By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners are poised to take a second look at a charter amendment referendum proposal that would require a four-vote supermajority to change the town’s density or height requirements for new construction projects.
The m
By Dan Moffett
Not everyone in the South Palm Beach Police Department made the transition to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office this month.
On Aug. 30, South Palm patrol Officer Jose Miguel Fernandez resigned from the department, facing misdemean
By Mary Hladky
The next phase of Interstate 95 construction in south Palm Beach County will begin early next year, with the work covering the span from just south of Glades Road to south of Linton Boulevard.
The $148 million project includes the addi
Sea turtle eggs were uncovered by rough seas that followed Hurricane Dorian and other tropical systems this fall. Photo provided by Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
By Rich Pollack
Despite the impacts of Hurricane Dorian and more recent high tides and rough
By Mary Hladky
After trying for three years to provide free transportation around the downtown, City Council members have hit on another way to make it available: subsidizing the use of Uber, Lyft and other ride-hailing services.
They floated the ide
Although Virgin Trains officials have set aside for now their plans to develop land around their proposed Boca Raton station, this rendering shows what city-owned land they previously had wanted to lease for a station and parking garage or have the o
By Mary Hladky
City Council member Monica Mayotte has backed off an effort to pass two resolutions supporting gun control measures after her council colleagues voiced concerns about wading into partisan political waters. The resolutions would have ex
Eight community leaders danced for dollars during the 12th annual Boca’s Ballroom Battle, modeled after Dancing With the Stars. Dancers, who were paired with professionals from the Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boca Raton, raised more than $640,000
Gathering supplies
After Debora Whipple sent an email to her Ocean Ridge neighbors, saying she would collect donations for Hurricane Dorian victims in the Bahamas, the neighborhood stepped up, filling her garage with boxes holding ever
By Mary Hladky
Suspended Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie’s trial on public corruption charges is scheduled to start March 23.
Bruce Zimet, Haynie’s criminal defense attorney, and Assistant State Attorney Brian Fernandes requested the trial date at a Se
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton’s property tax rate will remain unchanged from last year.
City Council members unanimously approved a rate of $3.6787 per $1,000 of taxable property value on Sept. 23.
Although the rate stays the same, it amounts to a 4.2% i
Robert Comparato offers to eliminate the development rights for 2500 and 2600 North Ocean and to provide $51.5 million in cash in exchange for Ocean Strand, 15 undeveloped acres straddling State Road A1A. He says the money could fund the proposed Bo
By Jane Smith
After more than a decade of study, Delray Beach is ready to redesign the first block of Marine Way.
On Sept. 17, four city commissioners awarded the Wantman Group of West Palm Beach the $1.1 million design contract — with a condition.
By Steve Plunkett
After a half-year of construction, Patch Reef Park has opened three artificial turf fields complete with state-of-the-art organic infill that promises not to give youngsters hot feet.
The GreenPlay infill, a mixture of coconut fiber
By Rich Pollack
In what might seem like déjà vu, Highland Beach’s Financial Advisory Board has been tasked with reviewing the town’s 2016 contract with Delray Beach for fire and rescue services.
The Town Commission’s decision to review the contract t
Retired pilot and Ocean Ridge resident Neil Hennigan at home with his dog, Potter. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
Neil Hennigan, chairman of the five-person sewer/septic committee appointed by Ocean Ridge to explore options for a town-
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes has fallen behind on maintenance for its sewage lift stations, and that means some unexpected costs for the Town Council.
Town Manager Dale Sugerman told council members during their meeting on Sept. 26 that Harvel Utilit
About 20 Briny Breezes residents and friends gathered at the Memorial Fountain on Sept. 11 to remember those lost in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Seven flags, including one from the New York City Fire Department, were flown around the fountain. ABOVE:
Iguana droppings are a major source of concern for residents. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Stephen Moore
Iguanas have become as big a part of the South Florida landscape as sunburned snowbirds. The invasive reptiles are here, they are staying and
By Mary Thurwachter
An effort spearheaded by Hypoluxo Island resident Media Beverly persuaded the Lantana Town Council to change an earlier vote on the intensity of new streetlights.
On July 8, the council approved an agreement with FPL to switch ou
