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12922650289?profile=RESIZE_710xPaul Smith of Crown Colony Club says summer is when the major repairs get done. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

With part-time residents gone, construction workers sweat, security people manage slower pace, and diehards enjoy the peace

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12922645281?profile=RESIZE_710xBesides restricting EV charging, the condo is supporting use of maintainers, such as the one condo President David Stern is holding. They keep batteries in gas-powered cars from overcharging. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

 

By Rich Pollack

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released new flood zone maps, putting thousands more Palm Beach County residents into high-risk flood zones.

The new maps are effective Dec. 20, requiring property owners’ immediate attention, particularly

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12922614255?profile=RESIZE_400xOne idea to improve bike safety on sections of State Road A1A where there are no road shoulders is to install sharrows, which are already in use in Delray Beach near City Hall. The pavement symbols indicate cyclists may use the full lane. Photo provi

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By Rich Pollack

Information can be critical for first responders racing to an emergency. The more comprehensive the information, the better.

Knowing who lives in a house — pets included — before they respond to a fire can help emergency crews ensure

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12754824883?profile=RESIZE_710xA 2022 home in Ocean Ridge was built to a raised minimum elevation based on its flood zone. Under new FEMA flood maps that take effect in December, if this home were replaced, the new base level would have to be three feet higher -- and the ground fl

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12754816079?profile=RESIZE_710xCrows check out a nest on the beach in Ocean Ridge, while another (below, right) flies overhead. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

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The crows know.

Along our beaches, the loud and large black birds show off their smarts by trackin

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By Rich Pollack

State Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman knew something was wrong after she leaped into the Intracoastal Waterway last year to cool off on the Fourth of July.

“It looked like green pea soup,” she said, adding that she washed off as soon as s

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12686797053?profile=RESIZE_710xSpacious homes with large lots and mature trees, like this single-family home in Manalapan being shown by Realtors Angelo and Antonio Liguori, continue to bring high prices. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

Related stories: Along the Coast: Condo sales s

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Related stories: Homes sales fetch high prices despite slowdown in volume after pandemic |Condo sales slow; prices stay high

By Mary Hladky

After soaring for two years, taxable values of Palm Beach County properties are now heading back to earth.

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By Anne Geggis

From now on, State Road A1A will be dedicated to the man who drove home how changes in latitudes can change one’s attitude.

12686761671?profile=RESIZE_400xGov. Ron DeSantis on June 27 signed a bill that passed unanimously in both chambers of the state Legislature de

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12686752461?profile=RESIZE_710xThe roof of this home on Harbour Drive North has been in need of repair for years. Coastal Star photo

By Anne Geggis

A house in disrepair — for years now — is among the reasons that Ocean Ridge town leaders plan to consider dedicating a new position

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