By Jane Smith
Delray Beach kept its tax rate the same, but increased property values will give the city slightly more cash in the budget year that began Oct. 1.
The city’s tax rate — $6.66 per $1,000 of taxable value — is the same as last year’s when
By Rich Pollack
Residents planning to run for elected office in most March 2022 municipal elections will discover that paperwork is required to be filed earlier than in years past — thanks in part to a request from the county’s supervisor of election
By Joe Capozzi
Manalapan officials are vowing to continue fighting a possible plan by a powerful union to create a new taxing district for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue service.
The county’s firefighters and paramedics union this summer considered a
By Steve Plunkett
Roads in the town’s core district won’t be torn up in 2022 or 2024, but get ready for detours in most of 2023.
Gulf Stream commissioners decided on Aug. 13 to make improvements to streets, drainage and water mains on both the west an
By Joel Engelhardt
The population of the six barrier island towns of South County grew at an 11.7% pace over the past 10 years, a slightly lower rate than the county as a whole, census 2020 figures show.
The four larger municipalities with barrier is
A volunteer monitor from Sea Turtle Adventures checks a nest on the beach in Ocean Ridge on Aug. 13. The nonprofit found 75 green turtle nests this year in Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and part of Ocean Ridge. Mary Kate Leming/The Coastal Star
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Three of the dozen or so migrants who came ashore in Ocean Ridge are escorted by police across Old Ocean Boulevard. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 after a fishing boat with
By Joe Capozzi
Some unanticipated late-year windfalls for the town’s coffers will soften the blow on higher tax bills Ocean Ridge property owners can expect for 2021-22.
Commissioners voted 4-1 on Sept. 21 to raise the tax rate for the first time in
By Joe Capozzi
Anyone, including the public, must now wear a protective mask when entering Ocean Ridge Town Hall.
The Town Commission agreed to the policy Sept. 7 at the request of Vice Mayor Susan Hurlburt.
An earlier effort to approve the same mas
A heavy rain and high tides on Sept. 21 challenged all of the swales on Hypoluxo Island, including the rocky one that Patrick McGeehin created in his yard. Water was much deeper on some parts of the island’s drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Mary Thurwachter
After narrowing its search to four candidates, the Lantana Town Council chose Brian Raducci, assistant city manager of Aventura, to become the next town manager.
He will fill the position vacated by Deborah Manzo, who left in June
The collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo in Surfside in June created ‘an awakening moment’ in which insurers will ‘tighten their underwriting standards and demand information about inspections,’ says Mark Friedlander, from the industry’s Insu
Eric Brief, a financial adviser from Ocean Ridge, will be a player coach for a U.S. masters soccer team in the Maccabiah Games in Israel, scheduled for July 2022. Brief, 59, expects to do more coaching than goalkeeping. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
2021: In the past 35 years, dune vegetation accumulated enough sand to bury the sea wall separating the Ocean Club of Florida from the beach, leading to this unfinished Ocean Club pool replacement project. The town approved the permit for a redesigne
The Cornell Art Museum has been the centerpiece of Old School Square for decades. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Jane Smith
The decision to terminate t
With renovations halted at the Crest Theatre, a private donor asked to have her unused contributions returned. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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Southeast corner view of proposed restaurant at the Magnuson House. Rendering provided
By Larry Barszewski
Two new food establishments and a major real estate transaction — all now in the works — could signal a new stage in the revitalization of Oce
The drama at the Delray Beach commission meeting was expected to come from an audit report on the Old School Square Center for the Arts. But another number came up — deeply disturbing and having nothing to do with the beloved and troubled nonprofit.
Jill Rose wants to involve new members and young donors in the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
Three decades have passed since a then 29-year-old Jewish woman embarked on a mission trip to Israel in an effo
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach lawsuit against its private developer in the Town Square project is headed to a nonjury trial in the second half of October.
Mediation talks reached an impasse, according to a Sept. 14 court filing.
Boynton Beach is as
