Restaurant owner says it will move across Ocean Avenue into Paloma Mexican Restaurant space
Staff and customers flank Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly (center). The restaurant is likely to be shut at least until spring as it awaits construction of a n
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This South Palm Beach dock is the source of a dispute with Lantana, which says it controls the water. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Patrick Sherry and Larry Barszewski
The waters between Lantana’s Hypoluxo Island and the town of South P
By Steve Plunkett
The Palm Beach County inspector general has mildly rebuked town officials’ record-keeping in two complaints about the Lantana Nature Preserve but dismissed two other complaints for lack of evidence.
In a 49-page investigative repo
Maria Rios, Lantana’s new town clerk, was sworn in on Aug. 27. She previously served as deputy town clerk and assistant to the town manager for three years.
As part of the town administration team, she assisted departments throughout the organization
By Patrick Sherry
Dog owners and their pets going to Lantana’s Maddock Park should prepare to be inconvenienced as the town expects to move forward with constructing accessibility improvements there later this year.
The Town Council on Aug. 10 unani
By Patrick Sherry
Lantana’s solid waste and recycling collection fees are going up — but they’ll still be a good deal compared with some of the town’s previous charges for the services.
The Town Council unanimously approved the new rates at its meeti
Sloshing through knee-deep water is commonplace in areas of Briny Breezes during king tides. The flooding is expected to occur starting this month. 2022 The Coastal Star photo
By Ruth Santana
They’re images coastal residents have gotten used to seei
Lantana police are searching for those who vandalized markers for fallen police officers at a memorial near Town Hall on Aug. 14. The spray-painting spree also targeted a historic church.
The lawbreakers defaced the fallen officers’ memorial on Greyn
The Lantana Town Council is discussing plans to renovate the aging boardwalk and pavilion at Lantana Beach Park. The work will be done in phases to control costs. Photo provided
By Patrick Sherry
The Lantana Town Council agrees Lantana Beach Park’s
ABOVE: The catalog shows some people available for conversations during Living Library sessions, which ran for two weeks in July. BELOW: From left are Kianna Muckle, Lantana library assistant and project coordinator; Shari Boochay, who discussed her
Note to readers: This story contains graphic information involving alleged child sexual abuse.
By Larry Barszewski
Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County’s clerk of courts and comptroller — and a former state representative for South County’s island communit
By Patrick Sherry
Lantana officials say their proposed fiscal budget is business as usual, with the approval for the fifth consecutive year of a maximum tax rate of $3.75 for every $1,000 of taxable value.
The Lantana Town Council unanimously appro
Mayor praised for lobbying of Tallahassee — Florida League of Cities President Holly Smith of Sanibel presented Lantana Mayor Karen Lythgoe with the Home Rule Hero Award during a meeting of the Palm Beach County League of Cities in Palm Beach Gardens
By Patrick Sherry
Owners of a Pelican Lane home on Hypoluxo Island say that worsening flooding leaves them without road access. They are asking Lantana officials to allow them to keep an access road to give them another route to South Atlantic Dri
By Mary Thurwachter
A trio of anonymous letters signed by “Concerned Residents of Lantana” have enraged the town’s mayor, council, manager and attorney. The missives, dated June 30 and delivered by snail mail that town officials received in mid-July,
Ilona and Malcolm Balfour were instrumental in the creation and maintenance of the Lantana Nature Preserve and were honored by the Town Council for their service. Jim Rassol/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
A presentation during the June 8 Lant
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Town Manager Brian Raducci told the Town Council during its June 8 budget workshop that although the town “is pretty far along” in its budget process, things could change if the Florida constitutional amendment on homestea
By Patrick Sherry
Lantana officials approved an agreement with the Town of Palm Beach for Lantana to oversee boat dock permitting for 15 waterfront properties whose docks are within the nearby town’s jurisdiction.
The Lantana Town Council unanimously
Town clerk resigns — Town Clerk Kathleen Dominguez announced her resignation at the June 8 Town Council meeting. Dominguez, a certified municipal clerk with a degree in public communications from Florida Atlantic University, has been Lantana’s clerk
Palm Beach County tax roll data, updated since estimates were released on May 27, show that countywide taxable property values increased 7.35% from 2025 to 2026, up from the 6.9% increase forecast in May.
The taxable property values are based on mar
