By Mary Thurwachter
An interlocal agreement to add sand to the beaches in Palm Beach, South Palm Beach and Lantana this winter may be losing one municipality: Lantana.
It’s all about money.
When the dune restoration was hatched a few years ago, South
By Mary Thurwachter
After two public hearings in September, the Lantana Town Council adopted a $29.5 million total budget with the same tax rate as last year — $3.75 per $1,000 of assessed taxable value.
Property tax revenues are estimated at $6.95 m
Ocean Ridge resident Rich Mascolo has been pouring his efforts into volunteer work at the Soup Kitchen of Boynton Beach since his retirement. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The fact that 12% of Palm Beach County residents live below the poverty line pr
By John Pacenti
While art classes are set to start in November at the Crest Theatre, the theater itself remains somewhere between a modest work in progress and the problematic house in the movie The Money Pit.
The latest concern is whether its balco
The remains of a hedge that Ocean Ridge ordered Jay Wallshein to trim to 6 feet in response to a complaint. It
turns out the town has no such ordinance. Coastal Star staff
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By John P
By John Pacenti
Some summer blockbusters deserve repeated viewings. The Delray Beach City Commission is no summer blockbuster.
At their Sept. 16 meeting, commissioners again bickered over the budget and proposed tax cuts before finally approving a “n
By Steve Plunkett
Town officials are looking past the looming presidential election to next March, when voters will decide who will fill Seats 1, 3 and 5 on the Briny Breezes Town Council.
Mayor Ted Gross on Sept. 26 proclaimed March 11, 2025, as the
New beach lighting rules — The Town Council on Sept. 26 approved amendments updating its ordinance on sea turtles and beach bonfires after discussing the matter at three monthly meetings and a workshop and a “second first reading” of the changes in A
By John Pacenti
A budget resolution put in front of the Ocean Ridge Town Commission by the town manager on Sept. 20 failed to deduct cuts made by elected officials at the previous meeting earlier in the month.
It was Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy who
By Jane Musgrave
State environmental regulators want Boynton Beach utilities to pay a $182,000 fine for a July 2023 sewer line break that caused 22 million gallons of sewage to spew into the Intracoastal Waterway.
The proposed consent order, which is
Property taxes, fire assessment on the rise — Boynton Beach city commissioners on Sept. 23 unanimously approved a property tax rate of $7.80 per $1,000 of taxable value to support the city’s $130.3 million general fund budget.
That budget will pay fo
Billy Joel has owned the estate at 1110 S. Ocean since 2015 and has listed it for sale several times, with the current asking price of around $50 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Piano Man Billy Joel may finally sell his Manalapan mansion a
By Mary Hladky
Plans to build a performing arts complex on city-owned land in Mizner Park hit a roadblock on Sept. 23 when Boca Raton City Council members unanimously delayed a key vote for one month so that city staff can hire a consultant to evalua
One segment of the 1.3-mile project would reduce the number of traffic lanes from three to two, allowing for more space for bikes and for a wider sidewalk and landscaping.
Rendering provided
Barriers to protect cyclists may not be possible, but comp
This volunteer effort to clean up the marine environment has taken place annually for 39 years and is supported in more than 100 countries.
ABOVE: Members of the Florida Atlantic University track team pick up trash at Spanish River Park as part of a
By Mary Hladky
Boca Raton’s tax rate remained almost unchanged for the fiscal year that began on Oct. 1, marking the 10th year in a row that the rate has remained virtually the same.
The tax rate unanimously approved by the City Council on Sept. 23 w
By Rich Pollack
With the town’s 75th anniversary coming soon, Highland Beach residents and community leaders are putting together plans for a celebration that will kick off in December with a geared-up Mingle & Jingle event and span several months in
Highland Beach commissioners last month gave final approval to a $28 million budget for fiscal year 2025 that includes leaving the town’s tax rate the same as in the previous tax year.
The overall budget, which includes a general fund budget and sep
The Roots and Wings ribbon-cutting party at the new headquarters in Boca Raton included (l-r, in back) Doug Mithun, Karyn Keil, Ted Hoskinson, Ashley Bacon and Mark Burns, with Aidalyn Magsayo (holding scissors) and Marcia Mithun. Photo provided
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Entering its 13th year, the Witches of Delray ride has turned into a powerful fundraising event for the Achievement Centers. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The 13th annual charity bicycle ride organized by the Witches of Delray promises to cast a recor
