I want to begin by saying that I respect the South Palm Beach Town Council, our town manager and our staff. The town is fortunate to have people who care deeply about this community.
I am asking for one careful, forward-looking step — that we explore
By Steve Plunkett
While a new ban on license plate reader systems on state roads appears to threaten the cameras being used by area police as essential crime-fighting tools along State Road A1A, those agencies are optimistic they can keep theirs oper
By Rich Pollack
Following in the footsteps of leaders in other local municipalities, Highland Beach town commissioners preliminarily agreed to a ban of electric vehicles on the town’s 3-mile-long walking path along State Road A1A.
Under a proposed pl
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents as well as anyone passing through town on State Road A1A are likely to see some additional safety improvements soon thanks in large part to an appropriation of $375,000 from the state.
Construction is expecte
By Jane Musgrave
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison wasn’t going to plunk down $35 million to add roughly 2 acres to his 16-acre $173 million estate in Manalpan until he was assured town officials would let him have four tunnels under State Road A1A and
An auto engine, a wheel and an overturned SUV litter the northbound lane of State Road A1A in Gulf Stream after a June 29 crash involving Ocean Ridge resident and former Miami Dolphin Rob Konrad. Photo provided by Gulf Stream Police Department
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Lift station update — Thomas Biggs, executive vice president of Mock Roos, which is building South Palm Beach’s new wastewater lift station, updated Town Council members on the project at their June 9 meeting and assured Mayor Rafael Pineiro that the
Coffee roaster turns to Briny in opening his second shop
Deke’s in Delray owner Nico Manuel stands in what he plans to make another coffee shop come early July. The gutted building used to house the Briny Hair Salon. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coasta
De’Vante Lashawn Moss is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, attempted murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Jane Musgrave/The Coastal Star
By Jane Musgrave
A 32-year-old Boynton Beach man is claiming he was acting in self-
April 30 is the last day of business for the Seaside Deli & Market on State Road A1A in the County Pocket between Briny Breezes and Gulf Stream. There were still plenty of drinks in the refrigerated section in the afternoon, but the store's shelves
Related: Briny Breezes: Town to allow elevated new homes in compliance with FEMA regulations
I have been a property owner in Ocean Ridge now for 40 years and in Briny Breezes for more than 20 years. Change has been gradual in both communities over th
ABOVE: Many modular home parks, like Ocean Breeze in Jensen Beach, have been replacing ground-level homes (right) with elevated homes (left). BELOW: A Briny Breezes resident sloshes through knee-deep water during king tides, which repeatedly flood r
By Larry Barszewski
Widening the Boynton Inlet and replacing its fixed-span bridge on State Road A1A with one that opens should be a goal of Boynton Beach and neighboring coastal communities, city commissioners suggested during a March 26 workshop on
By Rich Pollack
The 3.3-mile State Road A1A road improvement project in Highland Beach — which came in with a roar — is going out with a whimper as crews finalize the project that’s more than six months behind schedule and almost $1 million over budg
By Rich Pollack
Driving through Highland Beach on State Road A1A has gotten easier thanks to the near-conclusion of the Florida Department of Transportation’s $8.3 million resurfacing and improvement project.
It’s not quite a perfectly uninterrupted
Motorists driving north on State Road A1A approaching Linton Boulevard may be getting some relief from congestion at the intersection as workers reinstalled wires that help control when the traffic signal should change.
Two Florida Department of Tra
Lane closures are planned this week on State Road A1A at the Boynton Inlet bridge as part of a state transportation project to repair, paint and seal the bridge. Shown here is corrosion on the underside of the bridge. Photos provided
Motorists
Cyclists enjoy unfettered access to the new bike lanes on the stretch of State Road A1A through Highland Beach and part of Delray Beach now that traffic-control barrels are gone. The $8.3 million resurfacing and drainage project lasted more than a ye
The Villa Magna condo wants to improve its visibility along A1A, but current Highland Beach rules will not allow the bigger signs it wants. Tim Stepien/ The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
The challenges kept coming for a beachfront condo in Highland Be
Linda Loch didn’t find another space for her salon and plans to retire at the end of April. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Another roadside landmark along State Road A1A is slated to soon disappear.
The Briny Hair Salon, the Briny Br
