By Steve Plunkett
The water level below the surface in Gulf Stream’s Core district is higher than anyone expected and stalled the onset of road work for weeks while the contractor sought an additional permit.
Residents were quick to notice that not m
Demolition equipment tears apart the home at 2900 Avenue Au Soleil in mid-May. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The new owner of 2900 Avenue Au Soleil has leveled the decrepit home on the Intracoastal Waterway and its detached, multi-ve
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream has taken a $52,333 step toward flipping from Delray Beach to Boynton Beach for its drinking water.
Even without a formal agreement, town commissioners authorized spending that amount to pay for the engineering costs of
Pick up your poop bags — Gulf Stream resident P.K. Murphy, who lives in the Core district, is concerned about poop bags being littered “all over the roads,” Town Clerk Renee Basel told Gulf Stream commissioners at their May meeting.
“She says they’re
By Mary Thurwachter
Mat Forrest was a rock star with Lantana officials last year when he helped secure a $1.2 million appropriation from the state for the town’s water main replacement project.
Last month, the Town Council rewarded his efforts by re
Demolition of Key West-style cottages on the north side of Ocean Avenue began in mid-May. Mayor Karen Lythgoe is optimistic that a developer will negotiate a long-term lease with the property owners. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
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By Anne Geggis
An effort to shore up the facts about Manal
By Steve Plunkett
The town’s $1.38 million grant from the federal government comes with an unexpected hitch: Briny Breezes has to complete what Town Manager Bill Thrasher called a “somewhat complicated” application process by June 28.
The money will
By Steve Plunkett
Town Attorney Keith Davis’ first attempt to update Briny Breezes’ rules on sea turtles, lights and fires on the beach did not go smoothly.
Mayor Ted Gross wondered why the town even needed such an ordinance if Palm Beach County alre
Meeting scheduled for Town Hall redo — Assistant Town Manager Eric Marmer said he’ll meet with Palm Beach County Fire Rescue officials in August to discuss how the town facility, which also houses county first responders, can be enlarged. Currently,
New crosswalk is still just talk — Mayor Bonnie Fischer gave an update on the status of building a State Road A1A crosswalk at the north end of Lantana’s beach parking lot, insisting that while the crosswalk would more benefit South Palm Beach reside
Hundreds of people took part in the annual Memorial Day commemorative ceremony.
TOP: The Coastmen Chorus sings the national anthem. ABOVE: Boca Raton High School Naval Junior ROTC Officer Cadet Velasquez presents arms during the ceremony. RIGHT: A ca
GULF STREAM — Born Feb. 4, 1961, in Hamburg, Germany, Gerti God grew to be a very independent woman who knew what she wanted. Though life did not come easy, she was never afraid of hard work.
Indeed, she worked with her husband, Daniel S. Mease, unti
DELRAY BEACH — Patricia Bancker Duane died May 10 after a long illness. She was 93.
Born May 30, 1930, in Mineola, New York, to Jean (nee Monahan) and Adrian Bancker, Patsy Ann was a descendant of the earliest Dutch settlers of Staten Island and grew
By Mary Hladky
People who use Brightline to get around South Florida were shocked to learn that the rail line was eliminating a monthly trip pass with greatly reduced fares and is de-prioritizing riders who use the train as a commuter service in favo
By Rich Pollack
The new Highland Beach Fire Rescue Department was in only its third week of operations when the call came that a construction worker had fallen off a building.
Within minutes firefighter/paramedics arrived and treated the man, who ha
Dozens of Highland Beach residents and elected officials board buses headed to the County Commission chambers in West Palm Beach on May 7 in hopes of stopping or altering the building of Milani Park at the south end of Highland Beach. Tim Stepien/The
By Anne Geggis
Six proposals for filling the Crest Theatre building with art programs — including one from the storied Boca Raton Museum of Art — appeared to fall flat in front of the Delray Beach City Commission, at least as a long-term proposition.
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Yvette Drucker has joined the 2026 race to succeed term-limited state Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boca Raton, who represents Palm Beach County’s Senate District 26.
Drucker, a Democrat who announced her candidacy on May
The proposed Ocean One with apartments and retail outlets would fill the northeast corner of Federal Highway and Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Under the terms of a compromise deal between Hyperion Group LLC and the B
