Buddy Walk … Uncorked kicked off the 23rd annual Buddy Walk in style, raising nearly $3,000 for the Gold Coast Down Syndrome Organization Resource Center. Sixty-plus supporters attended the party, which featured food, wine, auctions and a raffle. ‘It
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Barb Schmidt will be honorary chairwoman of the Junior League of Boca Raton’s Woman Volunteer of the Year Luncheon, set for Oct. 5. Past President Kirsten Stanley will serve as event chairwoman. The affair (this year is its 30th) is considered one of
Theatre Lab, Florida Atlantic University’s professional production company dedicated to the development of new work in American stage, has landed its first corporate donor. SunTrust joined the Theatre Lab Inner Circle, created to raise private suppor
More than 250 supporters gathered in celebration of the 2017 Golden Bell Education Foundation fundraiser and the nonprofit’s 26th anniversary. The occasion also marked the sixth anniversary of the Inner Circle Executive Club.
Guests enjoyed cockta
Terry Fedele and James Brann, owner of the Fred Astaire Dance Studio, entrance the audience. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Thom Smith
Seldom is the Boca Raton Resort & Club in such terpsichorean splendor. On Aug. 19, the Mizner Center’s Royal
The Plate: Risotto Fritters
The Place: Banyan Restaurant and Bar, 189 NE Second Ave., Delray Beach; 563-8871 or www.banyandelray.com.
The Price: $6 from 4 to 7 p.m. daily at the bar and high-tops; $10 on a regular menu.
The Skinny: Our happy hour gang h
The path runs the length of Highland Beach on the west side of A1A and needs repairs. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach’s aging 3-mile walking path could become safer, more attractive and even more durable if town commis
ABOVE: The initial mixed-use building is proposed to front on Federal Highway. BELOW: A later phase of the project is planned for the northeast section of the property. Renderings provided
By Mary Hladky
Nearly two years after withdrawing plans
Universal Electric of Florida employee Barry Bowman installs a permanent license plate recognition camera along A1A in Highland Beach on July 13. The scanners are an important way for the police to find stolen cars and catch up with people who have
By Rich Pollack
As town property values rise to a record high, Highland Beach residents are likely to see their tax rate drop for the third consecutive year.
Town commissioners late last month set a maximum operating tax rate for the 2017-2018
By Mary Hladky
Efforts to build a downtown parking garage are bolstered by a new study that finds Boca Raton needs more public parking.
The peak demand area around Mizner Park needs 108 more parking spaces now, and that number will grow to as m
Workers tend to the outside and driveway of the new Customs Office in late July. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility will soon be opening its doors at the Boca Raton Airport — just not as
Critics have complained that Mizner 200 is too large and would obstruct sunlight and views for adjacent buildings. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton City Council members have demanded yet another redesign of the proposed Mizner 200 l
Proponents of a park for the beachfront parcel are happy to see plans being offered, but some critics think this plan proposes too many options. Rendering provided by the City of Boca Raton
By Steve Plunkett
The verdict for the latest proposal
By Sallie James
Driving an electric car makes sense in so many ways: no gasoline costs, no toxic emissions, and one of the quietest rides around. But access to a charging station is essential if the battery runs low.
For Boca Raton residents, t
ABOVE: The ultra-modern four-story duplex could feature wide open glass exposure on the beach side. BELOW: The side facing A1A would have access to the four-car garage. Renderings provided
By Steve Plunkett
A volunteer group led by a barrier isl
By Sallie James
Property taxes will hold the line if city officials approve the proposed tax rate for 2017-2018.
However, residents could be asked to pay $125 for the city’s fire services fee, up from the current $105.
City Manager Leif Ahnell pro
By Sallie James
The Boca Raton City Council July 25 introduced an ordinance that would ban the practice of allowing private individuals or entities to place “unattended, expressive installations, displays, exhibits and similar objects” in Sanborn
Florida (left) may import sand from the Bahamas for use in beach renourishment. The light blue areas of this satellite image show the shallow bottom around the Bahamas. Photo by NASA
Related Story: Manalapan vows to fight South Palm Beach sand reten
By Steve Plunkett
The short era of the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District’s rubber-stamping the city’s proposed parks budget appears to be over.
Craig Ehrnst, one of the district’s new commissioners, led the first assault. The city
