By John Pacenti
Accusations that rocked the Delray Beach apparatchik for weeks came to an end June 27 when an independent investigator found the claim by a recently hired director that her job was threatened by Vice Mayor Rob Long to be “unsubstantia
By John Pacenti
Under the guise of protocol and civility, Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney and Commissioner Angela Burns are seeking to curtail Vice Mayor Juli Casale’s public criticism of City Manager Terrence Moore.
Burns suggested a gag order to kee
A Palm Trail Grill crowd hails Tom Carney’s win in the mayoral race, to go with City Commission victories for Juli Casale and Tom Markert. ABOVE: (front, l-r) Tony Petrolia, Phil Pepe, Kelly Barrette and Casale; (back) departing Mayor Shelley Petroli
By Anne Geggis
Mayor Shelly Petrolia’s service to the city has gotten her sued personally, put her at the helm during multiple city manager firings, never won her the support of the city’s real estate establishment — yet made her popular enough that
Split vote — The newly reconstituted Delray Beach City Commission had its first 3-2 split, which came at the March 28 organizational meeting when its three new members were sworn into office.
The new members — Mayor Tom Carney and Commissioners Juli
The crowd at the Palm Trail Grill celebrated Tuesday's Delray Beach mayoral victory of Tom Carney and commission victories for Tom Markert and Juli Casale. ABOVE: (front l-r) Tony Petrolia, Phil Pepe, Kelly Barrette and Casale are jubilant along with
Unofficial results
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
Unofficial results
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections
Choices to succeed term-limited Mayor Shelly Petrolia all have sat on City Commission.
Related: Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 1
Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 3;
Charter amendment on the ballot
Delray Beach voters have plenty of choices in the March 19 city election, with three candidates each in the race for mayor and for two open City Commission seats. All posts are for three-year terms and all seats are elected by voters citywide.
Relate
Delray Beach voters have plenty of choices in the March 19 city election, with three candidates each in the race for mayor and for two open City Commission seats. All posts are for three-year terms and all seats are elected by voters citywide.
Relate
The Delray Beach water treatment plant, a few blocks south of downtown, has not received a major upgrade since the early 1990s. The city says it has improved cleaning and other maintenance at the aging plant, and is watching for trouble more closely
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is on its way to living up to its brand of being a safe haven for trees.
In early August, the Delray Beach City Commission unanimously approved an updated tree ordinance making preservation the No. 1 priority.
“If
By Jane Smith
After city commissioners insisted the two-way road be placed back into the Atlantic Crossing development, they were ready to settle the lawsuit with the project’s developer.
“I do not think we can get a much better project wi
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach, which had three lawyers on its five-member City Commission, will lose that majority with the March 14 election.
No lawyers are running for two open seats.
Vice Mayor Jordana Jarjura, general counsel at Gulf Build
Our “Village by the Sea” is being placed at risk by Delray Resolution 71-015, unanimously adopted by the City Commission in December.
The resolution commits the city to a 3,000-mile “urban Appalachian Trail” that connects 15 states along the
By Jane Smith
A small but vocal group of beach property owners persuaded the City Commission to revisit a December resolution supporting the East Coast Greenway.
They reached out to state Rep. Bill Hager, who sent a letter to the Delray Beach m
Delray Beach lawyer Mindy Farber, with rescue dogs Cara, Nicky and Abbey,
advocates for nonprofits, veterans, women, minorities and homeless pets.
Photo provided
By Arden Moore
There are people who champion the cause for pets by fostering rescues
Newly elected Jordana Jarjura and reelected Al Jacquet.
Kurtis Boggs/The Coastal Star
By Tim Pallesen
Newcomer Jordana Jarjura upset incumbent Angeleta Gray in the March 11 city election, possibly shifting the balance of power on the Delray Be
