By Janis Fontaine
When you encourage a child, Willie “James” McCray of Delray Beach believes, it’s like the ripples a pebble sends across a pond — they touch things you didn’t expect.
McCray has been sharing his love and his talent for the game of ch
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BOYNTON PARK TO GET NEW RAMPS: Boat launch ramps at Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park will close in the spring, probably in April and May, so they can be rebuilt. Photos by Willie Howard/The Coastal Star
By Willie Howard
Boca Raton’s Silver Palm Park and its
Allison and Luke Van Natta photograph their 8-month-old daughter, Elizabeth, while a limestone boulder is deployed to the reef. The Van Nattas were in town from Wisconsin, visiting family members in Boca Raton. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The snorke
Currently arranged as a residence/medical office, this recently constructed home features a 12-car garage that’s big enough for a serious automobile collector.
Would you like to turn your dream of "live, work, play" into your next real estate purcha
By Joe Capozzi
Anyone, including the general public, must now wear a protective mask when entering 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 mask m
The Lantana Town Council has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, at town hall to approve a contract for the new town manager, Brian Raducci.
Raducci, assistant manager of Aventura, was selected from four finalists interviewed by
Doc’s, the beloved eatery that harkens back to the fast food franchises that popped up across the nation after World War II, should be preserved for future generations, the Historic Preservation Board decided on Sept. 1.
In a 5-1 vote, the board reco
Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Multiple law enforcement agencies responded around 9:15 p.m. Aug. 26 after a
South Palm Beach commissioners will hold a special meeting Sept. 22 to interview four firms interested in drafting plans for a new Town Hall.
Representatives for CPZ Architects in Jensen Beach, Synalovski Romanik Saye Architects in Fort Lauderdale
A1A is lined with buildings in Boca Raton, where 77% of barrier island condos are 40 years or older. Google Maps
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton is the first city in Palm Beach County to enact an ordinance requiring buildings to be inspected to determin
By Steve Plunkett
Appeals judges have denied a request from Boca Raton to review a ruling that the City Council must hold another vote -— minus two prejudiced members -— on whether to allow a duplex to be built on the beach.
The three-judge panel of
By Steve Plunkett
After almost 17 months of coronavirus seclusion, Gumbo Limbo's indoor nature center and gift shop, aquariums and sea turtle rehabilitation facility are open again to the public.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and
A1A is lined with condos in Boca Raton, where 77% of barrier island condos are 40 years or older. While the City Council considers a measure to inspect buildings taller than three stories 30 years after construction, the League of Cities is pursuing
By Joel Engelhardt
A proposal to have the vast majority of older condos, apartment buildings, hotels and office buildings inspected in Palm Beach County is emerging from a coalition of cities studying the issue.
The group is taking aim at buildings —
In your June/July article about bicycling on A1A, you only made a short statement referencing large groups of bikers. I find it very disturbing that I have observed over the past 10 years large groups of bicycles — 30 to 90 bikers — who ride in the m
Thank you for your coverage of not just our Ocean Ridge municipal meetings but all of our neighbors’ meetings in your paper. An invaluable asset to the coastal communities.
In the article about the May 2021 Ocean Ridge commission meeting is one poin
In a June/July story on the contentious Ocean Ridge Town Commission meeting held in May, two items were incorrect:
Vice Mayor Susan Hurlbert made the motion to delay nominations to the Board of Adjustment; she also made the motion to approve the nom
State Road A1A is the main street for barrier island residents and routinely floods. This location in Ocean Ridge, with three sloped driveways and no swales, flooded June 15 after less than an inch of rain. Jerry Lower/ The Coastal Star
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A June/July story about bicycle safety incorrectly reported that charges against a man accused of reckless driving were dismissed because a Manalapan police officer failed to attend the trial. The case was dismissed because a witness failed to attend
By Mary Hladky
The massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is providing much-welcomed relief to southeastern Palm Beach County cities and towns strained by the COVID-19 pandemic, but they aren’t rushing to spend the money.
They are proceeding caref
