By Mary Hladky
The City Council held the line on its tax rate this year, approving $3.68 per $1,000 of taxable property value that is unchanged from last year’s rate.
But the rate is 6.6% higher than the so-called rollback rate that would have generate
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ABOVE: The station on South Dixie Highway, designed by Chester G. Henninger, opened in 1930 and operated until 1968. The buyer plans to renovate the station and use it for cultural events. BELOW: A restored 1947 dining car. Photos provided by Peter L
By Mary Hladky
Former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie’s trial on public corruption charges has been postponed for the fourth time, and is now set to begin on Jan. 11, 2021.
Prosecutors and Bruce Zimet, Haynie’s criminal defense lawyer, agreed to move ba
By Mary Hladky
Wasting no time, the City Council formally accepted the donation of the 167-acre Boca Golf and Tennis Country Club just eight days after the gift was announced.
In casting their unanimous vote on Oct. 14, council members brushed aside p
By Mary Hladky
The city has received additional money that it is making available to residents who have fallen behind on their mortgage or rent because of COVID-19.
The state allocated the city $230,285 that it received through the federal CARES Act i
By Sallie James
BOCA RATON — Charles L. Siemon, the land development attorney and visionary who helped design Boca Raton’s iconic Mizner Park and co-founded the Festival of the Arts Boca, died on Sept. 24 in the Florida Keys of complications related
BOCA RATON — Robert Thomas Langford died at his Boca Raton home on Aug. 2. He was 74.
Known as Bob to many, Mr. Langford was the first executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, joining the agency, then known as the Beach Ta
DELRAY BEACH — Robert G. Lukens, a longtime Delray Beach resident, died Oct. 12 in Birmingham, Alabama, with family by his side. He was 84 years old. Mr. Lukens was born on June 10, 1936, to Robert John and Ruth Adele Lukens. He and his younger broth
By Mary Hladky
Longtime volunteer Yvette Drucker will replace Jeremy Rodgers on the City Council until his military deployment or his term of office ends.
City Council members voted 3-1 to appoint Drucker on Oct. 27, a decision likely to stir controv
By Mary Hladky
The city will raise docks at Silver Palm Park so they no longer will be inundated with water during king tides.
The project will cost about $470,000, including engineering and design work. City officials will have a firm number soon.
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Boca Raton will not have a holiday boat parade, a tree-lighting ceremony or a street parade this year “after exploring all options and out of an abundance of caution” during the coronavirus pandemic, the city announced on its website.
The city’s 25-fo
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has received a seven-figure gift from Malcolm and Sandra Berman toward the “Keeping the Promise — The Campaign for Boca Raton Regional Hospital” initiative.
In recognition of the couple’s generosity, the elevator lobby on
Health care workers wave to the camera at Bethesda Hospital East. Photo provided
The Bethesda Hospital Foundation brought in nearly $215,000 during its first online fundraiser, with more than 185 community members honoring health care staffers for th
Photo by Tim Stepien /The Coastal Star
Theresa Gevurtz welcomes great-granddaughters, Kendall Gevurtz, 7, and Saylor Gevurtz, 5, to her 100th birthday gathering on Sept. 22. Theresa’s family chartered a plane and flew from Pennsylvania to Florida to
Bernstein with professional dancer Sayra Vazquez Brann. Photos provided
Stanley with professional dancer James Brann.
More than 22,000 supporters viewed the 13th annual George Snow Scholarship Fund event on WPTV-TV to cheer for their favorite communi
Dec. 5: The benefit for the Palm Beach County Food Bank, part of a national grassroots event that raises money for hunger relief, will feature a special drive-thru soup pickup to ensure attendee safety. Time is 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $30. Call 561
Lionfish, at 307 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach, serves seafood, wagyu beef for meat eaters and vegetarian offerings. Photo provided by Eric George
By Jan Norris
Lionfish, the coronavirus-delayed seafood restaurant on Atlantic Avenue, has opened to
The United States has been for much of its history a remarkably artistic nation. The American arts of the 20th century in particular have been the driver of the country’s immense global cultural influence, a kind of soft power that often muffles othe
Among the donations is a truck loaded with building supplies. Kari Shipley recruited artists to paint it with the names of Delray Beach and Marsh Harbour. On the back are symbols for the two churches involved and the Bahamas Youth Network. ‘These are
Dozens of people brought gifts to the First Presbyterian parking lot. Photos by Tim Stepien / The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
First Presbyterian Church of Delray Beach added a new member to its church family in September and staged a baby shower
