By Jane Smith
The city’s Beach Property Owners Association board does not like the prospect of a 1.2-mile stretch of A1A in Delray Beach going dark for eight months starting in March.
Bob Victorin, association president, sent an email to city leaders
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By Jane Smith
Work is underway at two Delray Beach barrier island intersections to replace the crosswalk pavers.
The replacement work at the Atlantic Avenue intersections at Gleason Street and at Venetian Drive will be finished Dec. 3, said Isaac Kov
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suspected in cancer cases
By Mary Hladky
Citing the absence of proof that Roundup weed killer causes cancer and the high cost of using organic herbicides in city parks instead, Boca Raton City Council members are hesitant to
It’s unclear if Clair Johnson’s dock would have to be removed to allow work on the sea wall. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Jane Smith
For decades, a few Delray Beach residents have lived on the first block of Marine Way where extreme high tides
Tony Allerton of Delray Beach directs the Crossroads Club, which helps people beat addictions. A coin reminds him of the day he stopped drinking (below). Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Tony Allerton remembers a day he could
By Mary Hladky
Close on the heels of landowner Robert Buehl’s announcement that he planned to sue the city over rejection of his proposed luxury adult living facility, developer Crocker Partners said it would go forward with a similar lawsuit over th
By Mary Hladky
Just over one year ago, antagonists in the battle over the proposed luxury condo on Southeast Mizner Boulevard struck a deal.
Developer El-Ad National Properties made concessions on building design, landscaping and setbacks that won o
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach leaders are trying to put together a pilot people-mover program after two free shuttles stopped operating on Oct. 1.
The Delray Roundabout Trolley died because it didn’t get a city subsidy.
The popular Downtowner also stopp
Michael and Deidre Neal with their teacup chihuahua, Tinkerbell, and their Cockapoo, Finlay, at their Ocean Ridge home. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
For Michael Neal, a happy workplace is a successful workplace. And by any standard, his workplace ha
By Dan Moffett
An architect’s review of the South Palm Beach Town Hall building has determined that the structure meets standards for renovation and doesn’t have to be completely reconstructed to be upgraded.
John Bellamy, of Island Designs Inc. in N
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members are exploring the possibility of expanding their control over a roadway that could be critical to a proposed residential development nearby.
Town Manager Dale Sugerman told the council during its meet
The residences will be coastal postmodern in style, according to the architects, Urban Design Kilday Studios. Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Things are finally beginning to take shape at Water Tower Commons, the 72-acre retail and residenti
By Mary Hladky
Mayor Scott Singer may finally have enough support on the Boca Raton City Council to build a public parking garage near City Hall.
Singer has long called for a parking garage to alleviate the shortage of public parking downtown. But Ci
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
