Eighth-grader Jack Liebowitz (center, in black) tamps the ground where supports for the new playground would go.
David Knobel (left) and Head of School Joe Zaluski do cutting for playground equipment
at the Gulf Stream School. Knobel’s son Spencer go
By Steve Plunkett
The race to fill two seats on the Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District Commission now pits municipal firefighters against their county brethren.
Local 2928 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents firefi
By Steve Plunkett
The city plans to triple its number of boat launches in the Intracoastal Waterway by the end of 2019.
City Council members told Jennifer Bistyga, Boca Raton’s coastal program manager, to pursue building two double boat ramps
By Steve Plunkett
The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District has all but given up on meeting with the City Council in 2016, but is looking forward to having a joint meeting Jan. 30.
“We’ve made every effort to try to pull this together. This
By Sallie James
One resident wanted the city to build outdoor pickleball courts. Another complained about crime, and a third grumbled about traffic.
All three spoke last month at a town forum moderated by the city’s Community Advisory Panel, a
By Steve Plunkett
The boardwalk at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center, closed since February 2015 after engineers warned it was near collapse, should be reopening this month.
The Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District approved a $45,500 last-minute ch
By Sallie James
For the second time in two years, the city is considering a one-year moratorium on the operation of medical marijuana treatment centers and dispensing organizations.
No one from the public commented on the matter during the Oct.
Volunteers from the Junior League of Boca Raton prepare for their monthly distribution of diapers on a recent Wednesday morning at their warehouse location, HCI Books in Deerfield Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Sallie James
The stories the
Family-oriented activities, such as sack races, are planned for the free event.
Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
Grab the kids’ swimsuits and the sunscreen, and head to Oceanfront Park on Nov. 19 for “Play Outdoors Unplugged: Looney Dunes Beach P
A road crew lays asphalt in late October to restore a left-turn lane on East Palmetto Park Road for eastbound vehicles turning north onto Mizner Boulevard. A similar turn lane is being added at Fifth Avenue. City officials say the left-turn lanes wil
Pre-Halloween revelers came early for a costume contest and stayed late to dance the night away
at the town’s second annual Haunted Nature Preserve. ABOVE: Zombie cheerleaders (l-r) Janevia Collin, 7,
and Kaliyah Hugger, 8, of Lantana, react to a sca
It was a reunion at the island school as 500 family members, faculty and students kicked off its 95th year
with a barbecue and a celebration of the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math curriculum. The evening
ended with a performance by si
By Rich Pollack
Responding to residents’ concerns, Highland Beach town officials are revamping the way the town’s codes are enforced and are close to bringing onboard a full-time code compliance officer.
Earlier this year, town commissioners a
By Rich Pollack
A plan to make improvements to Highland Beach’s 3-mile walking path — and spruce it up — may soon be coming off a shelf where it has sat for at least seven years.
Town commissioners at a meeting Nov. 1 agreed to spend close to
By Rich Pollack
For many years, Highland Beach residents who subscribed to cable television service through Comcast could watch live Town Commission meetings and get relevant town information on their public access television station, Channel 99.
Austin Seidman, 21, did a lot of boating and fishing while growing up in Highland Beach.
The catfish spine removed from his calf muscle.
Stitches show the size of the wound after the spine was extracted.
Photos provided
By Willie Howard
Austin
By Rich Pollack
HIGHLAND BEACH —Ed Neidich loved to make people laugh.
A big man at 6 feet, 4 inches tall with a big heart, Mr. Neidich didn’t miss the chance to good-naturedly tease community leaders, whether he was speaking at a Highland Beach T
A portion of one wing, shown in the latest plan for Mizner 200. Rendering provided by GS4studios
By Mary Hladky
Facing sharp criticism from downtown residents and hearing a softer critique from a city board, the developer of the proposed Mizner 200
A ruptured 6-inch water pipe flooded the road and shut down traffic on the Camino Real bridge in both directions for about 16 hours while work crews made repairs.
No residents were affected.
The water line, on the northeast side of Camino Real, broke
Honoring our K-9 military heroes (l-r): military working dog Bond, Sarah Browning, Sgt. Wess Brown, MWD Isky, U.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, Gen. Robert B. Neller, MWD Matty, Spc. Brent Grommet, Cpl. Nick Caceres, contract working dog Fieldy, American Huma
