Ryan Heavyside (center) raises his hands amid hundred of surfers who joined together in a paddle-out April 29 to celebrate the life of Ron Heavyside, his father. Mr. Heavyside died April 14 in the 50th anniversary year of his Nomad Surf Shop. Photo
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By Mary Hladky
City officials are asking owners of downtown private parking garages and surface parking lots if they are willing to allow the public to use their surplus spaces.
This effort is a step toward alleviating the downtown parking crunch, wh
By Mary Hladky
A majority of Boca Raton council members agrees a performing arts center would be a welcome addition to the city, but they continue to debate whether a center should be part of a new downtown government campus.
More than 700 city resid
By Henry Fitzgerald
Boca Raton has joined several other cities in a lawsuit filed against the state, fighting “super penalties” against municipalities and elected officials who push for local gun laws.
Council members at their April 10 meeting voted
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District has abandoned plans to seize four oceanfront parcels by eminent domain after being told the City Council will not pay for the properties.
Arthur Koski, the district’s executive director,
By Steve Plunkett
The city and its consultant will work up a plan to restore the canoe trails and rebuild the boardwalk at Rutherford Park, but will drop an idea to add boat ramps for now.
“There’s universal demand for opening up these canoe trails t
By Rich Pollack
During most of its 32-year history, the Beach Condo Association of Boca Raton and Highland Beach has had just three leaders, with its founder and first president, Sylvan Jubelirer, serving 16 years and its third leader, Jack Fox, serv
Club members, sea turtle volunteers and their families toast the St. Andrews Club’s donation toward the purchase of an all-terrain vehicle for Sea Turtle Adventures. The local nonprofit monitors turtle nests and organizes beach cleanups. Major sponso
By Steve Plunkett
The Boca Raton City Council will tweak a citizen-initiated ordinance that restricts city-owned land on the Intracoastal Waterway to “public recreation, public boating access, public streets and city stormwater uses only” so utilitie
By Christine Davis
One down, two to go. Back in 2014 and 2015, egged on by Palm Beach bud and shock jock Howard Stern, Billy Joel started buying property in Manalapan. In March 2014, he plopped down $11.8 million for a 13,200-square-foot bungalow jus
Boca Raton police are investigating the death of a man found at the bottom of the Intracoastal Waterway after he went missing from Boca Bash, according to a news release.
Police identified the dead man as Francis Roselin, 32, of West Palm Beach.
The
By Mary Hladky
Frustrated that the city has not enacted land-use regulations that would allow its Midtown project to be built, Crocker Partners has told the city it plans to file a lawsuit seeking $137 million.
The April 10 notice of claim for compen
By Mary Hladky
Crocker Partners has acquired the iconic former IBM campus in Boca Raton for $170 million.
The 125-acre property, now known as the Boca Raton Innovation Campus, sits just west of Interstate 95 between Yamato Road and Spanish River Boul
By Rich Pollack
With a renewed emphasis on the environment, the Highland Beach Town Commission took two major steps aimed at preserving the town’s natural resources and revitalizing the shoreline within its borders.
Commissioners agreed in April to
The Highland Beach chapter of UNICO National had its third-annual celebration named after the NFL star who died at age 26 from testicular cancer. This year, Madison Borsellino, 17, a figure skater with a 5.2 grade-point average, was honored with a ch
The Cultural Council of Palm Beach County’s 2018 event attracted 300 guests and raised more than $200,000 for arts and education. The theme of the night was Arts and Culture Transform Communities, and it marked the 40th- anniversary year of the counc
The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Jewish Women’s Foundation welcomed more than 160 guests to its special occasion and announced $105,000 in donations to organizations in the local community and in Israel. ABOVE: (l-r) Co-Chairwomen R
Dozens of Boca Save Our Beaches volunteers removed more than 100 pounds of trash in less than two hours from the city park at the eastern end of Palmetto Park Road. The volunteer group is planning another cleanup May 19 for the beach at Spanish River
Mother’s Day comes once a year, but for mother-daughter teams who run bakeries together, every day is sweet
Compiled by Rich Pollack and Mary Thurwachter
Michelle Gingold, Monica Martinez and Melisa Gingold work at Del Sol Bakery in Boynton Beach. Ti
Men of all ages who care about the community shared an exciting evening with the Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County’s Men’s Division. The supporters gathered to hear former Israel Defense Forces spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner following coc
