By Steve Plunkett
A woman from Boca Raton has been charged with pilfering $650,000 in high-value handbags, jewelry and furs from a home in Gulf Stream.
Liliana Vargas, 31, received only $100,000 for the goods via a Delray Beach consignment shop, she
Sunrise residents Olivia Dee, 6, and her friend Destiny Sato, 9, chase each other around the Christmas tree at Mizner Park during ‘Light Up Downtown Boca.’ It kicked off Nov. 19 with ‘Light the Lights,’ a celebration featuring a holiday tree lighting
OCEAN RIDGE — Hermann Frederick Ernest Schuster IV of Ocean Ridge and Sapphire Valley, North Carolina, died Nov. 21 at the family home here, following a long illness. He was 51.
Mr. Schuster was born Nov. 9, 1970. He attended St. Vincent Ferrer School
Related Story: Old School Square announces new chair, board members
By Jane Smith
The city and the managers of the Old School Square Center for the Arts Inc. are parting ways. The only question remaining is when.
The separation between the city and t
Old School Square Center for the Arts Inc. has appointed Patty Jones, a Delray Beach resident and longtime volunteer, its new chair and named new members to the nonprofit’s board of directors.
Board members appointed are Jeff Perlman, former city may
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AMI: Boynton Beach Area Median Income ($65,182). Renderings provided
By Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency selected a Fort Lauderdale firm that had strong support from local businesses to develop a new project on
By Mary Hladky
With construction of Silver Palm Park in the downtown finally underway and work at the adjacent Wildflower Park slated to start soon, the parks’ art components have been selected.
Two sculptures will be loaned to the city by the Boca
By Jane Smith
The Boynton Beach lawsuit against its private developer in the Town Square project is headed to a nonjury trial in the spring of 2022.
The city received a trial date range between March 14 and April 22, according to an Oct. 29 court fil
The swimming pool, tiki hut bar and cluster of small buildings are part of Crane’s character. Menin Development, the new owner, has no plans to change that. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
While the management will remain the same, the owners are n
By Rich Pollack
For at least two decades, Highland Beach town leaders have raised concerns about being handcuffed by a spending cap that requires voter approval for any project over $350,000.
First imposed in 1991, the limitation has caused hand-wri
By Rich Pollack
For the last few years, Highland Beach Commissioner Peggy Gossett-Seidman has been traveling to Tallahassee on a regular basis, speaking with legislators about the town’s needs.
“The first year I visited with about 60 lawmakers,” she
By Mary Hladky
City officials are willing to consider implementing new regulations that would help CP Group attract coveted technology and life sciences tenants to its Boca Raton Innovation Campus.
City Council members directed staff on Nov. 8 to revi
By Mary Hladky
City Council members want Boca Raton to compete more effectively with other cities in luring blue-ribbon companies to relocate.
Although they have no concrete proposals as of now, all said an emphasis should be placed on encouraging the
By Steve Plunkett
Work to open a “minimal” park at Ocean Strand will not begin until February at best.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, which owns the undeveloped 14.8-acre tract west of State Road A1A, must have its revised plan for t
By Mary Hladky
City Council members are considering increasing the number of Boca Raton Housing Authority board members to give more residents a say in how the agency operates.
The possible council action comes as residents of the Dixie Manor public h
By Rich Pollack
For the third consecutive year, Highland Beach residents will have a commissioner selected without opposition.
Commissioner Evalyn David was elected last month after the qualifying period for candidates to file paperwork ended with onl
Spaces at Mounts Botanical Garden offer inspiration for gardeners and nature lovers. Coastal Star file photos
A holiday guide worthy of two green thumbs-up from gardeners and nature lovers
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
Nature has helped many of us cope
Frank McKinney arrives to the gathering by flaming jet ski. BELOW: Guests take part in a unification ceremony at the firepit outside his Delray Beach home. Photos by Tim
Stepien/The Coastal Star
Billed as ‘An Interactive + Thrilling Sensory Assault,’
(L-R) Lantana Town Manager Brian Raducci, ocean lifeguard Marc Fichner and senior ocean lifeguard and paramedic Ryan Fullerton. Photo provided by Town of Lantana
Town Manager Brian Raducci presented Hometown Heroes awards to two lifeguards who rescu
(L-R) Deanna Martin, Joe Piscopo and Sally Valenti. Photo provided
Il Circolo, The Italian Cultural Society was represented at the National Italian American Foundation’s annual extravaganza. President Paul Finizio and members Antonella Brancaccio, P
