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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

By Rich Pollack

Have some documents you need shredded? 

Want to sample food or get a deal on a used library book?

Or maybe you’d like to bring your kids to a scavenger hunt or get your pet registered in case he or she gets lost?

If you’re a Highland

The welcome sign covers an entire wall at the new Customs building.  Rich Pollack/The Coastal Star

By Rich Pollack

After years of planning and months of construction, a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection building at Boca Raton Airport is now co

By Steve Plunkett

The city’s historic Camino Real Bridge will close for a year to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians while the 79-year-old structure undergoes long-needed repairs.

The connection between the barrier island and the mainland is set t

Greenlines, new to Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, specializes in board shorts made with organic and recycled fabrics. The company gives part of its profits to nonprofits such as the Surfrider Foundation and Clean Ocean Action. Photo provided

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