By Mary Thurwachter
The time has come for Lantana to formulate a plan for downtown parking. At least that’s what Town Council member Phil Aridas said during the Feb. 23 town meeting after residents complained about the shortage of parking spaces
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By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana police arrested Vanilla Ice for burglary and grand theft on Feb. 18 after furniture, bicycles, a pool heater and other household items were taken from a residence next to one the former rapper is renovating.
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Last month, Lantana rolled out a slate of community events to take place throughout the year.
“We developed the ‘Enjoy Lantana’ program in hopes to encourage our residents and tourists to enjoy our great town parks and our beautiful beach ar
Looks like Lantana Mayor David Stewart will have no opposition as he runs for a sixth term March 10.
The town’s qualifying period ends on Feb. 10 and as of press time, no one else had qualified.
“I want to continue doing the good work we’r
The Lantana Library is located in an old bank building.
Sid Patchett has been library director since 1996.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Atop the clutter on Sid Patchett’s desk in the Lantana Public Library rests a keepsa
Demolition of the A.G. Holley hospital building wrapped up in January, and developers have plans
to build a large shopping center with stores, restaurants, a fitness center, pharmacy and a grocery store.
Kenco Communities submitted a site plan to the
By Mary Thurwachter
Full of enthusiasm and armed with chocolate, Denise “Dee” Treinen convened a meeting of the minds on the Lantana Nature Preserve on Jan. 20.
After business folks, town officials and members of the Lantana Nature Preserve C
By Mary Thurwachter
Council members in Lantana had a change of heart about installing parking meters in the town-owned parking lot on South Third Street off Lantana Road.
At the Jan. 26 town meeting, the council decided to look into lea
Stiletto Race: Fashion Week, Delray Beach – Jan. 23
The third annual Vince Canning Stiletto Race took place along Southeast Fourth Avenue in downtown Delray Beach, with registration proceeds going to the Achievement Centers for Children and Families.
Sisters pose outside the original Florida Cenacle, in Manalapan.
Courtesy of the North American Province of the Cenacle
The entrance to the chapel at The Cenacle in Lantana. Ground was broken on the site in 1961.
The interior of the chapel at the Cen
By Mary Thurwachter
Last year, Lantana completed a drainage and paving improvement project for the parking lot at the beach. This year, new light poles will be added.
At the Dec. 18 Lantana Town Council meeting, a $48,000 contract with Municipa
Kevin Dwyer hands off a pile of paper and cardboard to be recycled to Roy Miller.
These Briny Breezes volunteers — along with Roger Hebert — were riding in a trailer
driven by Ken Doyle during a recent recycling run.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By
Aura Seaside plans to bring 244 multifamily units and commercial space
to replace the Cenacle retreat in Lantana.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
A plat and site plan for Aura Seaside, also known as the Cenacle property, received a thumbs-
By Mary Thurwachter
The director of sales and marketing for The Carlisle Palm Beach and her husband have been charged with money laundering, organized fraud and grand theft.
Lantana police arrested Natasha Deonath and her husband, Rodney Ja
By Willie Howard
Lantana officials want to restrict marijuana dispensaries to industrial sections of the 3-square-mile town if Florida voters on Nov. 4 approve the constitutional amendment that would allow marijuana use for medical purposes.
On
By Mary Thurwachter
The lease isn’t up for three more years, but Dune Deck Café owner John Caruso was able to persuade the Lantana Town Council to extend the popular beach restaurant’s contract until 2022.
“It’s important for us to have tha
The Carlisle Palm Beach, a six-story senior living community at 450 E. Ocean Ave. in Lantana, completed a renovation that includes the addition of a “memory care” unit for residents with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.
“We’re excited
By Mary Thurwachter
Shortly after returning from his Hawaiian vacation, Vice Mayor Lynn Moorhouse went to the beach for brunch at the Dune Deck. The local dentist had no complaints about food, but what he saw in the parking lot had him clenchi
By Mary Thurwachter
Developers were able to persuade a majority of Lantana Town Council members that rezoning the Cenacle property to make way for a 319-unit apartment complex was a good idea. On the other hand, a request for four variances to the
The Lantana beach parking lot has been raised and new metered kiosks have been installed.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
A drainage and paving improvement project in Lantana for the beach parking lot that began in February is ne
