By Mary Thurwachter
The economy has had its ups and downs during the past eight years, but one thing hasn’t changed: Lantana’s tax rate. It’s been $3.24 and is projected to stay the same for the ninth consecutive year, 2016-2017.
On July 11,
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By Willie Howard
Manalapan needs water customers in Hypoluxo if the town wants to stay in the water business.
Hypoluxo officials understand that, so they’re looking for rate cuts as they consider where to get water after the town’s water contra
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach struggled more than its coastal neighbors to recover from the damage of the real estate crash during the Great Recession. For five years after the 2008 downturn, the town showed virtually no recovery at all.
But
The plan by EDSA Inc. of Fort Lauderdale, which includes new benches,
refillable water bottle stations and paddleboard racks, was praised for its simplicity.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will soon have upgrades to its best asset:
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By Jane Smith
The city’s public safety departments will be able to hire 12 staffers to assist with the growing drug-overdose problems, under a proposed ta
By Jane Smith
With $275,000 in hand from the Florida Legislature, Palm Beach County State Attorney Dave Aronberg led the first meetings of the Sober Homes Task Force in mid-July at the West Palm Beach police station’s community room.
His chief
By Steven J. Smith
A very big 2016 election year offers candidates at nearly every level, and the Aug. 30 primary ballot promises some hot races.
At the federal level, candidates will vie for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representat
By Jane Smith
The feds may be coming to the rescue of South County coastal cities beleaguered by the proliferation of sober homes.
Their chief ally is U.S. Rep. Lois Frankel.
In mid-July, she met with one of the original authors of the Amer
Former world-class tennis player Wendy Overton now lives in Gulf Stream
and sells real estate out of Delray Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
The popularity of tennis in the ’70s and ’80s was such that many of its stars were recognized by the
DELRAY BEACH — Kenneth Michael Van Arnem Sr., 65, of Delray Beach (formerly of Detroit) passed away on July 18. Mr. Van Arnem, an early pioneer in the computing industry, attended the University of Detroit and served in the Army from 1970 to
By Emily J. Minor
SOUTH PALM BEACH — Antigone Diane Potonides, a seemingly shy woman with a penchant for outspokenness who delayed her own dreams before launching a career teaching English, died in her sleep at a local nursing home July 2. She was
By Rich Pollack
A popular beachfront pavilion in Delray Beach that was destroyed in what has been described as a suspicious fire will be rebuilt, but when it will reopen and how much it will cost the city to rebuild it are yet to be determined.
Lisa and Chris Ruth have expanded their FirstLight Home Care franchise to include a location in Broward County.
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By Christine Davis
A move from Manhattan to Gulf Stream two years ago marked the start of a new business venture for
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach won’t have to pay more than $25 million in damages to the developers of the stalled Atlantic Crossing project after a federal judge dismissed the case and sent the remaining seven claims back to state court.
“I’m very
After years of discussion, planning and anticipation for the project, shovels finally hit the dirt
during the July 20 groundbreaking ceremony for the 4,700-square-foot U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility
at the Boca Raton Airport. The $4.3 mi
By Christine Davis
According to the Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches June report, Palm Beach County’s median home price in June was $320,000, compared with $284,500 in January, but, the report noted, median home prices are historically high a
By Jane Smith
Artists, videographers and other creative types can look forward to the June opening of the Arts Warehouse, after Hatcher Construction & Development won the bid to convert the vacant building into an arts incubator.
The Delray Bea
Brent Robinson picks up a can near a shopping cart he found filled with trash at Lake Wyman.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By April W. Klimley
Bruce Hurley discovered something when he organized a cleanup day for the shore along Lake Wyman: Envir
Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, 1912-2016
Countess Henrietta de Hoernle, shown last year, left her name
and her husband’s name on more than 40 buildings throughout Boca Raton.
Photo by Barbara McCormick
Philanthropist donated
millions to Boca causes
The ocean in the Boca Inlet barely covers Paul Varian’s waist
because of sand accumulating.
Photo provided by Tony Coulter
By Steve Plunkett
Boaters already watch out for snorkelers, rocks and paddleboarders in the Boca Raton Inlet. This summ
