July 16 marked the first day of heavy equipment and snarled traffic on A1A at the Delray/Highland Beach border. It clears out after 6 p.m. and on weekends. The project will cover all of Highland Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Boca Raton has hired Kimley-Horn and Associates, an engineering and planning firm, to develop a Vision Zero action plan for the city.
The City Council previously approved a resolution that designates Boca Raton as a “Vision Zero city” and directed st
A privacy fence was installed around the site of the new fire station as construction began last month. The project means a temporary loss of about 25 parking spaces at Town Hall, and the town is working on solutions for that issue. Tim Stepien/The C
By Larry Barszewski
Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula and more than 500 art and craft exhibitors will combine for a traffic-stopping April weekend in downtown Delray Beach.
Gauff and Pegula, professional tennis players from Delray Beach and Boca Raton, resp
Welcome back to all snowbirds. Greetings to all permanent parties, too. I’m a very frequent walker and driver on Old Ocean Boulevard in Ocean Ridge. My request to everyone is not difficult: Please, when walking, walk facing oncoming traffic.
My moth
Michael LaCoursiere, civil engineer for the Gulf Stream Views development, answers questions from residents of the County Pocket and Briny Breezes. Pocket residents say the townhomes will be on land that historically takes runoff from their neighborh
By Mary Hladky
A major residential and retail project that would rise in a blighted area on the southwest edge of downtown has Planning and Zoning Board support despite opposition from nearby residents who argue the development is too big and will wo
A Trump organization helicopter is part of the increased airport traffic. File photo/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
President Donald Trump’s repeated visits to South Florida have been characterized as disruptive to many local travelers and as detri
Gunther Volvo plans to build a 31,050-square-foot showroom-service area and three-level parking garage
on Federal Highway. Place Au Soleil homeowners fear the project will fill their neighborhood with noise and light.
Rendering courtesy City of Delra
Grocer to create ‘unique to market’
store in Manalapan
The new Publix will anchor a major renovation of Plaza del Mar.
Rendering provided by Cuhaci & Peterson
By Dan Moffett
After a year of impassioned negotiation and ample planning, the arranged
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton will add left-turn lanes on eastbound Palmetto Park Road at Mizner Boulevard and Northeast/Southeast Fifth Avenue and buy a train detection system so it can better time traffic signals at the Palmetto Park crossing.
By Steve Plunkett
Night owls behind the wheel can expect to encounter up to 30-minute delays on Interstate 95 on select Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Work on the Spanish River Boulevard interchange this month will include erecting bridge beams across th
By Steve Plunkett
The intersection of East Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue may get one, two or three changes to improve traffic flow.
Eric Czerniejewski, a project manager for consultant Calvin, Giordano and Associates, suggests restoring a
By Jane Smith
The iPic movie theater moved closer to becoming a reality after a Delray Beach review board approved site plans in mid-January. Next stop for the mixed-use project will be the Feb. 22 meeting of the Planning & Zoning Board.
In con
By Jane Smith
The modified site plan for the Atlantic Crossing mixed-use development downtown was turned down in late January by a Delray Beach board.
Senior city planner Scott Pape told the Site Plan Review and Appearance Board that his depa
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton City Council members are shrewd negotiators, it turns out.
Barely a month after the Hillstone Restaurant Group withdrew its proposal to build an eatery on the city-owned Wildflower site, it’s back at the negotiating
Two Boca residents examine aerial photos of the troubled intersection of East Palmetto Park Road and Fifth Avenue.
Sallie James/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Lower the speed limit. Seize property for turning lanes through eminent domain. Elimin
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton will have a “public outreach” workshop to evaluate and analyze the intersection of Palmetto Park Road and Northeast Fifth Avenue, long a sore spot in discussions on what to do with the city-owned Wildflower site.
Pe
By Steve Plunkett
The developer of a planned restaurant at the city-owned Wildflower site on the Intracoastal has withdrawn its proposal, complaining about a demand from Boca Raton for “several millions more” in rent.
“The restaurant business is one
Steve Alley stands on the northeast corner of Palmetto Park Road and Northeast Fifth Avenue across from the busy Trattoria Romana restaurant pointing out traffic issues.
Sallie James/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
Boca Raton will spend $50,000
