By Mary Hladky
In yet another sign of trouble for the Mandarin Oriental project in downtown Boca Raton, affiliates of developer Penn-Florida Companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Dec. 23 after they were unable to repay lenders about
Greg Dunham is retiring after nearly nine years as town manager, effective Jan. 30. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream Town Manager Greg Dunham is calling it quits after almost nine years at the helm of town government.
“This
At least one homeowner on Sailfish Lane says blighted homes and properties such as this one at 5 Sailfish Lane are lowering property values. This home was cited for overgrown vegetation. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
A stroll down Sai
Former Delray Beach Vice Mayor Rob Long easily defeated Republican Maria Zack in the Dec. 9 special election for state House District 90.
District 90 includes Ocean Ridge, Gulf Stream, Briny Breezes and parts of Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.
Long,
Capt. Austin Nuquist and Lt. Ross Gornall of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue demonstrate using a lifesaving ring at Sportman’s Park. Several rings were installed in Lantana as part of the Aden Perry Hero Life Ring Initiative. Photos by Tim Stepien/The
By Steve Plunkett
The state’s Sunshine Law, the town’s weak-mayor form of government and a deep personal goal led Ted Gross to be a one-term-and-done mayor of Briny Breezes.
Gross, who did not file qualifying papers in November to run for reelection,
Employee of the Year recognized — Marc Fichtner, chief of Lantana’s Ocean Rescue, was honored as Employee of the Year during the Dec. 8 Town Council meeting. The award recognizes his dedication and service.
Fichtner “plays a vital role in keeping our
Manalapan Town Manager Eric Marmer told commissioners at their Dec. 9 meeting that the town will save nearly $150,000 a year while locking in predictable garbage collection rates and expanding services to residents.
The Town Commission recently appro
NMP Golf Construction Corporation workers dig in to a $28.5 million renovation that has closed Delray Beach’s historic municipal golf course, which originally opened in 1926. The renovation will include new practice facilities, improved parking, brid
By Brian Biggane
Even as it continued planning toward the construction of a new Town Hall, the South Palm Beach Town Council received sobering news from Town Manager Jamie Titcomb about another significant expenditure: the new wastewater lift station
Utility also serves Ocean Ridge, Briny Breezes
By Rich Pollack
Palm Beach County commissioners are waiting for a deep-dive look into Boynton Beach’s water utilities before moving forward on a possible purchase of the operation, a step that could pote
By John Pacenti
Scott Porten — a strong defender of the former nonprofit that ran Old School Square Center for the Arts — is facing 12 counts of child pornography after Dropbox reported his computer to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Ch
Workers install hexagonal tiles into the sea wall at Snug Harbor Gardens, which will create eco-friendly substrate for oysters to get a start. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Patrick Sherry
Boynton Beach’s Art in Public Places program, whi
Alastair Pleasanton, whose family owns the Ace Hardware on Boynton Beach Boulevard, is putting his art education to work. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Patrick Sherry
After 200 hours of painting a vibrant underwater scene on the side of his family’
Leo Phillips of Delray Beach with Smurf collection. Tim Stepien/Coastal Star
Leo Phillips has an abiding admiration for Papa Smurf, the lead cartoon character from The Smurfs, who Phillips describes as “wise, collegial and understanding.”
Phillips
Council considers raises — The South Palm Beach Town Council addressed its own salary structure for the first time in four years at its December meeting.
The council settled on raises that will up the mayor’s $1,000 monthly salary to $2,000 and more t
Former Boynton Beach Human Resources Director and one-time Delray Beach City Commission candidate Tennille DeCoste has been publicly reprimanded by the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics for misuse of public office, Boynton Beach officials report
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Betty Diggans cherished her Delray Beach community.
A longtime resident who was transplanted from Ohio when she was just 18, Mrs. Diggans was a well-known and cherished fixture in the city she loved for almost 80 years.
The recently built estate at 110 Churchill Way in Point Manalapan sold for more than $17 million, topping the neighborhood’s previous best by more than $2 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
A driver crossing the Ocean Avenue bridge from Lanta
FAU classes cater to older adults: ‘Never too late’
Participants enjoy a foreign policy presentation at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the FAU Boca Raton campus. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jan Norris
A slogan at the Osher
