In an apparent effort to discourage onlookers, bedsheets were used for a couple of days to try to conceal the hotel name where the Sept. 20 murders occured. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Larry Barszewski and Jane Musgrave
Boca Raton was on pace to
The suspect in a Friday double-homicide in the parking lot of the 365 Ocean Hotel on State Road A1A in Boca Raton was arrested in Georgia on Saturday, police said. A man and a woman were shot to death at the hotel, 365 N. Ocean Blvd., after an appar
Key West, synonymous with Margaritaville, received the first sign designating State Road A1A in Florida as the Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway. Eventually, the new markers should be erected statewide, including along A1A in Palm Beach County.
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One idea to improve bike safety on sections of State Road A1A where there are no road shoulders is to install sharrows, which are already in use in Delray Beach near City Hall. The pavement symbols indicate cyclists may use the full lane. Photo provi
By Anne Geggis
From now on, State Road A1A will be dedicated to the man who drove home how changes in latitudes can change one’s attitude.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 27 signed a bill that passed unanimously in both chambers of the state Legislature de
In response to a letter in the April issue of The Coastal Star calling for the installation of crosswalks in South Palm Beach, I would ask the following questions: Placed where? And leading where?
Unlike the west side of A1A, there is no shared path
By Rich Pollack
The year-long State Road A1A improvement project through Highland Beach and part of southern Delray Beach has been pushed back and now isn’t expected to start until late May or early June.
In an email to elected officials in both muni
By Anne Geggis
The three traffic citations a Lantana woman received after driving her 2020 Kia Soul into a group of cyclists on State Road A1A in Gulf Stream in January — injuring three critically — won’t leave any marks on her driving record.
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By Brian Biggane
The woman charged in the November hit-and-run death of a South Palm Beach woman has multiple DUI offenses and has been driving without a valid license for the past seven years, according to court documents.
Amneris Ramos, 43, listed
By Brian Biggane
Long after being identified by authorities, the driver of the car involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in South Palm Beach was booked into the Palm Beach County jail Tuesday morning.
Amneris Ramos, 43, of Boynton Beach was charged w
Police and emergency rescue officials at the scene of the Jan. 4 crash on State Road A1A in Gulf Stream. The driver of the 2020 Kia Soul (right) crossed over the center line and hit a pack of cyclists heading in the other direction. Photo provided
By Rich Pollack
A year-long State Road A1A improvement project through Highland Beach and part of southern Delray Beach has been delayed and now isn’t expected to start until late May or early June.
In an email to elected officials in both municipali
Capt. Jo Wagenhals on the job in Pompano Beach. BELOW: Wagenhals wears a ‘tuxedo suit’ while taking part in lifesaving competitions around the state. Photos provided
By Anne Geggis
Ocean Rescue Capt. Jo Wagenhals had 18 miles to go on State Road A1A
A recent incident on A1A in South Palm Beach has cast a spotlight on a grave issue that demands our immediate attention. An elderly citizen was struck and killed by a vehicle, a tragedy compounded by the driver’s decision to flee the scene. The subse
By Brian Biggane
Ever since a pedestrian was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while crossing State Road A1A near the Barclay condominium in November, South Palm Beach residents have actively pursued new safety measures ranging from crosswalk
Andrew Rivkin’s Ocean Ridge home on North Ocean Boulevard was derided by neighbors as ‘the parking garage’ as construction dragged on. Staff photo
After nine years of construction and angst, online casino magnate gets vital OK from town
By Jane Musgr
Although I live in Broward County, I enjoy your publication. It’s refreshing to see true journalism in a newspaper, rather than political advocacy.
I was saddened by the front page article in your February edition about the cyclists who were involve
By Anne Geggis
The woman who drove into a group of nine cyclists along State Road A1A in Gulf Stream early Jan. 4 suffered a medical event at the time, according to a Florida Highway Patrol crash report.
Betty Ann Ruiz, driving south in the predawn l
With a major resurfacing project beginning as early as next month on State Road A1A through Highland Beach and a small portion of Delray Beach, the Florida Department of Transportation will hold an in-person open house and a pair of virtual public me
By Steve Plunkett
Police Chief Richard Jones has another letter of commendation for his scrapbook — this time for his lifesaving actions at the horrific Jan. 4 bicycle crash in Gulf Stream.
“It is with deepest gratitude that I write to you to recogni
