I am addressing the Editor’s Note, “Extra drive time a necessary nuisance this time of year,” that appeared in the June 2017 issue of The Coastal Star.
Upfront, I totally agree with the opinion that most construction projects on the barrier i
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By Jane Smith
The rainy weather in the first half of June did not delay the contractor working on the promenade along Delray Beach’s municipal beach, a city staffer said.
But the contractor has asked for a three-day extension because of the
By Jane Smith
The height of the sea wall in Veterans Park will soon be raised to a uniform level and the two docks there rebuilt, after the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency agreed in late June to pay for the work.
The agency could pay
By Jane Smith
Free parking along Atlantic Avenue west of the Intracoastal Waterway is about to become a thing of the past.
Delray Beach city commissioners directed staff to look into installing meters along the avenue to increase turnover f
Mayor Keith Waters says a proposal to add a 60-room hotel and 70 condos to the 15-acre Ziff estate
would represent a seismic shift in the land use, planning and zoning of Manalapan. The lush vegetation
of the grounds conceals the 33-room mansion and
Along Florida’s east coast, sand drifts from north to south. Where it comes from and where it goes is ruled by wind and water.
Sometimes our beaches feel wide and serene. At other times, finding a dry place to walk below a seawall is impossi
By Dan Moffett
After hearing concerns about rising legal bills, the Briny Breezes Town Council has decided to seek “comparative proposals” for services from outside attorneys.
The move comes in response to a growing number of complaints from
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach thought its long-awaited beach stabilization project was finally about to get started when Palm Beach County commissioners voted early last month to accept the town’s easements and begin permitting.
Then came
By Dan Moffett
The running joke in Briny Breezes during the last month has been that the town might soon be able to score a huge windfall by investing in telescopes.
A nudist group was pushing Palm Beach County to allow a clothing-optional b
City commissioners will select a firm this month to search for a permanent city manager.
Interim City Manager Neal de Jesus told Delray Beach commissioners in early June that he would serve through the upcoming budget cycle. That should give t
Architect Reggie Cox will serve another four years on the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency board.
Three new members will join him: Morris Carstarphen, Annette Gray and Allen “Sandy” Zeller.
It took two meetings to fill the four open s
A public outreach campaign for the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s multimodal study of the U.S.-1 corridor from Boca Raton to Jupiter continues with a workshop from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 22 at the Lake Worth Art Center.
By Mary Thurwachter
With an anticipated property tax revenue increase of $182,866 this year, Lantana Town Council members may have thought they’d be able to spend money on “want and wish list” items, including building a 6-foot wall to surround th
When rough seas kicked up by Tropical Storm Cindy made it impossible to offer entry-level instruction
as part of the ‘World’s Largest Swimming Lesson,’ Boynton Beach lifeguards decided to give young swimmers
a chance to try surfing and provided educa
By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor James Bonfiglio says he’s spent hours in recent weeks trying to figure out what went wrong with the town’s financial record-keeping last year.
He’s not happy about that. And he’s not happy that Town Mana
By Jane Smith
Two areas of Delray Beach may soon see new grocery stores in their neighborhoods.
In the south side of the city, a type of Whole Foods Market likely will open in late 2018 in Lavers International Plaza.
The Delray Beac
Related story: Two municipalities strengthen group-homes ordinances
By Mary Hladky
New laws and funding are in place to crack down on the addiction treatment industry and fight the opioid crisis in Florida.
Gov. Rick Scott on June 26 signed
Two south county coastal cities are reining in rogue sober homes by strengthening their group homes ordinances.
Boynton Beach will hold a public hearing July 18 on these proposed changes:
• Have at least 300 feet between group homes. In June, c
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach’s long-awaited Town Square project received a cash infusion in mid-June.
City commissioners began the June 12 meeting in their usual places on the dais.
Midway through the meeting, they adjourned and switched
Lyn Tate with her dachshunds Sir Charles, 12, and Duke, 4, outside her Hypoluxo Island home.
Tate is a community activist for the island and the town of Lantana.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Getting Lyn Tate to sit still for even a short time is
