Alternating Chinese and American flags acknowledge Chinese President Xi’s impending visit and help secure
the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa entrance. Workers later put fencing atop the concrete barriers.
Photos by Joe Skipper/The Coastal Star
Supporter
By Dan Moffett
One of the first orders of business for newly elected Mayor Keith Waters is brokering peace between members of the La Coquille Club and the Eau Palm Beach Spa & Resort.
For months, some members have complained to the Town Commiss
By Dan Moffett
A bidding war for water customers has broken out between Manalapan and Boynton Beach, with some 550 Hypoluxo residents likely to benefit with lower monthly bills and perhaps even better service.
For decades, Manalapan has sol
Rendering provided
By Dan Moffett
One of the last impediments to bringing a Publix supermarket to Manalapan’s Plaza del Mar seems to be one of the hardest to resolve.
The town’s Architectural Commission tried unsuccessfully for a third time to
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan completed a sweeping overhaul of its Town Commission on March 28 with the swearing in of three new officials and the reassignment of two others.
None of the changes required input from voters in the March election, b
By Mary Thurwachter
You’ll want to think twice about visiting friends in Manalapan or going to Lantana’s beach on April 6 and 7.
“Be prepared for a traffic nightmare,” said Lantana Police Chief Sean Scheller.
That’s because Chinese Preside
The art salon, an expansion of Palm Beach Travel, celebrated its opening with an intimate cocktail reception enjoyed by more than 50 art enthusiasts. The salon’s mission is to encourage visitors to develop an interest in collecting art. ABOVE: Karen
By Dan Moffett
There will be no March election in Manalapan because all Town Commission candidates went unopposed.
But residents will see a sweeping overhaul of government leadership just the same.
Three new commissioners, a new mayor a
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan town commissioners will be watching election results in Hypoluxo on March 14 with unusual interest — and unusual impatience.
The resolution of the Hypoluxo mayor’s race will enable the towns to resume talks over a ne
By Dan Moffett
Controversial brainstorms that hatch in Palm Beach have a way of drifting south to Manalapan.
So when the Palm Beach Town Council moved to consider leaf blower legislation recently, it wasn’t surprising that before long the idea
By Willie Howard
Manalapan is offering Hypoluxo water customers a 35 percent rate cut and a five-year rate freeze in exchange for a 30-year contract extension as the tiny waterfront town competes with Boynton Beach to retain its Hypoluxo water
The La Coquille Club, built in 1954, was one of the most significant mid-century modern buildings
in the area. The architect was Byron F. Simonson.
In 1934, Jacques and Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan bought land on the south end
of Hypoluxo Island, whi
By Emily J. Minor
MANALAPAN — Fred R. Marcon, the son of Italian immigrants who grew to great success in business, faith and family, died Jan. 19 in the Manalapan home he’d built for his wife, who died five years ago. He was 79. Mr. Marcon was
Emmanuel Tinebra and Donniel Busey (right), owners of Posh for Hair in Manalapan,
bought the salon in January 2016 and recently oversaw its makeover.
The salon has been in business for more than 30 years.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Amy Woods
By Dan Moffett
Saying it’s time to step aside, Manalapan’s David Cheifetz has decided not to run for mayor again when his term expires in March.
“I’ve been a resident of Manalapan for 12 years now,” Cheifetz said during the Dec. 13 town meeting
By Dan Moffett
As Hurricane Matthew headed on a collision course with the Florida coast in October, Palm Beach County firefighters vacated the Manalapan station and drove their vehicles to shelter on the mainland.
Now town commissioners are wo
An outside seating area and pergola are part of the Plaza del Mar supermarket site plan.
Rendering provided by Cuhaci & Peterson
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan’s Architectural Commission and the landlord for Plaza del Mar have agreed on the final design
By Willie Howard
A Boynton Beach man snorkeling on the north side of Boynton Inlet died after he hit the jetty and was swept into the inlet by the tide on Oct. 16.
Paul Swingle, 67, went snorkeling from the beach in Manalapan.
Around 5:20 p
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan Vice Mayor Peter Isaac thinks the town should move quickly to try to persuade Hypoluxo water customers to sign a new long-term contract, and his fellow commissioners agree with him.
So the plan is to get Manalapan’s bes
By Dan Moffett
A Lantana resident and a Manalapan homeowners group have joined forces and filed suit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court to block construction of a Publix at Plaza del Mar.
The suit claims the town acted illegally in July when co
