By Joel Engelhardt
Ron DeSantis reached a plateau in Palm Beach County on Nov. 8 that no Republican candidate for governor had reached in 36 years: He tallied more votes than the Democrat.
And on his coattails rode Republicans Peggy Gossett-Seidman t
By Steve Plunkett
Two homes at opposite ends of the town will be built after the architects involved made multiple concessions to Gulf Stream’s planning board and Town Commission to make the projects fit better into their neighborhoods.
In an unusual
Hurricane Nicole produced days of turbulent waves along the coast in advance of and after landfall. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski and staff reports
Hurricane Nicole delivered only a glancing blow to Palm Beach County, but the rare
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
By Joel Engelhardt
Ron DeSantis reached a plateau Tuesday that no Republican candidate for governor in Palm Beach County had reached in 36 years: He tallied more votes than the Democrat.
And on his coattails rode Peggy Gossett-Seidman to victory over
Residents blown away by new bills fear Ian will only multiply toll
By Charles Elmore
Early estimates predict Hurricane Ian will become Florida’s costliest storm ever, but even before it made landfall eye-popping jumps in insurance costs were already
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream must pay $148,438 for resident Martin O’Boyle’s attorney fees, roughly 25% of the more than $586,000 his lawyers originally sought, and $31,824 in costs mostly for two expert witnesses.
The Oct. 4 decision by Circuit Judg
By Jane Smith
A rejected Federal Highway rezoning for an auto dealership near Gulf Stream’s Place Au Soleil community came back before the Delray Beach City Commission on Oct. 25, after the property owner filed a legal complaint seeking a rehearing.
The decades-old green buttonwood at Town Hall was among trees in Gulf Stream damaged during Hurricane Ian. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
How strong was the wind that toppled Town Hall’s large green buttonwood tree as Hurricane Ian ba
Rita Taylor was the guest of honor in the cab of a fire truck on her last day as Gulf Stream’s town clerk. ’We drove a little ways around town,’ Taylor said. ’That was a very nice gesture.’ Delray Beach Fire Chief Keith Tomey led an entourage of fire
During a break in the Sept. 9 meeting, Rita Taylor leans on the dais to chat with a few of the Gulf Stream commissioners about her retirement plans. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Town clerk’s retirement after decades of service brings outpouring of gr
Delray Beach may include Sazio Express and some other old buildings along Atlantic Avenue east of the Intracoastal in a future historic district, one separate from a district now in the works on the avenue west of the waterway. Tim Stepien/The Coasta
The real estate market in Gulf Stream continues to post significant sales. ABOVE: The oceanfront compound at 2817 N. Ocean Blvd. sold for $29 million in September. BELOW RIGHT: A historic Gulf Stream mansion fetched the town’s highest price for a non
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream is getting its first-ever assistant town manager and a public works director come Oct. 1 amid other high-level moves in Town Hall.
Assistant Town Attorney Trey Nazzaro will be promoted to assistant town manager/legal, and
Deb and Larry Handler will mark their 30th wedding anniversary this school year at Gulf Stream, where they total 75 years of service as teachers. They also love basketball. Deb played for Keene State College in New Hampshire and Larry is co-athletic
By Steve Plunkett, Jane Smith and Rich Pollack
Highland Beach and Gulf Stream have struck a deal in which the former will process the latter’s applications for building permits.
“We’re excited about this. We’ve been kind of in a purgatory here,” Gulf
Retired Air Force Col. Ron Standerfer of Gulf Stream keeps an image of the F-100 Super Sabre, an aircraft he flew in Vietnam. In 1969, he was shot down and ejected over Laos. He received the Purple Heart. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
No matter that i
By Jane Smith
The son of a well-known Long Island car dealer was not allowed to rezone parcels in the north end of Delray Beach after nearby Gulf Stream homeowners complained about the adverse effects the proposed car dealership would have on their l
