By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes voters overwhelmingly approved a referendum in the March 9 municipal election that gives the town its first formal charter.
The vote was 96 to 8, a 92.3% endorsement of the new rules for governance.
The approval is the cu
By Jane Smith
The new Delray Beach City Commission will look like the previous one with the three incumbents returned to their seats in the March 9 municipal elections.
Mayor Shelly Petrolia and commissioners Adam Frankel and Ryan Boylston were swor
Lantana police and others applaud while listening outside the council chambers March 22 as Robert Hagerty is sworn in as mayor. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Thurwachter
Former police commander Robert Hagerty ousted incumbent Mayor
By Mary Thurwachter
There were cheers as Lantana’s new mayor was sworn in on March 22, later followed by tears as the announcement was made that Deborah Manzo, the town’s manager, was resigning to become the administrator of Okeechobee County.
Some
Max Beverly of Hypoluxo Island had a career helping young people — as a counselor, detention service director and administrator of Palm Beach County’s Juvenile and Family Court. He also served as the county’s youth affairs director and became its fir
By Dan Moffett
A county inspector general’s audit has concluded that South Palm Beach improperly billed its residents for $170,072 in sewer rate increases during a three-year period beginning in October 2016.
The Palm Beach County watchdog, in a repo
By Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach residents and business owners prefer to see restaurants and retail stores built on a prime downtown site owned by the Community Redevelopment Agency, a recent survey says.
Far fewer think apartments or condominiums
By Brian Biggane
BOYNTON BEACH — Howard Schnellenberger, the last surviving member of the coaching staff of the Miami Dolphins’ 1972 perfect season and the architect of the Miami Hurricanes’ 1983 national championship, died March 27 at Boca Raton Reg
OCEAN RIDGE — James Frederick Many, a former resident of Ocean Ridge, recently joined the more than 500,000 Americans who have lost their lives to the coronavirus. A COVID-19-related cardiac arrest took Mr. Many’s life on Feb. 16. He was 83. Born in
OCEAN RIDGE — Cheri Billingsley Jones of Ocean Ridge died March 24, six years after a breast cancer diagnosis. She was 73.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her husband, Earl Jones, her daughter Wendi (Gregg) Zukoski, her stepchildren, Jolie (Jimmy) Callus an
BOYNTON BEACH — A friend once observed to photographer Anthony Edgeworth, “I own practically every golf book there is, and none of them really capture the singular spirit of place that makes the great clubs and courses special.”
Mr. Edgeworth, by th
A ceremony was held for Marcel Brewer’s Coffee Shop and Lakeside Patio, the latest amenities at BRIC, the former IBM campus. The patio features a 50-foot model of the first IBM keyboard. The coffee shop’s name pays homage to the architect who designe
Bertha Richwagen, Lisa Napolitano, 8-month-old Ava Marie Richwagen and Albert Richwagen inside Richwagen’s Bike & Sport in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
It’s time to introduce the third generation of Richwagens, owners of Richwagen’s Bik
By Mary Hladky
Two incumbents endorsed by Mayor Scott Singer and Deputy Mayor Andrea O’Rourke easily defeated challengers to win three-year City Council terms in the March 9 election.
Monica Mayotte beat Brian Stenberg in the race for Seat D by winnin
By Rich Pollack
The future of Highland Beach’s unique spending cap, which requires voter approval before commissioners can spend more than $350,000 on a single item, is playing a key role in determining how and when the town rolls out a $1 million se
By Mary Hladky
After months of acrimony, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District and the City Council have approved an agreement that sets the stage for development of the former Ocean Breeze golf course property.
District commissioners unanimo
By Mary Hladky
Supporters of a proposed $121 million performing arts complex at Mizner Park have stepped up the pressure on the city to move quickly to hammer out a deal.
Speaking at the March 22 Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, nearly a dozen
Wellington residents Mark Harris and his friend Millie Moy (far right) walk his dogs, Big Buster, a goldendoodle, and Bolt, a Maltese, through Mounts Botanical Garden on a Sunday afternoon. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Canines and their humans can sa
Constance Scott with Gigi 2, Marta Batmasian with Tamar (a dog gifted to her by her son), and Andrea Kline with Duncan, Harry and Charlie. Photo provided by Kaye Communications
By Amy Woods
Bark & Brunch — an inaugural event that Tri-County Animal
Daughters Lindsay Raphael and Robyn Raphael-Dynan return again to build alongside their mother and Co-Chairwoman Beverly Raphael Altman. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
While the world continues to be upended by COVID-19, Habitat for Humanity South Pa
