Condos line A1A at the south end of Boca Raton. A Coastal Star analysis of property records shows 79 condos on the barrier island in Boca Raton. Of these, 61 were built prior to 1982. Google Maps
By Mary Hladky
A proposed Boca Raton ordinance will
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By Mary Hladky
In the wake of the horrific Surfside condo collapse, Boca Raton is moving rapidly to enact rules that would require buildings to be inspected for safety.
Mayor Scott Singer said that a new ordinance will be discussed at the City Counci
The town of Highland Beach (above) believes not all municipalities have the same concerns regarding condo inspections. An analysis of Palm Beach County property records shows about 74 condos and co-ops along the town's 3-mile-long stretch of the barr
An analyis by The Coastal Star of Palm Beach County property records shows Delray Beach has 91 condos and co-ops on the barrier island. Of these, 75 were built prior to 1982. Above is an aerial photo of the south end of Delray's barrier island. Goog
Condos line the beach in Highland Beach. An analysis done by The Coastal Star of Palm Beach County property records shows 74 condos or co-ops located in Highland Beach. Of these, 38 were built prior to 1982. Google Maps
By Rich Pollack
Hoping to ensu
Condos line the beach in Highland Beach. An analysis done by The Coastal Star of Palm Beach County property records shows 74 condos or co-ops located in Highland Beach. Of these, 38 were built prior to 1982. Google Maps
By Mary Hladky
The Beach C
By Mary Hladky
In the wake of the horrific Surfside condo collapse, Boca Raton is moving rapidly to enact rules that would require aging buildings to be inspected for safety.
Mayor Scott Singer said that rules will be discussed at the City Council’s
By Mary Hladky
The taxable value of Palm Beach County properties jumped higher than Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks estimated in May, defying fears that the coronavirus pandemic would deal a harsh blow.
The preliminary tax roll that Jacks’ office su
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners unanimously selected Terrence Moore to be their new city manager on June 8.
City Attorney Lynn Gelin will negotiate the terms of Moore’s employment contract instead of the city’s outside labor counsel, Br
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton officials have canceled a planned July 4th “Fabulous Fourth Celebration” that would have been held at Countess deHoernle Park.
The announcement on the city’s website said the cancellation was a “difficult decision” and thank
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IN PALM BEACH COUNTY PROVIDES UPDATE ON PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY
On May 28, 2021, the City of West Palm Beach notified the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County (DOH) that elevated levels of cylindrospermosin, a cyano
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach may have to pay slightly more than $1.8 million for health violations in its reclaimed water program.
The violations go back to 2007, according to the proposed consent order from the Florida Department of Health Palm Beach
By Jane Smith
Four men will be interviewed on June 7 and 8 to become the permanent city manager of Delray Beach.
The candidates are Michael Bornstein, city manager of Lake Worth Beach and former town manager of Lantana; Terrence Moore, ex-city manage
State Road A1A at Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach often is jammed with vehicles, and the county Transportation Planning Agency labels it a ‘high-crash corridor’ for bicyclists even though it has bike lanes. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star BELOW RIGHT:
Jim Gammon keeps a filled bucket in his bathroom so he can flush in the mornings, when water pressure is worst. Gammon lives on the top floor of the four-story Gulfstream Shores condomium building (below right). Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
A couple of dozen Comcast customers are holding up completion of Gulf Stream’s tortured project to bury overhead utility lines.
Town commissioners were stunned to learn on May 14 that the cable TV/internet provider needed more time
By Steve Plunkett
An indigenous tribe that populated what is now Ocean Strand is casting a centuries-old shadow over plans to quickly turn the land into a minimal park.
An archaeology team’s discovery of an ax-like adze, fashioned from a whelk shell
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A group on the shore of Lake Worth around 1905. Front, Sarah Hazelwood, Lizzie Gardner, Mabel Tedder and Myrtle Miller. Back, Elizabeth Hazelwood, Arthur L
