Cheryl Arena of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea trades her keys for a claim ticket at the valet stand on Atlantic Avenue between Northeast First and Second avenues. Ameristar Parking Solutions runs the stand, but Delray Beach wants to manage all such stands vi
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Volunteer patrol member Kenny Moskowitz hands a Delray Beach police sticker to a child, one way he and his colleagues engage with the public. Hannah Spence/The Coastal Star
By Hannah Spence
Delray Beach police are looking for a few good men — and wo
Open space is key to choice of designer for City Hall area
By Mary Hladky
In selecting a joint venture of Terra and Frisbie Group to redevelop the city’s downtown government campus, Boca Raton City Council members on Feb. 11 threw their support to de
The new BocaConnect area (in green) provides people on the barrier island access to downtown (red) and from there to within the existing service area (blue). Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
BocaConnect, the electric vehicle shuttle service opera
Via Mizner apartments (right), the only completed building of the three shown in this rendering of a finished complex, is the subject of a foreclosure notice. But Penn-Florida said it intends to repay the loan involved. Still under construction are
Condo owners at Tower 155, a 127-unit complex located at 155 East Boca Raton Road, have filed suit, asking for damages to pay for repairs or rebuilding. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
Tower 155 condominium owners have sued the 4-year-old building’s de
Mizner Park is one of the destinations where the Boca Connect stops. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
People wanting an easy way to get around downtown Boca Raton without driving their cars now can use BocaConnect, an EV shuttle service operated by Circ
By Mary Hladky
Get ready to ride.
The city has hired Circuit Transit Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based national shuttle company, to ferry passengers around Boca Raton’s core areas. Service was expected to start in mid to late June.
City Council members
By Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council has approved the Concierge, a nine-story multifamily residential project at 22 SE Sixth St. that became embroiled in litigation in 2018 when it was proposed as an assisted living facility.
The council, actin
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 Mary Hladky
How can downtown Boca Raton become more enticing and vibrant, and what should be part of a new plan for a city government campus?
When the city’s Community Advisory Panel asked residents to offer their input at a Jan. 18 “community con
By Mary Hladky
Four years after the Boca Raton City Council gave up on having a transit system in the downtown, current council members are pushing to get an on-demand service in place quickly.
City officials will request proposals from interested co
Cranes sat idle with few workers on site in July at the Mandarin Oriental, but in the city’s overall view, ‘they are actively doing work’ on the project. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Company, developer say they remain committed to project
By Mary
Investments Limited has submitted a proposal for a pair of nine-story towers with a total of 266 guest rooms to be built where the post office now stands downtown. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
James and Marta Batmasian, the largest commercial pr
Once built, the Aletto at Sanborn Square complex would be at Palmetto Park Road just east of Sanborn Square. The Tower 155 condominium is the white building behind the Aletto. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Over residents’ strong objections, Cit
The Residences of Boca is a 12-story, 190-apartment complex that’s set to rise just west of Federal Highway between Southwest Third and Fifth streets. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has unanimously approved a luxury residential
By Christine Davis
The Soloviev Group, led by Chairman Stefan Soloviev, purchased properties in downtown Delray Beach for $32 million in February. They were located at 11 S. Swinton Ave., 2 E. Atlantic Ave., 203-209 E. Atlantic Ave., 9 NE Second Ave
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 Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is demanding the return of $187,500 it gave to the former operators of the Old School Square campus that is the cultural heart of the city’s downtown.
The CRA board, composed of the five ci
By Mary Hladky
More parking meters soon will be installed in downtown Boca Raton.
The City Council on March 7 gave staff the go-ahead to install 86 meters on portions of four streets that currently don’t have them.
Fifty-two of the metered spaces will
