By Mary Thurwachter
If you’ve driven by — or through — Water Tower Commons lately, you know the once empty lots have been filled with residential apartments and commercial buildings, including Aldi, Wawa and Chick-Fil-A.
A car wash (El Car Wash) is u
Bobbi Horwich, resident and fitness instructor at The Carlisle in Lantana, draws a crowd for a yoga class inside the fitness room. Horwich also has started a ballet class. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Bobbi Horwich is something we rarely see: a born-
Dozens of surfers paddled off the shores of Lantana Beach on Aug. 5 to honor Rob Caldwell (left), who died on July 13 at the age of 67. Caldwell, a career lifeguard and surfer, worked for the Lantana Fire Department from 1976 to 2009 and was captain
LANTANA — Beloved family man and restaurateur John Joseph Caruso died Aug. 4. He was 80.
Born June 19, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York, to Esther and Francis Caruso, John was the youngest of seven children: two sisters and four brothers, who were raised
Teresa Wilhelm, a Lantana resident for 67 years, is a longtime library patron and has spent more than 20 years as president of Friends of the Library. She visits the remodeled building with daughter Rebecca Wilhelm and granddaughter Reyna Acosta, 6.
By Mary Thurwachter
Beachgoers will pay a little more at parking meters in Lantana, as the Town Council voted July 10 to raise the hourly fee from $1.50 to $2.
The new rate, which goes into effect Oct. 1, also applies to other paid parking spaces in
By Mary Thurwachter
Several Hypoluxo Island residents appeared at the July 24 Lantana Town Council meeting to protest a neighbor’s requests for a variance to add a third boat lift to his dock. The applicant did not attend, but sent his lawyer to argu
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One of the earliest coastal communities to employ license plate recognition software was the town of Manalapan, which had a system in place as early as 2
A half-acre property originally part of the Vanderbilt estate in Gulf Stream sold for $16.7 million recently to a Canadian businessman’s family trust. Photo provided by Zillow.com
By Christine Davis
A trust in the name of Catherine German West sold t
Seth Butcher, who picks and sorts the fruit at Hatcher Mango Hill in Lantana, takes a bite out of a ripe mango. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star BELOW RIGHT: John and Pearl with the original Hatcher mango tree. Photo provided
Faithful fans turn out for a
Kerry Sullivan’s Halloween drawing ‘Smile’ was honored with a national gold medal in competition. Artwork provided
By Faran Fagen
In elementary school, Kerry Sullivan thought hard about which crayons to use to illustrate the features of her many “My
What are your favorite summer memories from our little corner of humid paradise?
The piano player, bartenders and grouper at Busch’s Seafood on A1A? Date night at the Wildflower or Tequila Willies in Boca Raton? Partying at Shooters on the Intracoast
By Rich Pollack
Over the course of its 74-year history, the town of Highland Beach had never received any state funding through the appropriation process.
The 3-mile-long coastal town came close last year, before Gov. Ron DeSantis took out his veto
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council awarded a $1,841,942 annual contract for residential solid waste and recyclable materials collection and disposal services June 12 to Coastal Waste and Recycling of Florida, Inc.
John Casagrande, vice pres
Carol Titcomb and her husband of 73 years, Ray, have lived in their Hypoluxo Island home since 1985. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Carol Titcomb haș always been on the move and, at 92, the Hypoluxo Island resident shows few signs of slowing down.
Duri
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana residents got a first look at the town’s completed master plan June 14.
Dana Little, the urban design director for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council who spearheaded the effort, appeared at a special Town Council
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Finance Director Stephen Kaplan gave Town Council members and residents a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget during a June 12 workshop.
Among the highlights, Lantana saw a 17.1% increase — or $262 million m
Mohamed and Karima Kaada opened the Café Prélude on North Federal Highway in Boynton Beach. Photos provided
By Jan Norris
The Fourth of July has a special meaning for the owners of the area’s newest French bakery.
Café Prélude in Boynton Beach is “t
By Mary Hladky
Taxable values of Palm Beach County properties held strong this year, jumping 13.4% and coming close to matching last year’s 15.2% surge.
This marks the 12th year in a row that taxable values have increased in a steady rebound from the
By Mary Thurwachter
Residents who have expressed much interest in Lantana’s master plan will be able to get a detailed update during a Town Council workshop set for 5:30 p.m. June 14.
Town Manager Brian Raducci, during the May 22 council meeting, sai
