peopl
The Pride intersection in Delray Beach in August, before it was painted over by FDOT. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
After Gov. Ron DeSantis declared war on painted intersections and crosswalks statewide, Delray Beach began exploring w
Show your support for Delray Beach’s first responders this season by joining Chuck Halberg and friends for the 11th annual Delray Beach Citizens Thanksgiving Day Dinner Distribution for Fire & Police.
Halberg, president of Delray Citizens for Delray
I live on the barrier island in Delray Beach and recently experienced 19-minute police response time (18:49 to be exact) after calling 911, confirmed by my phone records and surveillance footage.
At a recent City Commission meeting, a commissioner a
Downtown Delray Beach hosted the 14th annual Witches of Delray bike ride on Oct. 25. The event, a fundraiser for the Achievement Centers for Children & Families, has become one of the area’s most whimsical and beloved traditions, blending Halloween
By Rich Pollack
After months of delays, road work along State Road A1A in Highland Beach and southern Delray Beach appears to be winding down with returning seasonal residents discovering a newly paved — almost finished — and smoother highway to driv
Ocean Ridge commissioners recently got their first glance at the proposed fire station at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park at the Boynton Inlet. Rendering provided
By John Pacenti
As if pulled from the pages of some children’s storybook, the look of the new
Would-be candidates for the upcoming March 10 municipal elections have to qualify to be on the ballot by filing for the office they’re seeking with their town clerk or city clerk, and meeting the necessary requirements. The qualifying periods for the
Icy Bean owner Donna Thompson (right) sits with her sister Kim McMillan and Kim’s son, Jamie, and daughter, Amaya. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Icy Bean Hawaiian Shave Ice & Coffee cafe opened in May at 1200 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, and
Fire rescue and city officials participated in a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to rename Boca Raton’s station at 100 S. Ocean Blvd. the Kerry B. Koen Fire Rescue
Station 3. The city honored Koen, inset, who died April 11 at age 80, in recogn
Caring Kitchen serves meals to all who show up, no questions asked
By Ron Hayes
You don’t have to be homeless. You just have to be hungry.
You don’t need to prove you’re needy. You don’t need to present an ID.
You don’t even have to give your real na
By Jan Norris
You’re not showing up empty-handed to any affair on our watch. We have the suggestions and the goods for your hosts or for thank-you gifts during the season. Be the good guest and bring something appropriate — either tasty or useful.
We
Rebuild underway after salt corroded inferior fasteners
Damaged wood and corroded fasteners are now exposed on the structure. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Musgrave
Since Delray Beach built its first beachside pavilion more than a century ag
The summer of ’25 will be remembered as a time when the heat — political heat, that is — reached a boiling point along the coast here.
In Delray Beach, impatient Florida officials demanded the city remove its colorful Pride intersection in downtown’s
