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By Steve Plunkett
If campaign contribution dollars were votes, Deputy Mayor Jeremy Rodgers would be the shoo-in for the March 13 City Council election.
As of Feb. 9, Rodgers
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An incumbent is running against a political newcomer for the second council seat in Boca Raton. — Steven J. Smith
LANTANA — Edith “Edie” Hamm Ruh died on Jan. 29. She was 89 years old.
Edie Ryan entered the world Dec. 12, 1928, the daughter of Bertie and Arthur Ryan, in Washington’s Crossing, N.J. She spent a seemingly idyllic childhood chasing her two older brot
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Back in the late 1980s, when Canning Shoes had already been a landmark on East Atlantic Avenue for nearly four decades, Vince Canning introduced a new policy.
Bring in a pair of old shoes and he would give you $10 off your
By Steve Plunkett
Town commissioners in February continued a new crusade against approving “discouraged” elements in house plans, sending a proposal that already had been rejected once by the Architectural Review and Planning Board back to the archit
By Steve Plunkett
State transportation officials planned to open two more ramps on Interstate 95’s new interchange at Spanish River Boulevard.
The Florida Department of Transportation scheduled a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil the interchange on F
The home Tom Ambrose and his wife built in 1990 is inspired by the seven years they spent living in Indonesia, where Ambrose worked as a geologist. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
A desk job in New York City was never going to sit right
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council, at its Feb. 26 meeting, approved a collective bargaining agreement between the town and the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association. The agreement, which reflects an overall 5 percent salary incre
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Mayor Dave Stewart faces sexual harassment allegations after a resident accused him of asking for sex in exchange for speed bumps on her street.
The mayor denies the woman’s claims.Catherine Padilla, 54, filed the complaint
Some of the early residents to be honored at Briny Breezes’ 60th anniversary parade: (l-r) Dorothy McNeice, Dan Harkness, sisters Betty Lewis and Judy Munson, David Bayless, Violet Schoeni, Betty and Chuck Foland, Curt and Beverly Mosher and Don Gros
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members, following the recommendation of new Town Manager Dale Sugerman, unanimously approved hiring their fifth deputy clerk in as many years on Feb. 22. About 12 people expressed interest in the part-time p
By Janis Fontaine
The kids competing in the Palm Beach Philanthropy Tank aren’t the only youngsters making a big splash in the “help your neighbor” pool. Colin Wanless, 14, of Boca Raton, is an eighth-grader at Pine Crest Middle School. He started vo
By Mary Hladky
A new downtown construction spurt will be starting soon.
Demolition work started in January to make way for the Mandarin Oriental Boca Raton hotel and Monarch Boca Raton, the new name of the Mizner 200 luxury condominium.
Coming down a
By Sallie James
The legal wrangling surrounding a fiercely contested proposal to build an orthodox synagogue and Israel museum near Boca Raton’s beach continues to rage nearly three years after the project was proposed.
A panel of three judges in Mia
By Steve Plunkett
The city and the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District were poised to take ownership of the Boca Teeca golf course as soon as $19 million from the sale of municipal bonds came through. The deal was expected to close March 1.
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The Tri-County Humane Society will receive a $104,000 city grant to help with repairs and reconstruction to buildings damaged by Hurricane Irma.
The City Council in February unanimously agreed to provide the no-kill animal shelter with the funds. The
By Steve Plunkett
Boaters and landlubbers alike appear to have put the kibosh on a proposal to add boat launches at Rutherford Park.
Only one person held up his hand signaling a desire to proceed at the end of a crowded outreach session Feb. 26 at th
By Mary Hladky
Key decisions on how to proceed with the proposed Midtown development have been pushed well into the future.
City Council members on Jan. 23 postponed a vote on ordinances that set a framework for how Midtown could be built.
Instead, t
Zoe Deitelbaum (left), Naven Parthasathy (standing) and Brianna Detamore started Hurricane Helping Hands, one of eight finalists for Palm Beach Philanthropy Tank funding. It aims to equip low-income older adults with survival kits. Photo provided
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By Rich Pollack
Moviemakers and others who want to film in Highland Beach be warned: Town officials and the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission will work together to welcome you — but there are a lot of rules you’re going to have to foll
