By Steve Plunkett
After missing a June 20 target for reopening the Camino Real bridge and then a less definite goal “towards the end of July,” Palm Beach County officials on July 30 had not committed to a new opening date.
Deputy County Engineer Tany
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton now has a sustainability action plan, the first major city effort to begin protecting residents from the effects of global warming and sea level rise.
“This will be a road map for the Office of Sustainability going forward,
By Rich Pollack
A developer that hopes to build townhouses in Highland Beach has less than a month to seek a permit for work done almost two years ago.
During a July 23 hearing, the town’s Code Enforcement Board voted unanimously to give Golden City
By Steve Plunkett
The gulf separating visions of golf in the city widened in July as the City Council sought fresh ideas from course architects and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District tentatively set an almost 36 percent tax increase.
Coun
By Steve Plunkett
Lawyers for the owner of an undeveloped lot at 2500 N. Ocean Blvd. made another unsuccessful attempt July 23 to win permission to build on the beach.
The City Council voted 5-0 not to grant a variance allowing construction east of t
By Mary Hladky
A Palm Beach County circuit judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by developer and landowner Crocker Partners that sought $137 million in damages from Boca Raton for actions Crocker claims left it unable to redevelop its Midtown prope
By Sallie James
BOCA RATON — He was a savvy Boca Raton entrepreneur whose 62-year-old business is still open today, but those closest to Clyde E. DeShields say his greatest legacy was his devotion to family and dedication to helping single mothers. M
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town commissioners will spend the next few weeks looking for ways to trim about $450,000 out of a proposed 2019-2020 budget in hopes of avoiding either slightly raising the tax rate, borrowing from reserves or a little
Jake Eder (No. 39, right) and his teammates at Vanderbilt University celebrate their NCAA championship. Photo provided
‘It was unbelievable’: Ocean Ridge pitcher closes out NCAA title
Related story: Delray athletes winning international acclaim
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By Amy Woods
The Junior League of the Palm Beaches is recruiting middle school students from South County to sign up for the 2019-2020 Cotillion Academy.
The academy — one of the league’s oldest legacy programs as it enters its 62nd year— teaches dan
Jeff Stoops, Marti LaTour and Frank Compiani. Photo provided by Tracey Benson Photography
The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties welcomed nearly 500 guests to the annual event that highlights key findings from the On the Table in
Jennifer Smith and Hillary Moore.
David Duran, Ira Fox and Madison Fox. Photos provided by Russell Levine
The third-annual benefit featured savory bites from a variety of area restaurants along with live entertainment. More than $75,000 was raised fo
An artist’s rendering of Elisabetta's Ristorante, Bar and Pizzeria on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Photos Provided
By Jan Norris
Lisabet Summa is putting her name on a restaurant at last. The longtime chef, consultant and partner of Big Time Re
By Christine Davis
Boca Raton Regional Hospital has officially merged with Baptist Health South Florida.
The final merger was announced on July 1, more than a year after Boca Regional began discussions with Baptist in hopes of elevating the hospital
By Scott Simmons
The Plate: Balsamic Chicken Salad
The Place: Deck 84, 840 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach; 665-8484 or www.deck84.com.
The Price: $17
The Skinny: One of the nicest things about Deck 84 is how much it evokes old-time Delray Beach, es
Make sure your cat is comfortable with being around its carrier before a storm arrives. Photo provided
By Arden Moore
When hurricanes head for South Florida, Dianne Sauve stays put. She does so to supervise the safety of many pets living in Palm Be
Delray Beach’s Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff, 15, reacts to one of her Wimbledon match victories. She reached the round of 16. Photo provided AELTC/Florian Eisele
By Brian Biggane
Fifteen-year-old Cori “Coco” Gauff of Delray Beach made international headlines wh
By Joyce Reingold
A good first stop for travelers planning overseas trips is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website, a repository of updated vaccine and medication recommendations. The CDC’s Travelers’ Health website spans the globe,
Some founders of the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County gather at an early event (l-r): Norman and Betty Stone, Abner and Mildred Levine, and James and Marjorie Baer. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Forty years ago, a few Jewish leaders fr
The Whoa Nellie team (from left, Kate Spinweber, Barry Spinweber, Rhonda Throop and Todd Spinweber) shows the 49.5-pound wahoo that won largest fish in the Lake Worth tournament. The team caught the fish north of Boynton Inlet on a surface-trolled ba
