Wilma Ann Elmore of Delray Beach
By Ron Hayes
GULF STEAM — Wilma Ann and George Elmore moved to Delray Beach in the early 1950s and started a small paving business they named Hardrives. George paved driveways for $125 each. Wilma did the b
delray beach (2469)
By Liz Best
They are the unsung heroes of Delray Beach — a team of volunteers,
By Jan Norris
The locals were waiting to say “welcome back” to John G’s when it reopened Sept. 10 in its new Manalapan site in Plaza del Mar, and already the restaurant is settling in.
“Things are going so smooth,” said Wendy Yarbrough, one of the
Boston’s on the Beach at 40 S. Ocean Blvd. is hoping to complete renovations by the end of October, including a new proposal for outdoor seating and more parking, according to architect Bob Currie. Phase 2 of the plan, which is scheduled for review b
The collection increase for residential and commercial users will be subject of an Oct.
Beach meter parking would rise a quarter to $1.50 per hour if commissioners give it the th
Commissioners passed the measure 3-2, reconsidering it
32,220 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $7.19* $7.19*
General Fund Budget $94.9 million $93.4 million
General Fund Reserves
By Ron Hayes
Sorry, guys, but if reading books makes you smart — well, women are probably smarter.
At the Delray Beach Public Library, 56.3 percent of the cardholders are women, 43.7 percent are men.
All the data agree. Women buy more books, they read m
Brittany Carrillo, a Palm Beach County fire cadet, places the American flag at the side of the altar during a ‘Blue Mass’ held at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church in Delray Beach. The Mass was held to honor both the ongoing service of local polic
Tuesday, Oct. 4
Public screening of the documentary Delray Then and Now with a discussion of the city’s history led by Dorothy Patterson of the Delray Beach Historical Society.
Free, 2 p.m. at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave.
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Only a few beach cottages like this one occupied the barrier
island around the time of Delray’s incorporation.
Photos courtesy of the Delray Beach Historical Society
Delray Beach Centennial Events
By Paula Detwiller
Climb aboard the time machi
Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach h
By Thom Smith
“You’re not very smart, are you? . . . I like that in a man.”
That’s the appraisal Kathleen Turner made of William Hurt in Body Heat. Hard to believe the film that made Lake Worth famous was released 30 years ago.
Actually, the movie, w
Betsy Owen has a powerful message: “As long as one child in the world has polio, every child in the world is at risk.”
Owen, a 70-year-old coastal Delray Beach resident, is a polio survivor — and she’s passionate about helping others avo
Delray Beach commissioners revived the discussion of downtown restaurant parking, voting 3-2 to reconsider whether to remove incentives once designed to attract restaurants. The ordinance will be heard on first reading Sept. 6.
Early
Beachgoers may pay a quarter more an hour for parking in Delray Beach in the next budget year, which would raise about $193,000 in new fees for the city.
The parking increase was one of several proposed fee increases presented at the
Mary Renaud, president of the Beach Property Owners Associatio
