By Steve Plunkett, Jane Smith and Rich Pollack
Highland Beach and Gulf Stream have struck a deal in which the former will process the latter’s applications for building permits.
“We’re excited about this. We’ve been kind of in a purgatory here,” Gulf
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By Tao Woolfe
The romance between Boynton Beach and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is officially over. Both sides announc
Retired Air Force Col. Ron Standerfer of Gulf Stream keeps an image of the F-100 Super Sabre, an aircraft he flew in Vietnam. In 1969, he was shot down and ejected over Laos. He received the Purple Heart. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
No matter that i
By Jane Smith
The son of a well-known Long Island car dealer was not allowed to rezone parcels in the north end of Delray Beach after nearby Gulf Stream homeowners complained about the adverse effects the proposed car dealership would have on their l
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach leaders were able to trim about $5.6 million from next year’s proposed city budget, mostly because the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency agreed to pay $4.5 million more toward improvements at Pompey Park.
That reduction
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach City Commissioners evaluating City Manager Terrence Moore gave him mixed reviews Aug. 9, then postponed any raise for six months to give Moore the opportunity to improve.Moore received high marks all around from Vice Mayor
By Joe Capozzi
As town officials embark on ambitious plans to protect Briny Breezes from sea level rise, they’re looking for creative ways to help pay for the expensive ongoing project.
Town Council members took one such step Aug. 25 when they voted
By Joe Capozzi
A record rise in taxable values across South Palm Beach would allow the town to lower the tax rate next year to $3.45 per $1,000 of assessed value and still pay for a proposed budget, town accountant Beatrice Good said at a budget work
John ‘J.T.’ Swiderski was honored with a town STAR award for rescuing a swimmer in distress on July 15 in South Palm Beach. A 59-year-old man was visiting a town resident when a rip current pulled him out to sea. J.T. was on the beach with some of hi
South Palm Beach Mayor Bonnie Fischer looks at a sample of a structural insulated panel, which she introduced as an option as the town researches plans for constructing a new Town Hall. Joe Capozzi/The Coastal Star
By Joe Capozzi
Plans for a new Town
By Mary Thurwachter
Vocal residents crowded the council chambers for the Aug. 8 Lantana town meeting and got what they asked for — a unanimous vote to deny a proposal to build 231 apartments on the former Kmart property.
The project, called Lantana Vi
By Mary Hladky
BOCA RATON — Susan Whelchel, a force in city politics for nearly 20 years whose vision was to transform Boca Raton into a world-class city, died at age 77 on Aug. 5 surrounded by her family after battling Alzheimer’s disease.“Former Ma
BOCA RATON — Patricia “Patti” Payne Carpenter, an ever-present pillar of the Boca Raton community, died Aug. 8, surrounded by her family and friends. She was 74.
Mrs. Carpenter will be missed by those who worked alongside her on a variety of charitab
By Mary Thurwachter
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Narine Ebersold, a good, kind and friendly woman cherished by her children and admired by neighbors and friends, died on Aug. 26 at Palm Garden of West Palm Beach. She was 95.Mrs. Ebersold and her late husband, D
By Brian Biggane
BOYNTON BEACH — Near the end of a lengthy interview with Ken and Cat Hilgendorf concerning the recent death of their daughter Capri Grotowski, Ken summed up all the two had said previously: “She was our hero.”
They are not alone. Mrs
By Ron Hayes
HYPOLUXO ISLAND — Don and Alice Edge moved into their Hypoluxo Island home on April 9, 1959.
Two years earlier, the young architect had bought the 6,000-square-foot lot on Southeast Atlantic Drive for $6,000. He designed the house, paid
By Larry Barszewski
The Coastal Star received five first-place awards and 14 overall in the Florida Press Association 2022 Weekly Newspaper Contest for non-daily newspapers.
The articles receiving first-place recognition covered a variety of topics,
Questions about rising construction costs and the city’s potential liability prompted the CRA to delay a vote on a contract for the proposed center at Mizner Park. Rendering provided
By Steve Plunkett
Lawyers for Boca Raton and the cultural arts cons
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By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach’s two top public safety officers — the police and fire chiefs — have been elevated from interim to permane
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s town employees will see a little extra in their paychecks come November, thanks to a 3% bonus designed to help offset rising costs.
The Town Commission late last month unanimously approved a one-time Economic Impact P
