ABOVE: Resident Clair Johnson had 1,200 sandbags placed along the east side of Marine Way in anticipation of floods from king tides and storms. BELOW: City workers removed the bags, much to Johnson’s dismay. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Suzanne Boyd and her dog Sophia, a Chihuahua whippet mix, sit in the Gulf Stream home in which Boyd raises two children. Boyd formed her own production company after retiring from her job on the local CBS-TV morning show. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The town owes 11 lawyers who represented resident Martin O’Boyle in a public records case more than $65,000 for their legal work, a Palm Beach County circuit judge ruled July 30.
Gulf Stream and a 12th O’Boyle lawyer, Elaine Johnson
By Dan Moffett
The Palm Beach County Zoning Commission unanimously approved a variance request for the developer of the Gulf Stream Views townhouse project on July 3, allowing the construction of 14 small swimming pools on the property.
The approval c
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is closing out the 2018-2019 fiscal year in a stronger financial position than it has been at any other time during the past decade. And the town’s future appears to be even brighter — at least for the short term.
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By Dan Moffett
After Palm Beach County abruptly pulled out of a plan to stabilize her town’s eroding shoreline in February, South Palm Beach Mayor Bonnie Fischer said she was determined to find another option.
Now Fischer says she’s working on the de
Wright by the Sea, for 68 years a family-owned hotel at 1901 S. Ocean Blvd., is being razed July 26 to make way for 19 luxury residences on the almost 2-acre beachfront parcel. The new enclave is named Ocean Delray. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Dan Moffett
Conflicted over whether to close a sizable budget deficit with reserve funds or a tax increase, Ocean Ridge commissioners are asking for advice from the people who elected them to make decisions.
The commission has scheduled a special
By Dan Moffett
In an effort to improve accessibility for contractors, Briny Breezes council members agreed to expand the hours Town Hall is open for public business.
Beginning in August, the office will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thur
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach will use $500,000 from its penny tax proceeds during the next fiscal year to upgrade the eastern end of Boynton Beach Boulevard, the city’s public works director said July 16.
Andrew Mack told city commissioners on the sec
By Steve Plunkett
Police patrol officers and sergeants will get a one-time $3,750 raise to bring their salaries more in line with comparable towns in Town Manager Greg Dunham’s proposed 2020 budget.
The increase will set Gulf Stream’s starting police
By Mary Thurwachter
The streets of Lantana are about to get brighter at night. The reason: The town is switching out its high-pressure sodium street lights with energy-efficient LEDs, or light-emitting diodes.
The Town Council on July 8 approved an a
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana police made quick work in nabbing a Belle Glade lawn maintenance worker charged with snatching $200,000 worth of checks from a mailbox on South Atlantic Drive on Hypoluxo Island.
According to the police report, Marchello W
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana has a big birthday coming up in 2021 — its centennial — and plans for the celebration are already percolating.
At the July 22 council meeting, Town Clerk Nicole Dritz outlined proposals from the Centennial Committee.
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By Stephen Moore
Manalapan Town Manager Linda Stumpf does not have all the figures to finalize the town’s 2019-2020 budget, but she does have enough information to propose increasing the tax rate for residents by up to 3.7 percent over last year’s ra
David Anderson, sea turtle conservation coordinator at Gumbo Limbo, checks a loggerhead nest at Red Reef Park.
By Larry Keller
As surely as the sun rises in the east, David Anderson and others from Gumbo Limbo Nature Center are on the beach, excavat
The Mandarin buildings will dominate the northeast corner of Camino Real and Federal Highway. Rendering provided
By Christine Davis
Penn-Florida Cos. has secured a $225 million construction loan from Madison Realty Capital for the third and final to
City Council agrees to explore idea for downtown stop
By Mary Hladky
Many South Florida cities want a Virgin Trains station, but now it looks like Boca Raton will walk away with the prize if an agreement can be reached between the city and the for-
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton property owners will see a minuscule decrease in the city’s property tax rate if the tentative rate set on July 23 wins final approval.
“Taking direction from our goal-setting session this spring, staff is not recommending a
By Mary Hladky
A prosecutor has introduced new evidence showing that suspended Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie cast a another vote that potentially benefited the city’s largest downtown commercial landowner.
Haynie was arrested on April 24, 2018, on ch
