Hudson Holdings’ Midtown Delray project would sit on the south side of Atlantic Avenue in the Old School Square Historic District. Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The city’s Historic Preservation Board unanimously rejected a site plan for Midtown D
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By Jane Smith
The city’s mayor says he will not seek another term in office.
Cary Glickstein has served as Delray Beach mayor for five years. He could have run a third time. During his first two-year term, voters approved a longer term for each commi
Taiko drummers pound out music for the Japanese New Year at the Morikami Museum. Photo provided
This is the first in an occasional series about traditions that accompany the start of a new year.
By Janis Fontaine
Happy 2018, everyone!
New Year’s is o
By Dan Moffett
For the first time in nearly two decades, Ocean Ridge won’t have Geoff Pugh playing some role in the town’s government.
Pugh decided not to seek another term on the Town Commission after holding a seat since 2003 and serving the last
Michelle Donahue of Hypoluxo Island says you don’t have to know it all to make a difference if you tap into the people around you. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Michelle Donahue is proof that a combination of intelligence, energy and enthusiasm can
By Jane Smith
Detective Nicole Lucas, who works for Delray Beach police and is a member of the State Attorney’s Sober Homes Task Force, was honored recently for her investigative work.
In collaboration with 13 other agencies, her work led to the arre
Longtime employee Emi Ebben (left) talks with customers Lawrence Katzen and Ann Frumpkin during Jewelry Artisans’ reopening party Dec. 15 in Plaza del Mar. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Jewelry Artisans has celebrated its reopening as stores co
No, the Boca Raton Resort and Club is not changing its colors. The peach color many residents noticed in mid-December is a primer coat. A second coat of paint will restore the historic club’s tower to its iconic ‘Boca Pink’ hue. ‘Oh, no, we would ne
ABOVE: Harbour’s Edge residents practice satsang, a form of meditation that focuses on breathing. From left are Ellie Landesman, Shirley Krug, Ann Carballo and Laurel Herman. BELOW: Instructor Tom Notarianni says one goal is to free the mind of worri
By Mary Hladky
Mayor Susan Haynie will now be able to vote on matters involving James and Marta Batmasian, the city’s largest commercial landowners, without being dogged by questions about whether such votes violate state and county ethics rules.
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By Rich Pollack
When residents in the quiet Bel Lido section of Highland Beach discovered that a locally produced television movie about the mob was being filmed in a neighborhood home several months ago, they were anything but star-struck.
Instead,
By Christine Davis
Former Baltimore Ravens punter and Super Bowl XXXV champion Kyle Richardson and Shaun O’Neill of the FBI’s health care task force will be keynote speakers at the fourth annual Call 4 Health user conference. The event, open to the p
By Mary Hladky
The proposed Midtown project is beset by complications as city staff and a city board are at odds about what rules the developer will have to follow.
The intracity disagreements surfaced at a Dec. 11 Boca Raton City Council workshop wh
ABOVE: Part of a trimaran sailboat broke loose during Hurricane Irma and wedged under floating docks at Gateway Marina. The incident caused $90,000 in damage to the docks. Photo provided by Gateway Marina
BELOW: Shredded sails, a tarp and algae cover
By Rich Pollack
Saving the sensitive and environmentally important sand dunes along Highland Beach’s 3-mile stretch of oceanfront is becoming a priority for the town’s fledgling Beaches and Shores Club.
Formed after the Town Commission dissolved its
By Rich Pollack
Two incumbent officials in Highland Beach will face opposition in the March 13 municipal election.
In addition, voters will be asked to fund up to $2.1 million for a streetscape plan that includes replacement of the 3-mile existing
Amy Carver enjoys that St. Andrews Club ‘has a very relaxed atmosphere.’ Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Brian Biggane
A strong teaching pedigree and a familiarity with members from her time at a club in Connecticut proved to be key assets when Amy
The former site of the Wildflower restaurant was a popular viewing location for the 41st annual Holiday Boat Parade. With the park recently open to the public, hundreds of residents jammed the area, which provided some of the most intimate views. Ti
ABOVE: Silver saw palmetto and a single thatch palm define the sidewalk area in front of the Lake Worth studio of Debra Yates and her son Benjamin Burle. BELOW: Staghorn ferns and a large mirror adorn the back patio. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal
By Mary Hladky
The Related Group is making a new pitch to the city to build an indoor performing arts center downtown while also buying city-owned land to build about 300 luxury apartments.
In another sign of its interest in doing projects in the cit
