By Jane Smith
The Oscar Magnuson House is working its way through the Boynton Beach approval process to become a restaurant that specializes in light bites and craft beers.
The proposed owner of the 1,500-square-foot house received City Commiss
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By Dan Moffett
Despite agreeing on terms for a new working relationship with Town Attorney Brad Biggs three months ago, South Palm Beach council members remain divided over whether he should keep his job.
Councilwoman Stella Gaddy Jordan sharpl
By Willie Howard
Boynton Beach Utilities could provide water to Hypoluxo residents at lower rates than town residents and business owners currently pay to Manalapan.
That’s according to a rate comparison presented to Hypoluxo council members at
By Rich Pollack
Efforts to install license-plate recognition cameras in several communities along State Road A1A in south Palm Beach County are continuing to move forward, with Delray Beach commissioners giving a green light last month for the ins
By Jane Smith
Under a new special events policy, city taxpayers will soon stop subsidizing private special events in Delray Beach.
Mayor Cary Glickstein praised the special events task force that developed the policy for staying focused on esta
What better way to celebrate National Dog Day than with an impromptu dog park at Old School Square? Sara Toosarvandani and her daughter Grace enjoy watching the dogs while Bill Bathurst talks to his pup Angus. Dozens of dogs enjoyed an evening of mon
By Dan Moffett
Neighborly relations between Ocean Ridge and Boynton Beach have frayed in recent months, mostly because of the city’s support for high-density residential projects on Federal Highway.
Now the two municipalities have found something els
By Dan Moffett
With Ocean Ridge enjoying steadily rising property values and a robust balance sheet, town commissioners think they are well-positioned to spend more on repaving streets, and also spraying against mosquitoes to allay concerns about
DELRAY BEACH — Bruce Byron Wenzel, 88, passed away at home Aug. 12.
He was born Oct. 26, 1927, in Milwaukee, the younger son of Irma Bierer and Clarence Wenzel. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Mr. Wenzel spent 54 years as the proprietor of
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council wasted little time last month in approving an ordinance banning the use of balloons and sky lanterns.
“They litter up the beaches and turtles think they’re jellyfish and eat them,” said Mayor Dave St
By Mary Thurwachter
Tom Deringer — or more specifically his tire and car repair business — wants to adopt Lantana’s public beach. But Deringer is finding that adopting the 745 feet of sandy shoreline isn’t quite as easy as saying “come to papa.”
By Mary Thurwachter
A town-commissioned traffic study to see if a four-way stop sign was warranted at the intersection of South Atlantic Drive and Lands End Road on Lantana’s Hypoluxo Island failed to yield the results many islanders sought.
Th
Michele Wilde is a volunteer for Dress for Success, a group that provides professional clothing and job readiness programs for women re-entering the workforce. Wilde helps women hone their interviewing skills. Lila Photos
Michele Wilde is a consumma
By Jane Smith
The third former Delray Beach city employee prosecuted for his role in using a company that charged the city for goods that were never delivered has pleaded guilty, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
Cesar Irizarry, 51,
Villa Oceano Azul fetched a $25.2 million sales price this summer. It was a record price for a house in Manalapan. The ocean-to-lake estate features seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, four half-baths and a 1,234-square-foot guest house. Photo provided
By Jane Smith
The proposed Atlantic Crossing project sits in two courts.
Edwards Cos. of Ohio is appealing the two monetary claims against Delray Beach that the federal court dismissed in July. The developer also will litigate the remaining cla
By Sallie James
It’s “game on” once more in the on-again, off-again legal wrangling surrounding a proposal to build an Orthodox synagogue and Israel museum east of the Intracoastal Waterway.
Local activists Gerald Gagliardi and Kathleen MacDoug
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District will continue to let its annual contribution to the downtown Community Redevelopment Agency grow, but wants to discuss stopping the payments in the future.
Arthur Koski, the distr
By Steve Plunkett
Not even a smartphone app could help the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District and the City Council choose a date for a joint meeting.
“It was certainly worth having as a shot, because it shortened up the amount of time t
By Steve Plunkett
South Florida boaters have lost a restaurant destination on the Intracoastal Waterway.
Houston’s in Pompano Beach no longer allows patrons to tie up their vessels at the restaurant’s 300-foot dock just north of the Atlantic Bo
