By Mary Thurwachter
A Hypoluxo Islander who asked the Lantana Town Council to move a speed cushion on South Atlantic Drive didn’t get what he asked for at the town’s April meeting. The council did agree, however, to hold a workshop to discuss spee
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The eight-piece Solid Brass band rocks out during a Dinner & Dancing concert presented by the town of Lantana.
Guests enjoyed a buffet-style meal under the stars, then danced to classic rock and R&B songs
from the ’60s through the ’80s while enjoying
Lantana Vice Mayor Malcolm Balfour won 69 percent of the votes on March 15 to defeat newcomer Anthony Arsali, with 31 percent. Balfour, who has served on the Town Council since 2013, received 1,116 votes to his opponent’s 512.
Lynn Moorhouse,
By Mary Thurwachter
Natasha Deonath, a former sales director at the Carlisle senior living community in Lantana, was sentenced on March 7 to 18 months in prison for charging the business more than $100,000 for phony resident referrals and taking k
By Mary Thurwachter
The final vote on whether to dissolve the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission, which had been scheduled for the March 14 Town Council meeting, has been postponed until April 25.
The town made its first vote to disband the com
The presidential preference primary will take place on March 15, and the towns of Ocean Ridge, South Palm Beach and Lantana will also hold their elections on that date.
The municipal elections are nonpartisan, meaning voters of any party are
These candidates are competing for a three-year term on the Lantana Town Council. Lynn J. Moorhouse was re-elected unopposed to the Group 1 seat in December.
ELECTION RESULTS (unofficial)
Anthony Arsali: 31.29% | 506 votes
Malcolm Balfour: 68.71%
By Willie Howard
Lantana Councilman Malcolm Balfour and challenger Anthony Arsali shared their views on the state of the town, including plans to develop the former A.G. Holley hospital site, during a Feb. 18 candidate forum at the town recrea
By Cheryl Blackerby
Lantana Beach was the first beach in Palm Beach County to get a “No Swimming Advisory” from the Florida Department of Health shortly after new, more stringent criteria for beach water testing went into effect Jan. 1.
But the
By Mary Thurwachter
At both its meetings in February, the Lantana Town Council grappled with on-street parking woes on Hypoluxo Island.
The council proposed a solution in January to mandate parking on the odd-numbered side of the street on odd-
By Mary Thurwachter
At the recommendation of Town Attorney R. Max Lohman, the Lantana Town Council voted Feb. 22 to dissolve the Lantana Nature Preserve Commission.
Lohman said the commission (members are appointed by the town) and the Friends
The Plate: Red Pizza.
The Place: Jerk Oceano, 201 E. Ocean Ave., Lantana. Daily menu is available at www.jerkoceano.com.
The Price: $20; cash only.
The Skinny: Looking for pizza in Lantana? If you’re at Jerk Oceano on the right night, it’s the place to
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana has promoted its community planner, Nicole Dritz, to town clerk.
Dritz, 30, has a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from Florida Atlantic University and has worked for the town for two years. She has worked on sit
By Mary Thurwachter
Council members asked Town Attorney R. Max Lohman to draft an ordinance to address one of Lantana’s parking concerns — lawn maintenance and construction vehicles parked on both sides of roads.
Mayor Dave Stewart said he has
By Mary Thurwachter
Never let it be said that Lantana Mayor David Stewart doesn’t enjoy a good challenge — especially when it comes to his town and reading to children. So when the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County invited the public to part
Three candidates have qualified for the two Lantana Town Council seats up for grabs in the March 15 election.
For the Group 1 seat, incumbent Lynn Moorhouse, a dentist who has served since 2004, is unopposed.
For the Group 2 seat, newcomer
Water Tower Commons will include more than 28,000 square feet of retail and more than 1,000 housing units.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Months of delays and discussion between the town and the developer resulted Dec. 14 in site plan
Nine-year-old Kaden MacNeil of Lake Worth caught this 40-pound wahoo with a sardine Dec. 22
on The Lady K Drift boat out of Lantana. (l-r) Kevin MacNeil (proud dad),
Captain Bruce Cyr and proud fisherman Kaden.
Photo provided
Trucks working on the renovation of Eau Palm Beach Resort’s outdoor restaurant and pool deck are parked near the south entrance to Lantana beach on Nov. 12. A temporary construction easement expires Dec. 15. Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie
By Mary Thurwachter
LANTANA — Judy Black was passionate in promoting environmental conservation and committed to creating gardens.
“She was a leader in the environmental movement,” said Ilona Balfour, who worked for a number of years with M
