City’s CFO promoted to deputy manager — James Zervis, Boca Raton’s chief financial officer, has been promoted to deputy city manager.
Zervis was hired one year ago to replace Linda Davidson, who retired after 41 years with the city.
Zervis will remai
Motorist rescued from Intracoastal — Boca Raton police and fire rescue rescued a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman from water near Silver Palm Park on Aug. 22 after she called police late at night saying she was lost and her car was filling with water.
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City hopes to improve streets for all — The City Council on Nov. 28 adopted a Complete Streets policy that will guide planning, design, operation and maintenance of streets so that they will meet the needs of motorists, pedestrians, cyclists and tran
By Sallie James
When it comes to fast and furious, Brightline — Florida’s neon-yellow passenger express train service — has proved to be the deadliest train system per mile in America.
According to an Associated Press analysis of Federal Railroad Admi
This south-facing image shows Dixie Highway on the left and a vegetative buffer between the proposed parking garage and the Library Commons neighborhood on the right. Rendering provided
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By Jane Smith
Josie’s Ristorante will have to leave its Riverwalk Plaza location by Nov. 30, 2026, when its lease ends, according to documents filed with the Palm Beach County clerk’s office.
The Boynton Beach restaurant, which opened in 1992, has a s
Bobby Julien, CEO of the Kolter Group, and Sala Brown, his executive assistant, enjoy a comedy skit that was part of the poker extravaganza. Julien came up with the idea when he served on the Achievement Centers board. At left is Tarun Bhalla, Kolter
Nancy Hurd was a teacher at the start and then the CEO. She retired in 2013. Photo provided
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By Charles Elmore
In 1969, a moon landing, a raucous music festival near Woodstock, New Y
Helen Babione has lived in Boca for almost 60 years and says she enjoys working with people who need help, especially children and older adults. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Margie Plunkett
Helen Babione has spent nearly 60 years in Boca Raton, re
By Mary Hladky
After seven years of discussion, the City Council has dropped plans to create a Business Improvement District to pay for a shuttle system that would transport people around the downtown.
The B.I.D. would have been financed by downtown
Moon phases and weather patterns combined to create high tides and wild waves in November. ABOVE: A surfer catches a ride off the beach at the north end of Spanish River Park in Boca Raton on Nov. 18. A winter-like storm off the Carolinas brought rol
By Mary Hladky
Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District commissioners have reluctantly given in to City Council pressure to allow the city to take over the Boca National golf course project and to request proposals from golf course architects with
By Mary Hladky
When Art Koski asked that an agreement to keep him working as a consultant for the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District be pulled from the Nov. 18 commission agenda, it appeared he had severed ties with the district for good.
Dis
By Rich Pollack
For months Highland Beach commissioners have been trying to come up with rules for parking on the town’s side streets, only to discover roadblocks standing in the way of workable solutions.
The challenge is how to make it possible for
Presented during a ceremony at City Hall on Nov. 20, Boca Raton’s annual Landscape Excellence Awards recognized seven properties. The award criteria included tree canopy, proper pruning, variety, color and texture, as well as how the property is fert
By Mary Hladky
Veteran officer Michele Miuccio has been named interim police chief, taking over for Dan Alexander, who retired Nov. 30.
Miuccio, who joined the Boca Raton department in 1989, has served as deputy chief of police for the past four year
By Mary Hladky
Groundbreaking is expected next summer for Boca Beach House, a 32-unit luxury condominium on Lake Boca Raton across the water from the Boca Raton Resort & Club.
Units in the four-story condo will start at $3 million and have two to fiv
By Mary Thurwachter
Three Lantana police officers were given lifesaving awards — and a standing ovation — for having prevented two suicide attempts on I-95 overpasses in September.
Police Chief Sean Scheller, who made the presentations during the Nov
Decorations at Highland Beach Town Hall are a little more modest this year. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The holidays are bright at Town Hall again this year but not quite as eye-catching since two oversize decorations have been moth
Once construction of the four main buildings is complete in the Atlantic Crossing project, art that represents fishing nets will be erected to link them. Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The Atlantic Crossing project in downtown Delray Beach will spo
