Residents packed a Feb. 1 meeting with Palm Beach County Commissioner Marci Woodward to oppose the county’s plans for the Milani Park site in Highland Beach. They at least want parking spaces on the west side of the project curtailed (below).
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Enticements to develop Milani land aim to scuttle county’s plan
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town leaders have offered the Milani family several favorable land-use adjustments in exchange for their vocal opposition to development of a beachfront p
If built, Milani Park would provide access to Yamato Rock, a prime snorkeling location. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
Recognizing that just saying “No” won’t stop construction of the controversial Milani Park, Highland Beach commissioners are now pl
By Steve Plunkett
A call to the cavalry didn’t work, so people still irked by the horns on the Camino Real bridge are bringing in the heavy artillery.
State Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman, herself a boater, is leading the charge against the intrusive no
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents will get a chance to pitch their objections to the development of a beachfront county park directly to the decision makers, but they might be swimming upstream if they hope to change their minds.
At the invit
Residents object to plan for beach access, cite safety concerns
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents were dealt a setback in their 36-year battle to prevent development of a beachfront park when county commissioners agreed recently to move forwar
By Rich Pollack
The owner of one of the few vacant parcels on the Intracoastal Waterway in Highland Beach is receiving slightly more than $600,000 after a judge ruled Palm Beach County installed a breakwater without the owner’s consent, and a jury la
By Mary Hladky
County Commissioner Marci Woodward’s recent offer to help Boca Raton improve East Palmetto Park Road received a noncommittal response from Deputy City Manager George Brown.
Woodward, whose commission district includes the city, has met
Roots and Wings in Delray Beach, which encourages children’s reading skills and teachers who inspire learning, is a beneficiary of Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The foundation marks its 50th anniversary this year. Photos pr
Winds from the east this summer have pushed a nearly constant supply of sargassum onto the beach, challenging beachgoers like Debby Belmonte of Ocean Ridge. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Seasonal inundation is here to stay, scientists say
By Larry Ba
By Steve Plunkett
Peace and quiet is no more along the shores of the Intracoastal Waterway just south of the Camino Real bridge.
Palm Beach County, after a recent review of operations there, ordered the bridge’s tender to activate its horn each time
Attorney Bryan Boysaw and Kenya Madison, senior director of Healthier Delray Beach, comfort each other after digging soil from near where Samuel Nelson was lynched in 1926 west of Delray Beach. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Samuel Nelson was
Xan Rammacher’s Community Cat Medical Fund in its first year provided funding for medical treatment of more than 60 sick or injured felines roaming Palm Beach County. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
In the dedicated world of helping community cats in P
Related story: Along the Coast: Advantages for homeowners hard to see in new insurance rules
By Joel Engelhardt and Mary Hladky
Florida condominiums will be required to retain reserves to pay for structural defects under a bill passed May 24 during t
Related story: Along the Coast: Condo reserve rules, inspections become law
By Charles Elmore
Days before the June 1 start to hurricane season, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed what he called the “most significant reforms to Florida’s homeowners insurance m
By Joe Capozzi
In what town officials call “a huge win,’’ Briny Breezes has received a $330,000 state grant to help pay for an ambitious flood and sea level rise protection plan.
The plan is one of 98 projects statewide awarding nearly $20 million th
Palm Beach County engineers showed county commissioners pictures of the broken shaft that forced closure of the George Bush Boulevard bridge in Delray Beach for most of March and April. Photo provided
By Joel Engelhardt
In their first detailed accoun
By Joe Capozzi
South Palm Beach officials are taking tours of the West Palm Beach water treatment plant to gain a better understanding of the quality of the town’s drinking water supply.
Council members Ray McMillan and Monte Berendes took separate
Boca Raton Airport Authority board members (l-r) Gene Folden, Jim Nau, Bob Tucker, Randy Nobles, Cheryl Budd and Melvin Pollack hold a few of the breakfast food items gathered for Boca Helping Hands. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
More than 300 pounds o
The sixth annual golf tournament in support of the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County raised $33,000. The money will be used for programs that help local children and adults succeed in school and life. ‘Our annual Literacy Links golf tournament
