By Mary Hladky
A year after Boca Raton hired a consultant to reimagine East Palmetto Park Road, residents finally have the opportunity to weigh in on how to improve the street’s appearance and make it safer and more inviting for pedestrians and bicyc
By Anne Geggis
An estate that fetched the heftiest sum ever paid for a Florida residence — and was bought by the world’s fifth-wealthiest person — likely will be getting two new buildings and losing another.
The Manalapan Town Commission unanimously
By Mary Hladky
Get ready to ride.
The city has hired Circuit Transit Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based national shuttle company, to ferry passengers around Boca Raton’s core areas. Service was expected to start in mid to late June.
City Council members
Bridge-raising changes sought — Assistant Town Manager Eric Marmer said he would ask the U.S. Coast Guard to confine raising of the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana to scheduled times and halt boats weekdays during morning rush, 7 to 9 a.m., and late a
By Mary Hladky
Annual Boca Raton “State of the City” speeches typically are modest affairs, taking place in venues such as the Downtown Library or at Chamber of Commerce breakfasts.
But Mayor Scott Singer morphed this year’s event into an April 10 “c
The Center for Arts and Innovation may include large open spaces that may use translucent material to protect from rain. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The Center for Arts and Innovation and its architectural firm, the renowned Renzo Piano Buildin
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes Inc. will pay 70% of the cost of police and fire rescue services in the next budget year, just like it has this year.
Susan Brannen, president of the corporation’s board, told town aldermen at their April 25 meeting th
The first of the 14 homes in the Bluewater Cove development sold in March for $4.8 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The 14-home Bluewater Cove development on the north edge of Gulf Stream’s Place Au Soleil has notched its first sale, and at
(l-r) Lauren Hitselberger, Dr. Shelby Loos and Kara Portocarrero work on Terra, the first turtle to be rehabbed at Gumbo Limbo since March 2023. Photos provided by Coastal Stewards
By Steve Plunkett
Armed with a new state permit, the nonprofit Coasta
By Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council has approved the Concierge, a nine-story multifamily residential project at 22 SE Sixth St. that became embroiled in litigation in 2018 when it was proposed as an assisted living facility.
The council, actin
A video posted on Instagram by Wavy Boats claimed to show boaters dumping trash into the ocean during Boca Bash. Photo provided
By Mary Haldky
Boca Bash lived up to its wild reputation this year as the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commis
American Sign Language interpreters worked the March 29 production of ‘Merrily We Roll Along‘ at the Delray Beach Playhouse. Jessica Reiling (above) signed the second act and Kate Robertson (below) the first. Robertson says body language is important
May 17: Tri-County Animal Rescue’s Dinner at Dusk fundraiser will include an exquisite barbecue meal, live music, shopping at pop-up boutiques, pet photos and exclusive silent-auction items. Time is 6 p.m. Cost is $275. Call 561-482-8110 or visit tri
Baptist Health Foundation received a $5 million gift from the owners of Ocean Properties Hotels and Resorts/OPAL Collection in support of the construction of the medical arts building in the Middle Keys. The gift will result in the naming of the Wals
South County philanthropists Rocco and Mary Abessinio will be acknowledged in the naming of the new energy plant on the campus of Boca Raton Regional Hospital.
The couple’s $5 million donation to “Keeping the Promise — the Campaign for Boca Raton Reg
Palm Beach Symphony’s posh production lived up to its glittering golden description and generated proceeds in excess of $1 million. More than 500 well-dressed invitees enjoyed cocktails and a performance by the symphony under the baton of music direc
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties, an agency that leads partnerships with donors and nonprofits, saw a crowd of almost 600 at the 11th annual benefit. Highlighting ‘Hope for Early Education,‘ it celebrated the powerful phila
Caron Treatment Centers, a nonprofit behavioral health care leader, welcomed rock ’n’ roller Ricky Byrd to the inspirational evening, which celebrated recovery. Byrd, a member of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, performed songs such as ‘I Come Back Str
Members of Men Giving Back South Palm Beach County, an organization that has donated nearly $1.5 million to local charities since 2020, kicked off its fourth annual fundraiser with more than 100 guests. The night of fun, philanthropy and friendly com
