City manager pressured to address corruption concerns
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission since the arrest of a Code Enforcement officer in October has detailed a parade of horribles at meetings when it has come to that division.
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American oystercatchers mingle alongside construction equipment on the north island of Bonefish Cove. Photos provided by Palm Beach County Department of Environmental Resources Management
By Mary Thurwachter
While snowbirds flock to airports and high
Via Mizner apartments (right), the only completed building of the three shown in this rendering of a finished complex, is the subject of a foreclosure notice. But Penn-Florida said it intends to repay the loan involved. Still under construction are
By Mary Hladky
A New Jersey man has been charged with DUI manslaughter in the Dec. 15 death of a bicyclist who was struck by the man’s Chevy Equinox on a stretch of State Road A1A next to Red Reef Park.
Felipe Soares De Moraes, 41, of suburban Boca R
There’s a phrase I’ve been desiring to say for several years. Finally, I think I can.
I’m retired. Yep. There I said it.
As of Jan. 1, I turned the editorial reins of this newspaper over to the talented and competent people my husband and I have recr
Mayor against staffers handling code enforcement — Ocean Ridge Mayor Geoff Pugh warned that the town does not want unauthorized staffers acting like code enforcement officers — especially when it comes to ticky-tacky potential violations like a littl
Missing and broken windows and doors on the second floor are among violations at the home on Coconut Lane. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge commissioners, in a particularly ornery mood at their Dec. 9 meeting, rejected the to
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Commissioner Rob Long voiced outrage at “a sweetheart plea deal” for a Clearwater man who in February allegedly defaced the city’s rainbow gay pride intersection by leaving a skid mark through it.
“We’re not going to allo
By Steve Plunkett
Future two-story homes along Gulf Stream’s signature Polo Drive and Gulfstream Road will have smaller second stories, while new one-story homes there will be able to be five feet closer to the street under new rules the town is co
Liza Thornton (l-r), Joan Lorne, Darlene Duggan, Ginny Cairo, Sally Willis and Lydia Weis spend hours on the beach collecting discarded bottle caps to turn into art, such as this octopus. Photos provided
By Ron Hayes
When she’s home in Colorado, Sall
By Steve Plunkett
For rescuing a woman pulled into the ocean by rip currents, veteran Gulf Stream Police Sgt. Bernard O’Donnell was handed a lifesaver award in an emotional presentation Dec. 13.
Tragically, he was unable to save the woman’s 15-year-o
Combining properties puts owner in a fix — The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office combined residential properties at 316 Andrews Ave. and 1137 Vista del Mar Drive North at their owner’s request, but Delray Beach regulations don’t allow for
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream is ending its decades-long contract with trash hauler Waste Management Inc. of Florida and shifting instead to Boca Raton-based Coastal Waste and Recycling Inc.
The move means monthly bills for picking up trash from resi
Civic Association invites residents to centennial party — The Gulf Stream Civic Association will host a centennial celebration of the town’s incorporation with “a casual event” at The Little Club on Feb. 22.
The group will also sponsor a beach cleanu
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana signed off on flood management regulations to meet National Flood Insurance Program standards, which meant the town also had to revise its ordinance as it relates to mobile homes. On its first reading of the ordinance in N
Library employee receives top honor — Jennifer Sweeten has been working at the Lantana Public Library for less than a year but has made a big and wonderful impression on colleagues and regulars at the library.
Sweeten, who transferred from the town’s
Walking tour participants pause at the site of the Orange Grove House of Refuge while local historian Tom Warnke (green cap) describes its history as the first building in the Delray Beach area. The shelter for shipwrecked sailors was built in 1876.
Little League agreement reached — Boynton Beach city commissioners approved a five-year agreement Dec. 17 that will allow Boynton Beach Little League to use the city’s Little League Park facilities and will end the lawsuit the league filed against th
By John Pacenti
Replacing a portion of Ocean Ridge’s water main running down State Road A1A turned out to be a delicate operation as the 70-year-old pipe proved especially brittle, causing numerous unexpected breaks.
This led to a hopscotch pattern o
There appears to be a bonus for residents in a $1 million-plus grant that reimburses Ocean Ridge for much of the purchase price of the submerged Priest property behind Town Hall.
The Florida Conservation Trust, as a condition of the grant, requires
