By Jane Smith
Fired manager George Gretsas has sued the city of Delray Beach, claiming wrongful termination, and is seeking 20 weeks’ severance pay.
Gretsas’ claim also asks for his benefits of car allowance, cellphone allowance and health insurance
By Joe Capozzi
The thieves rode in on a jet ski.
Under cover of darkness, they boarded boats tied to docks in Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes and sped off with tens of thousands of dollars in high-end electronic equipment and fishing gear.
In all, 18 p
By Mary Hladky
Steve Abrams intends to resign as executive director of Tri-Rail following controversy over construction defects that delayed the commuter railroad’s extension of operations into downtown Miami.Tri-Rail has long planned to run trains i
Related story: Delray Beach: Taking shape — Atlantic Crossing gets ready for its first openings
By Larry Barszewski
A battle over late-night downtown activity was put on hold when representatives of the Bounce Sporting Club planned for the $300 milli
By Steve Plunkett
An expert witness in Richard Lucibella’s police brutality lawsuit says the onetime vice mayor of Ocean Ridge lost more than $9.4 million just in past and future earnings as a result of his arrest by Officers Richard Ermeri and Nubia
By Steve Plunkett
Resident Martin O’Boyle, a perennial legal foe of the town, has claimed another court victory in his long-running battle with Gulf Stream, but the state is appealing the outcome.
A County Court jury last August decided O’Boyle was g
By Rich Pollack
Over the past seven years, Virginia and Harvey Kimmel have supported many of Delray Beach’s arts and education initiatives, from library programs to Milagro Center activities.
Now they are adding a new area of investment to their phi
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By Joe Capozzi
In their first meeting since the Jan. 11 death of Alderman Allen “Chick” Behringer, Briny Breezes Town Council members offered tributes to his service and moved quickly to fill the vacan
Rich Curtis of Briny Breezes, enjoying a game with his friend Ron Vaughn, has played shuffleboard for 12 years. It took him only a year to qualify as a pro. Now he has earned induction into the Southeast Coast District Hall of Fame of the Florida Shu
By Mary Thurwachter
After hearing comments from dozens of residents, the Lantana Town Council voted unanimously on Jan. 24 not to allow medical marijuana dispensaries.
Lantana has prohibited them since December 2017, but the issue resurfaced last su
The towns of Lantana and South Palm Beach will hold municipal elections, and Highland Beach has a ballot referendum, on March 8. Below are the dates and deadlines voters need to know:
Deadline to register: Monday, Feb. 7
Deadline to request a vote by m
By Mary Thurwachter
Construction on Lantana’s library halted early in December after town officials discovered the general contractor, Sierra Construction Management & Remodeling Corp., was operating without a license.
Council member Mark Zeitler disc
By Jane Smith
When Delray Beach reorganized its Utilities Department in late January, it abruptly ended the employment of an industrial pretreatment inspector.
“It was done for efficiency and austerity reasons,” City Manager Terrence Moore said on J
By Tao Woolfe
The Coastal Star scooped up 16 writing awards — for everything from breaking news stories and features to commentary — from the Florida Press Club’s 2021 Excellence in Journalism competition.
The Jan. 22 annual awards celebration — whic
Mist rose from the sea as temperatures dipped into the 40s across south Palm Beach County on Jan. 23. The next weekend, an even colder front moved through the area, dropping the mercury to 39 degrees in Boca Raton and 37 in West Palm Beach. Accuwea
By Jane Smith
People renting beach chairs and umbrellas at the Delray Beach municipal beach will pay 20% more for daily rentals and 17% more annually than they did last season.
City Manager Terrence Moore, who arranged the mid-January deal, also put
Gulf Stream resident Kevin Anderson is among three former champions scheduled to compete in the 30th annual Delray Beach Open by Vitacost, Feb. 11-20 at the Delray Beach Tennis Center.
Anderson, who won the event in 2012, was expected as of late Jan
Hurricane Alley’s owner says the money could come partly from the developer or as a stipend or grant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
Hurricane Alley Raw Bar and Restaurant expects to have a new downtown home in the coming years, and its owner says B
The Magnuson House’s historic designation might present a hurdle to the entrepreneur who wants to turn it into a restaurant. Staff photo
By Larry Barszewski
A decade after adding the home of Boynton Beach pioneer Oscar Magnuson to the city’s list of
By Ron Hayes
BOYNTON BEACH — When I go, Eva Takacs often told her daughter and everyone else, I want to go with my swimsuit on, at the beach, in the water, on a lovely day.
On the morning of Dec. 31, her final wish was granted. She was 92.“The beach w
