By Larry Barszewski
With the exception of Delray Beach Mayor Shelly Petrolia, a May 9 meeting between city commissioners and Old School Square’s former operators featured everyone singing from the same page.
“Excuse me if I don’t feel warm and fuzzy,
By John Pacenti
A newly transformed Delray Beach City Commission decided March 31 to settle litigation with the ousted nonprofit that previously ran Old School Square, ending a contentious 18 months that split the city’s power structure.
The decisi
By Jane Smith
The historical Cornell Art Museum, closed for about 15 months in a dispute between the city and its previous operators, hosted a grand reopening reception on Dec. 28.
The Surfing Florida Museum has an exhibit on the top floor. On the gro
Auto dealership rezoning denied for second time near Place Au Soleil
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority moved closer to its takeover of the Old School Square campus in November when city commissioners gave the DDA $25,000 t
Atlantic Crossing is at Atlantic Avenue and northbound Federal Highway in Delray Beach. Photo provided by Edwards Cos.
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By Larry Barszewski
Atlantic Cr
By Jane Smith
With a lawsuit looming and no suitors to manage Delray Beach’s historic arts and culture center, the city is trying to cobble together a team to manage the Old School Square campus once the lease — canceled last year by the city — expir
After working 60 to 70 hours a week at Woolbright Farmers Market for the past 20 years, Jesse Goldfinger wants to spend more time with his wife and three kids. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Christine Davis
Woolbright Farmers Market, a longtime pr
By Jane Smith
After more than 10 years of discussion, city leaders are inching their way toward paid street parking in downtown Delray Beach.
In mid-August, the five city commissioners each presented their wishes for downtown parking on Atl
By Jane Smith
Free parking along Atlantic Avenue west of the Intracoastal Waterway is about to become a thing of the past.
Delray Beach city commissioners directed staff to look into installing meters along the avenue to increase turnover f
By Jane Smith
The Downtown Development Authority board will give new Executive Director Laura Simon a salary increase to coincide with her promotion. At the Delray Beach authority’s Oct. 12 meeting, the board agreed to increase Simon’s base sa
By Jane Smith
The Downtown Development Authority board members will discuss how to search for a new executive director at their Sept. 14 meeting.
The Delray Beach board voted 4-3 to not renew Marjorie Ferrer’s contract as executive director at
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is undergoing a cultural shift where departmental silos are breaking down and city employees are working together in hopes of saving taxpayers money.
The enthusiasm of city staff was palpable when department heads ta
By Jane Smith
The Downtown Development Authority will spend about $25,000 of its approximately $750,000 budget next year on a pilot parking plan for downtown Delray Beach restaurant workers. Starting in October, the agency will run its proposed pa
Comparisons
Delray Beach: Marketing agencies | Boynton Beach: Community Redevelopment Agency | Boca Raton: Community Redevelopment Agency
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach has an alphabet soup of marketing agencies, three city commissioners say. They w
