By John Pacenti
The Florida Legislature passed a law in 2008 to protect fragile coral and marine life off South Florida’s coastline. The law directed municipalities — except in extreme weather events — to eliminate the release of treated wastewater t
Commissioners were not sold on all design features for signs such as this one for city gateways. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach city commissioners are considering spending about $1.5 million on signs to help ensure that all who wander
First responders at the scene where a man was electrocuted while trimming a palm tree. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
A worker killed while trimming a tree June 4 in Ocean Ridge has been identified as Alonzo Gilberto Domingo Domingo, 25, of West Palm B
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With hurricane season here, towns and cities along the coast are offering tips to stay ready.
Recommendations from Boca Raton’s emergency officials include trimming excess foliage and t
How, where to move patients plays big part in preparations
Rose Glamoclija, who owns Boca Nursing Services, started planning for hurricane season months ago, such as by listing which of her nurses and aides can do what and for which clients as a sto
Joy Howell of Delray Beach says many homebuyers new to the area are looking for larger, older homes that are move-in ready and have that something special about them. 'You don’t have a lot to pick from that are fully renovated, completely up to date,
Readers selected Delray Beach as the ‘Best Beach in Florida’ for the second consecutive year in USA Today’s 2025 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Delray Beach was named for the second consecutive year as the “Best B
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton officials said they intended to make it quicker and simpler to park at three city beaches.
But their proposed changes caused widespread confusion and anger, prompting Mayor Scott Singer to pull the matter from the June 10 Ci
Though it wasn’t yet July, Boca Helping Hands spent the final $40,000 it budgeted for food purchases in 2025 on 38,000 pounds of canned goods — about a six-day supply — to fill empty shelves at its warehouse.
The organization, like many similar nonpr
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach leaders appear to be on track to keep the property tax rate for the coming fiscal year at the same level it has been for the last three years, even though they plan to spend more than $6.6 million on capital projects in
Boca Raton will receive $32 million as the result of the nationwide settlement of a class-action lawsuit against the manufacturers of so-called “forever chemicals” that are in tap water.
The city was one of a number of cities in South Florida — Delra
Aspiring lifeguards at the city of Boca Raton’s Junior Lifeguard Summer Camp wait out a passing storm by moving from the beach and competing to see who can hang onto the monkey bars the longest. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky
Peggy Gossett-Seidman calls it the “sad little orphan fountain.”
Lovely but modest, it sits within a roundabout on Camino Real in front of the main entrance to The Boca Raton.
The fountain came to the attention of Gossett-Seidman, a Re
Boca Raton is moving three historically notable homes from their location at 498 Crawford Blvd. The buildings are (l-r) Singing Pines, the Ricketts House and the Rickards House. Staff photo
By Mary Hladky
The historic Singing Pines Children’s Museum
By Mary Hladky
Eighty-one candidates have thrown their hats in the ring to become Boca Raton’s next city manager, with the recruitment firm hired by the city recommending that eight be considered semifinalists.
City Council members likely will decide
By Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council has rejected a special magistrate’s non-binding recommendation that would have cleared the way for a landowner to fill in largely submerged property along the Intracoastal Waterway so that it can be devel
By Steve Plunkett
The Florida Department of Transportation will add buffered bike lanes to 1.3 miles of Federal Highway in downtown Boca Raton and create a new mid-block pedestrian crossing by Mizner Park just south of Plaza Real.
In a June 4 informa
By John Pacenti
Accusations that rocked the Delray Beach apparatchik for weeks came to an end June 27 when an independent investigator found the claim by a recently hired director that her job was threatened by Vice Mayor Rob Long to be “unsubstantia
From storms to blazes to parades, this firefighter on wheels served community for much of a century
ABOVE: Old Betsy was new to Boca Raton in 1926 when the station was at Old Town Hall. Photo provided by the Boca Raton Historical Society
BELOW: Bets
The Junior League of Boca Raton has appointed Victoria Matthews as its president and has appointed a new board of directors.
The 2025-26 team was introduced at the league’s annual dinner meeting. Board members for 2025-26 include Debbie Abrams, Darin
