July 16 marked the first day of heavy equipment and snarled traffic on A1A at the Delray/Highland Beach border. It clears out after 6 p.m. and on weekends. The project will cover all of Highland Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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By John Pacenti
Delray Beach city commissioners positioned staff to begin programming at the Crest Theatre by allocating $118,000 for “rapid activation” of its Creative Arts School, intent on using the building’s classrooms that are ready even if the
Damian Presiga, of Britannia Pacific Properties retrieves the Ritz-Carlton lion logo as Gaddi Dominguez takes down the rest of the Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach sign on July 1 in Manalapan.
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Manalapan: Ritz name change concerns
One of the best-known and most admired brand names in the world is Ritz-Carlton. It connotes glamour, elegance and luxury. For over 20 years, The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach was our little “ritzy” spot.
Of course, we’d chuckle at that “Palm Beach” ta
A temporary sign for the Eau Palm Beach was installed July 1. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Tim O’Meilia
The former Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach is now the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa.
But eau so many Manalapan residents dislike the new name
The Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach will change names and management beginning July 1 following a two-year legal dispute between the owners and Marriott International, which operates the Ritz-Carlton chain.
The 270-room hotel in Manalapan will be re-named Ea
By Steve Plunkett
The competition between beach-goers and sea turtles for a spot in the sand continued to heat up in 2011.
Countywide, female loggerheads, greens and leatherbacks dug a record-high 19,552 nests, besting 2010’s record total, said Pau
By Paula Detwiller
As this year’s sea turtle nesting season winds down, biologists are encouraged by a continuing upward trend in the number of nests seen on Palm Beach County beaches.
“Based on preliminary data, 2011 will be another record-breaker
