By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton and Palm Beach County are pushing back against a federal appellate court ruling by a three-judge panel that struck down their bans on the controversial practice of conversion therapy.
The city and county filed a petition on
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By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is asking residents to avoid coming into City Hall to pay bills, fees or fines to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The widespread effects of COVID-19 illnesses have resulted in slower city services, such as the time it take
Kristin Alexandre of Gulf Stream wrote a novel, Gem City Gypsy, that led her to produce a story for a movie, Dead Reckoning. Photo provided
By Brian Biggane
When Gulf Stream resident Kristin Alexandre decided to turn her novel Gem City Gypsy into a
By Mary Hladky
As part of its continuing effort to improve walkability in the downtown, the city is installing rapid flashing beacons at four locations along East Palmetto Park Road.
The beacons draw attention to approaching vehicles as pedestrians l
By Mary Hladky
In yet more fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, the Boca Raton Resort & Club will terminate 995 employees effective Feb. 6.
The resort furloughed the employees in March as the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Florida and busine
By Mary Hladky and Rich Pollack
President Donald Trump’s rush to grant clemencies before leaving office reached into Palm Beach County last month when he issued full pardons to former County Commissioner Mary McCarty and Boca Raton real estate mogul
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana’s longtime Mayor David J. Stewart faces two challengers in the March 9 election — Joe Ferrell and Robert Hagerty.
Ferrell, 58, a flooring distributor and 20-year resident, is an alternate on the town’s Planning and Zoning
By Rich Pollack
As he dodged a fleeing car that had suspiciously parked in his circular driveway, 85-year-old Bob Ganger instinctively recalled tumbling lessons he learned during his school years decades ago.
“I did a couple of somersaults,” said Gan
By Jane Smith
Two incumbent Delray Beach city commissioners and the mayor will have challengers in the March 9 municipal election.
Mayor Shelly Petrolia, who opened her reelection campaign in June 2018, raised $84,371.90 as of Nov. 30. A residential
By Dan Moffett
Town Manager Bill Thrasher was so disappointed by a Briny Breezes Town Council vote to postpone putting a charter amendment referendum on the March ballot that he considered resigning.
That was enough for the council to reverse itself
By Larry Barszewski
Developers interested in a high-profile downtown Boynton Beach site have plenty of ideas for what to put there.
They say a supermarket or hotel could be built on the city-owned property, or maybe apartment buildings up to 10 st
Firefighters work the scene where a private estate straddles both sides of A1A at the south end of town. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
A truck driver died Dec. 18 after his vehicle veered off State Road A1A at the south end of Manalapan, the Palm Beac
By Mary Hladky
City Council member Monica Mayotte has drawn a challenger as she seeks a second three-year term in the March 9 city election.
Brian Stenberg, vice president of the Boca Raton medical office real estate management firm the Greenfield Gr
By Dan Moffett
Three incumbents will return to the Manalapan Town Commission in 2021 after no other candidates came forward to challenge them in the March election during last month’s qualifying period.
Keith Waters returns as mayor, Stewart Satter i
South Palm Beach residents give each other space as they await COVID-19 tests from the county outside Town Hall last month. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is resuming some activities at Town Hall after concerns about cor
By Rich Pollack
Boca Raton’s innovative use of wastewater, its creative billing of reclaimed water customers, and its use of state-of-the-art monitoring technology are gaining national attention.
The city’s Utilities Department was recently named on
LANTANA — Dorothy “Dottie” A. Sylvester died Oct. 18 at her home in the Carlisle in Lantana. She was 92.
Mrs. Sylvester was born in Pittsburgh on July 9, 1928, to Catherine A. Freeman and Joseph F. Smith. One of nine children, she is survived by sist
The winning proposal for the Mizner Park Amphitheater stage door mural depicts a musician on cello and a dancer. Boca Raton City Council members selected the work by artist Eduardo Mendieta from 29 submissions. Rendering provided by City of Boca Rato
By Dan Moffett
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Craig Henne had no shortage of job descriptions in his life. He was an arborist, an actor, a stand-up comedian, tattoo artist, semipro poker player, car salesman, repo man, truck driver, moving company owner, Tesla a
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners appear to be modifying a ban on Saturday construction work, a move highlighting the divide between many single-family homeowners and some condo associations.
Two years ago, in a move championed by re
