By Mary Thurwachter
The Town Council made some revisions to its 12-year-old polices and guidelines, even though the old policy had generally provided good guidance, according to Dave Thatcher, Lantana’s development services director.
“It was incred
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By Brian Biggane
GULF STREAM — Alice Dye, a golfing icon who built a strong reputation for her charity work in South Palm Beach County, died Feb. 1. She was 91.
Dye, who with her husband, Pete, formed a legendary golf course architecture team that d
DELRAY BEACH — Linda Bailey Searle died at her home in Delray Beach on Jan. 16. She was 93.
Born March 14, 1925, in East Orange, N.J., to Clifford Sherwood Bailey and Ellen Laird Bailey, she grew up in Darien and New Canaan, Conn., and graduated fro
OCEAN RIDGE — William Andrew Benton of Ocean Ridge and Morristown, N.J., died on Feb. 14 in Boynton Beach. He was 86. Mr. Benton was born Jan. 21, 1933, in South Orange, N.J. He attended high school at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. He graduated f
Patricia Maguire, a painter from Ocean Ridge, sits at home in front of a few of her works with her dog Shiloh, a 9-year-old golden retriever. Maguire also has a studio in downtown Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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These new white LED lights at A1A and Atlantic generate significantly less glow than the old lights, but they’ll be replaced with red LED lights for turtles. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
The busy beachside intersection of State Road A1
Ned Wehler had to resort to hand watering when the recycled water system went down. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Ned Wehler had to use a hose in early February to water his flowers and plants. The reclaimed water system was down again
The kapok tree to be moved sits just east of the Schoolhouse Children’s Museum on Ocean Avenue. It will be sold or wind up on other city-owned land. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach will save the kapok tree on Ocean Avenue pr
By Rich Pollack
President Donald Trump’s frequent visits to his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Palm Beach have hurt businesses operating out of the Palm Beach County Park Airport, better known as the Lantana Airport.
Now, thanks in large part to U.S. Rep. Lo
Atlantic football players join donors who raised money to put them in new blazers for signing day. Macy’s provided the jackets and most of the funding. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Janis Fontaine
The issues football coach T.J. Jackson d
Lord & Taylor President Vanessa LeFebvre visits the Mizner Park store last month before hosting a luncheon to outline changes and seek feedback on how the store can improve. She heard no criticisms from the people who spoke. Tim Stepien/The Coastal S
Owners and associates from Seaside Builders and Premier Estate Properties celebrate their teamwork on Cove 4 at 344 Venetian Drive, one of several properties Seaside is developing in the neighborhood. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
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By Steve Plunkett
Construction has begun to replace Interstate 95’s bridge over the Hillsboro Canal, South Palm Beach County’s key high-speed conduit to Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale and points south.
Work on the northbound I-95 bridge started Feb
Audience members listen before the Boca Council makes its final vote to reject the variance for the duplex. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Living up to promises they gave voters and concerned residents for years, Boca Raton City Cou
Goal is to stop clashing messages, redundant legal fees
By Rich Pollack
In an effort to reduce confusion and communicate more efficiently, the Highland Beach Town Commission in February established a list of rules that govern its interactions with
By Steve Plunkett
The new Boca National Golf Club will cost taxpayers a whopping $27.6 million to build, on top of the $24 million being paid for the land.
The construction price, which Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District commissioners voted F
Highland Beach voters will go to the polls on March 12 to elect a commissioner for a three-year term.
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Personal: 69; bachelor’s and LLM (master of law) in taxation from NYU Law School; J.D. from Seton Hall Law School; full-time Highland
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents will once again be voting at the Highland Beach Public Library when they go to the polls March 12.
In addition to selecting a town commissioner, voters will be asked to authorize the Town Commission to issue
By Steve Plunkett
The possibility of medical marijuana dispensaries opening in Boca Raton inched toward becoming reality at the City Council’s Feb. 25 workshop.
Council members unanimously told city staff to begin drafting regulations to allow such r
By Mary Hladky
Northwest 19th Street in Midtown will get a makeover.
The Boca Raton City Council at its meeting Feb. 26 supported a proposal by the two corporate owners of Glades Plaza to improve the street that bisects the retail center. Its tenants
