By Steve Plunkett
A request to paint garage doors black has Gulf Stream trying to discover the best way to keep design elements on its “discouraged” list from showing up in town.
The town’s architectural guidelines allow certain features, prohibit so
By Mary Thurwachter
Hypoluxo Island residents can expect to see workers on South Atlantic Drive during the next few months as a water main replacement project for fire protection takes place.
At the Dec. 11 Lantana Town Council meeting, council membe
By Steve Plunkett
Often-flooded Polo Drive will get a new catch basin to drain the low-lying roadway to the Intracoastal Waterway in the coming months.
Town Manager Greg Dunham urged town commissioners Dec. 8 to seize the opportunity to install a stor
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission unanimously awarded a $4.1 million contract to Lanzo Construction of Deerfield Beach to cover a new water and sewer system, some drainage improvements and reclaimed-water hookups on the barrier island.
By Dan Moffett
Residents of Inlet Cay in Ocean Ridge may soon have some clear answers about the chronic drainage problems that have plagued their island community for decades.
In December, town commissioners gave their blessing to a two-part plan to
By Jane Smith
On Dec. 21, Delray Beach became the first Florida government entity to sue major drugmakers and wholesalers for their roles in causing the opioid epidemic playing out on its streets, officials said.
Its federal lawsuit joins others fil
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
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.
Hay
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
