I’ve begun to notice the subtle signs of spring. Along the roadways are the blooming frangipanis. At the beach is the calm, aquamarine ocean. All around is the impossibly blue midday sky.
For a place that Northerners complain doesn’t have seas
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Jackie Reeves and the Spirit of Giving are involved in the Boca Raton Bowl at FAU.
The organization helps distribute thousands of free game tickets to youths.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
It’s difficult to imagine Jackie Reeves’ s
I want to thank the residents of Ocean Ridge for all the kindnesses shared with me during my campaign as your town commissioner. I learned so much from the experience.
The campaign was a positive, constructive event and I appreciated all of th
For many years, until approximately two years ago, the city had encouraged donations to establish benches with commemorative plaques that would help upgrade the appearance of the beach walk. Frankly, with more encouragement from the city, all of
By Rich Pollack
Bad guys, beware.
If you’re thinking about crossing into any part of Delray Beach east of the Intracoastal Waterway, you might want to think twice now that the Police Department has a new tool that makes it harder for you to com
By Jane Smith
A city agency ceded to the demands of the proposed iPic theater and agreed to reimburse its owner $400,000, contradicting its 15-month-old policy of not subsidizing downtown projects east of Swinton Avenue.
The Delray Beach Co
When does a real estate contract not contain a meaningful closing date?
The issue was raised March 9 at the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency meeting.
Two people asked the CRA board to end negotiations because the iPic theater ow
Rendering provided
By Dan Moffett
One of the last impediments to bringing a Publix supermarket to Manalapan’s Plaza del Mar seems to be one of the hardest to resolve.
The town’s Architectural Commission tried unsuccessfully for a third time to
By Dan Moffett
The six-year legal dispute between Palm Beach County and its municipalities over paying for an inspector general’s office appears to be officially over. In March, the county agreed to return $223,558 to 23 towns and cities that
By Dan Moffett
The arrival of sunny spring beach days means there’s trouble brewin’ at the Beachway Drive crossover in Ocean Ridge.
The town’s public access walkway over the dune to the beach draws tourists, snowbirds, mainland visitors and res
Longtime Ocean Ridge resident Don MaGruder takes the oath of office as commissioner
following the Ocean Ridge municipal election. MaGruder and incumbent
Vice Mayor James Bonfiglio were the top two vote-getters.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The felony trial of former Ocean Ridge Vice Mayor Richard Lucibella will take place no sooner than midsummer.
Assistant State Attorney Danielle Grundt and Lucibella’s defense attorney, Marc Shiner, both told Circuit Judge Char
By Jane Smith
The city and the Atlantic Crossing developer have spent the past month trading settlement offers. Before the April 4 Delray Beach City Commission meeting, commissioners will meet in a closed-door session with their attorneys and
One of the options for the new location of the Christmas tree is on the lawn east of the pavilion grounds.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The 100-foot Christmas tree that dominated the Delray Beach holiday season won’t be used again. The tree’s
By Jane Smith
Beach lovers will soon have renovated restrooms to use at Boynton Beach’s Oceanfront Park in Ocean Ridge, along with freshly baked pastries at the snack bar.
The restroom renovations will be finished by the end of May, said J
By Dan Moffett
Manalapan completed a sweeping overhaul of its Town Commission on March 28 with the swearing in of three new officials and the reassignment of two others.
None of the changes required input from voters in the March election, b
Greg Dunham (second from left) chats with Gulf Stream Mayor Scott Morgan, resident Patsy Randolph
and Commissioner Joan Orthwein after being selected as town manager.
He previously held that job in Manalapan and Ocean Ridge.
Jerry Lower/The Coastal S
By Mary Thurwachter
You’ll want to think twice about visiting friends in Manalapan or going to Lantana’s beach on April 6 and 7.
“Be prepared for a traffic nightmare,” said Lantana Police Chief Sean Scheller.
That’s because Chinese Preside
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach has 15 of the 16 easements it needs to get its beach stabilization project moving.
But that’s not enough. It will take all 16, signed and returned, Town Manager Bob Vitas says.
“Nothing can happen until everyo
Ted Johnson stands amid the vehicles on display at his Milestone Motorcars dealership in Boynton Beach.
The Ocean Ridge resident says he spends 12 hours a day at the business, but it’s truly a labor of love.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Thomas Jo
