Mizner Park to get pre-centennial refresh — Downtown Boca Raton’s Mizner Park will be spruced up as the city prepares to celebrate its 100th birthday.
The City Council on Dec. 10 approved spending $800,000 to refresh the parts of Mizner Park that the
By Mary Hladky
Even though he’s an unflagging Boca booster, Mayor Scott Singer owns up to one city deficiency: a lousy city flag.
“It really doesn’t meet the high standards in flag design,” he said. The flag features the official city seal and green
By Steve Plunkett
A public workshop on the town’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan filled the Briny Breezes Community Center on Dec. 4 with even more residents attending via Zoom.
But for some residents, at least, the workshop did
By Rich Pollack
It may be more than 20 miles away from Mar-a-Lago, but Boca Raton Airport and some of its neighbors will be feeling the impact of presidential visits beginning as early as this month.
The Federal Aviation Administration has announced
By Steve Plunkett
What is The Little Club up to?
While the members-only organization won approval of a croquet amenity and maintenance building at the Gulf Stream Town Commission’s Dec. 13 meeting, of more interest was a neighbor’s mention of the clu
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach voters will be asked in March to give town leaders permission to spend up to $3 million on two public safety-related projects, should the money be needed.
How much will be required for the projects — a dock for the tow
By John Pacenti
When it comes to new construction on the barrier islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is requiring new houses to be elevated in response to climate change.
That means Delray Beach’s 6-foot height restriction on walls isn’t
By Mary Hladky
Architect Jessica Dornblaser, a member of Boca Raton’s Community Appearance Board since 2016, has become the fourth member to resign since Mayor Scott Singer proposed limiting the board’s authority.
Dornblaser submitted her resignation
Fox News personality Sean Hannity bought this ocean-to-lake property in Manalapan for $23.5 million. Photo by Daniel Petroni Photography
By Christine Davis
Manalapan has a new resident with a familiar face. In November, Fox News host Sean Hannity, w
Plaza del Mar with the Atlantic Ocean and the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa at top, and Ocean Avenue on the left. Photo provided by Katz and Associates
By John Pacenti
It remains to be seen if the beloved Ice Cream Club at Plaza del Mar will debut a fl
A mangled and split Delray Beach fire truck lies along downtown railroad tracks after being struck near Atlantic Avenue by a Brightline train on Dec. 28. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
In a dramatic collision that made national headline
Visitors to the PBS studios in Boynton Beach are immersed in and interact with The Last Supper, one of the classic Leonardo da Vinci works brought to life in Da Vinci — An Immersive Art Experience. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Luncheon Co-Chairwomen Marissa Hollander and Karen Lazar. Photo provided
Jan. 30: 'Empowerment Through Resilience' is the theme of the annual event that will feature keynote speakers Ashley Waxman Bakshi (content creator and entrepreneur) and Olga
By Amy Woods
The largest and longest-running benefit for the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
On Jan. 20, a cross-cultural crowd of 300 will congregate at Indian Spring Country Club in Boynton Beach for the Ma
The YMCA of South Palm Beach County’s recent Victory Party celebrated ambassadors and donors for helping raise a record-breaking $1.4 million for the 2024 Annual Giving Campaign.
The event also honored the hard work and dedication of campaign Co-Chai
The 10th-anniversary luncheon benefiting the nonprofit that attorney Pamela Higer-Polani founded to help people with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases drew more than 1,100 guests. Leaders in business, the community and politics came together to
The highly anticipated ball — in its 11th year — set a fundraising record for Place of Hope’s South County campus. The sold-out event brought together an audience of nearly 700 who helped pay for programs that provide safety and stability to vulner
Honorees (l-r) Lisa Mulhall, Cynthia Krebsbach, Leon and Toby Cooperman, Dawn Friedkin, Mindi Fasnacht and Lisa Friedkin. The Friedkins accepted a posthumous award for Lora ’Skeets’ Friedkin. Photo provided
The annual affair of the Boca Raton Histor
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County’s campaign finale took place in front of an audience of 300 supporters watching while author Shelby Van Pelt was being interviewed about ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’. Van Pelt’s debut novel — about a wido
The new Oceano Kitchen on Lucerne Avenue in Lake Worth Beach will include a wood-fired pizza oven, fuller menu and bar, credit-card acceptance and a light, open interior. Rendering provided
By Jan Norris
Mid-month is the targeted reopening date fo
