Thomson gets a congratulatory hug from Pastor Tommy Kiedis of Spanish River Church after he administered the oath of office to him during an organizational meeting. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
New City Council member Andy Thomson,
By Steve Plunkett
A consultant’s plan for Silver Palm Park would add a third boat ramp and 16 more spaces to park boat trailers to the city’s only launch site.
It also would put “shade sails” along the seawall to give boat watchers by the Intracoas
By Mary Thurwachter
Town Council members adopted a $20,372,098 budget for fiscal year 2019 and kept the current tax rate — $3.50 per $1,000 of taxable value.
During Lantana’s final budget hearing on Sept. 26, Mayor David Stewart said the $3.50 rate
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach Oct. 2 delayed its controversial vote to settle a lawsuit by carving the contested properties from its reduced height district on East Atlantic Avenue.
City commissioners voted 3-1 to push the vote to Oct. 16 when all five
Six South Florida artists will paint murals near Gumbo Limbo Nature Center. These are some proposals they presented to Boca Raton’s Art In Public Places advisory board. ABOVE: Craig McInnis of West Palm Beach. BELOW LEFT: Peter Agardy of Boca Raton.
In addition to generating 200 kilowatts of power per hour for FPL, two large solar arrays provide shaded parking at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Lona O’Connor
If you happen to score one of the parking spaces under
A sign language interpreter, inset, is a temporary solution for streaming meetings live until Highland Beach officials can fix technical difficulties. Highland Beach Town Commission
By Rich Pollack
For almost four months, Highland Beach residents hav
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach city employees are working in temporary spaces for the next 18 to 24 months while new buildings are constructed in Town Square. City meetings have moved to the Intracoastal Park clubhouse on their regularly scheduled days
Boynton Beach officials and others gathered for the tearing-down of the old Civic Center, at 128 E. Ocean Ave. City employees moved in August to temporary space. After the city hall at 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd. is demolished, the site will be clear
By Rich Pollack
Marshall Labadie has his work cut out for him.
A long to-do list had been in the works for months before Highland Beach’s new town manager stepped into his office Oct. 1. By the time he arrived, the tasks commissioners dropped on his
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents are likely to see a slight increase in the taxes they pay for municipal services when they receive their tax bills this month.
The Town Commission last month finalized an operating tax rate of $3.12 per $1,00
The repaired Atlantic Dunes pavilion is now in use, providing beachgoers a shady place to take a break. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
More than two years after the Atlantic Dunes Pavilion burned to the ground, the Delray Beach setting is
By Sallie James
A plan to build a controversial 49-foot-tall, 14,270-square-foot duplex and a mansion on the north end of Boca Raton’s beach is slated for review Oct. 18 by the city’s Environmental Advisory Board.
The EAB advises the Planning and Zo
ABOVE: Volunteer Nicole Baldwin, managing partner of Carmen Care Advanced Laser Therapy, speaks with volunteer Farris Brown as she provides laser treatments.
BELOW: Candace Rojas, founder and chairman of Starz Foundation, provides information to an 1
By Mary Hladky
A new idea has emerged to boost performing arts in the city.
Dan Guin, executive director and co-artistic director of the Boca Ballet Theatre, will appear before the Boca Raton City Council on Oct. 9 to outline his vision for a perform
By Steve Plunkett
Construction of the new Boca National Golf Course — just the course, not a clubhouse, advanced golf academy or other amenities — will cost $9.5 million to $11.5 million, the project’s designer says.
“We’ve really been running in fir
By Lona O'Connor
People who are sick expect a nurse to take a medical history as part of the process of healing. But they might be surprised if the nurse asks them life-history questions that don’t seem medical.
Pat Liehr, associate dean for research
Breast cancer survivor Ellen Crane, director of public affairs for the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, works with Steven Squadrilli of the Boca YMCA fitness staff. Photo provided
A new program at the YMCA of South Palm Beach County helps people
By Mary Hladky
Defeated Boca Raton mayoral candidate Al Zucaro intends to step away from politics and from the BocaWatch blog he founded seven years ago.
Shortly after he conceded the race to Scott Singer on Aug. 28, Zucaro told The Coastal Star that
By Rich Pollack
HIGHLAND BEACH — For almost 20 years until his retirement in 2017, the Rev. Gerald Grace presided over the congregation at St. Lucy Catholic Church in Highland Beach as its pastor.
A native of Ireland who served the Catholic communit
