By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners last month gave tentative approval to a proposed revamping and streamlining of the way emergency calls are received and emergency vehicles dispatched.
If commissioners give formal approval t
delray beach (2236)
By Dan Moffett
Hardly anyone in Delray Beach thought the first test of the city’s new noise ordinance would come in the form of a Zen riddle.
But city commissioners found themselves trying to unravel a decibel mystery that seemed every bit a
Inez Layne flies a dragon kite with her daughters Rhyan and Elle Fleisher, during Family Fun Day at The Cornell Museum in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Kelly Wolfe
What a kite is or isn’t depends on who’s flying it. It could be me
Ralph Papa gives painting tips to Boca Raton resident Trish Kahn outside his studio in Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien/
The Coastal Star
By Lucy Lazarony
They meet. They paint. They chat and exchange ideas.
They capture the diverse beauty
It's official. Delray Beach has got its Trader Joe's.
The funky food store chain confirmed on July 23 that it had signed a lease for a spot in the new Delray Place shopping center at the southeast corner of Federal Highway and Linton Boulevard.
The T
By Tim Pallesen
The race has begun between Delray Beach and Boca Raton to decide which city opens a Trader Joe’s first.
The California-based specialty grocer announced last month that it will open a store on Sout
By Tim Pallesen
Coastal residents will be spared louder downtown music under a compromise noise ordinance that three city commissioners say they will vote to approve.
Restaurants on Atlantic Avenue west of Federal Highway would get an extra ho
By Betty Wells
Luxury movie theaters and hotels are included in four development proposals for the old library property on Southeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Delray Beach.
Details about the proposals submitted to the Community Redevelopment Ag
The first inter-club team competition, with teams from The Ocean Club, The Seagate,
Rainberry Bay and the host Delray Beach Club, took place June 1-2.
The Ocean Club team of (from left) Trisha McKinney, Augusto Lopez-Torres, Bob Banting,
Mike McKinn
Progress continues on the barrier island for the city of Delray Beach’s reclaimed water system for landscape irrigation. Here, crews are working on Miramar Drive, between A1A and Gleason Street. Motorists are advised to expect delays and be cautious
The opening of this exhibition of photographs of the Edmonds, Mitchell, Quine and Spells families
served as a reunion of sorts. ABOVE: Susan and Mark Reingold.
Photos provided by Corby Kaye’s Studio
BELOW: Michiko Kurisu pictured with her mother,
Delray Beach has clarified its competitive bidding rules after the county Inspector General said the city bent its rules when it awarded its beach-cleaning contract last January.
Universal Beach Services, the city beach cleaner for 30 years,
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach commis-sioners will ask a judge to undo the city’s $65 million contract with garbage hauler Waste Management, arguing that it violates a city competitive bidding law.
A previous commission approved the no-bid contr
By Tim Pallesen
The long-awaited Trader Joe’s shopping center goes before city commissioners July 9, but still with concerns that shoppers might not have enough parking.
The city’s Site Plan Review and Appearance Board on June 12 finally recom
One of the six buildings proposed as part of the Atlantic Crossing project. This one is seen looking northeast at the corner of Federal Highway and Atlantic Avenue. Rendering provided
By Tim Pallesen
A new design plan proposed for Atlantic Crossi
Delray Beach Ocean Rescue personnel searched for the 17-year-old who drowned recently at Gulfstream Park. From left: Ocean Rescue Officers Raphael Costa and Kyle Stewart, Superintendent James Scala, Ocean Rescue Officers Justin Walton and Justin Rumb
Linda Gunn and Doug Paton celebrate their marriage with a dance at the Delray Beach Club.
Photo by David Decoteau/Downtown Photo
Bride: Linda Gunn, 45, grew up in Ann Arbor, Mich. She is a graduate of Michigan State University and migrated to Flori
By Tim O’Meilia
Budget managers in eight of nine South County coastal communities can exhale.
Taxable real estate values — the stuff property taxes are made of — continues to creep back toward pre-recession levels.
Taxable property values i
The Plate: Ceviche de la Casa
The Place: Ceviche, 116 N.E. Sixth Ave., Delray Beach; 894-8599 or ceviche.com
The Price: $10
The Skinny: It’s amazing how something so good can be good for you.
We’re talking about ceviche, that raw seafood that cooks i
Revelers enjoy their beer during this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Delray Beach. The city wants to ban alcohol from next year’s parade. Local businesses want to limit events such as the parade that closes Atlantic Avenue to traffic. Tim Stepien
