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The coastal style living room features vaulted ceilings with windows and sliders opening to a lush tropical landscaped lot overlooking the Red Reef golf course.

This beautiful furnished beach house is in the prestigious Sun and Surf neighborhood of E

By Jane Smith

The three incumbent elected leaders in Delray Beach were re-elected March 9 by city voters.

Mayor Shelly Petrolia received 6,247 votes, or 51.5%, compared to 5,882 votes, or 48.5%, for challenger Tracy Caruso. Petrolia won by 365 votes

By Mary Thurwachter

In Lantana, former police commander Robert Hagerty ousted incumbent Mayor David Stewart, who has held the office for 21 years.

Voter turnout was low. Only 1,372 of Lantana’s 7,362 registered voters cast ballots in the March 9 elec

Unofficial Results

By Mary Hladky

Incumbents Monica Mayotte and Yvette Drucker easily defeated challengers Tuesday to win three-year terms on the Boca Raton City Council.

With all 38 precincts reporting, Mayotte bested Brian Stenberg in the race for Seat D by winning 5

Unofficial Results

Unofficial Results

Unofficial Results

We are in the middle of South Florida’s prime weather months. COVID-19 has meant fewer tourists, but plenty of people still are finding their way to South County beaches, and an upswing in tourism may be imminent. ‘Tourism is in recovery but is not a

A man rides a recumbent trike at the Boca Raton Innovation Campus on Feb. 20. The campus was home to IBM for almost 26 years. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Pandemic pushes techies, others to friendly climate

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By Paul Blythe

How red, or blue, are the towns and neighborhoods that make up The Coastal Star’s distribution area?
Red enough that Donald Trump won South Palm Beach, Manalapan, Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes, Gulf Stream, most of Highland Beach and coast

We are in the middle of South Florida’s prime weather months. COVID-19 has meant fewer tourists, but plenty of people still are finding their way to South County beaches, and an upswing in tourism may be imminent. ‘Tourism is in recovery but is not a

Related Story: Charter questions would stiffen residency rules

By Mary Hladky

With the countdown on for the March 9 municipal election, the City Council election campaigns have turned negative.
Brian Stenberg, who is challenging incumbent Monica M

By Mary Hladky

Two proposed City Charter amendments on the March 9 ballot would change requirements for those seeking election to the City Council.
One would lengthen the time a person must have lived in the city from 30 days to one year before he or

By Mary Hladky

Boca Raton City Manager Leif Ahnell plans to stay in his job until 2024.
Ahnell, who has held the city’s top position for 22 years after joining the city staff nine years earlier, had been expected to retire in 2022. But the City Counci

By Mary Hladky

At long last, Brightline is about to start preliminary work on its Boca Raton station.
The company is planning to begin constructing a temporary parking lot in March, Ali Soule, Brightline chief of staff, said in an email.
The parking l

By Mary Hladky

The legal battle is over for Crocker Partners’ ambitious plan to redevelop Midtown into a $1 billion live-work-play area where people would have lived in up to 1,274 residential units and walked or taken shuttles to their jobs, shoppin

By Mary Hladky

Challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and the city’s efforts to overcome them dominated Mayor Scott Singer’s State of the City address to residents.
“None of us could have imagined what this year would bring,” Singer said during