By Jane Smith
Delray Beach is starting an ambitious review of its comprehensive plan, Planning and Zoning Director Tim Stillings told commissioners at their second December meeting. The revision will take nearly two years to complete, he said.
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By Mary Thurwachter
Never let it be said that Lantana Mayor David Stewart doesn’t enjoy a good challenge — especially when it comes to his town and reading to children. So when the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County invited the public to part
The Delray Beach portion of the East Coast Greenway (green line)
next goes to the Florida Department of Transportation for approval.
Map provided
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach will join cities from Maine to Key West to create an “Urban Appalac
By Jane Smith
The city strengthened the future of its tree canopy in December by toughening an ordinance protecting shade trees.
The first change was renaming the ordinance, last revised in 2008 and formerly called the Tree Ordinance. It
By Rich Pollack
Health concerns have led to the temporary closing of two of Boynton Beach’s oldest fire stations, including the one responsible for responding to calls in most of Ocean Ridge under an agreement between the two municipalities.
Bo
Briny’s Lew Williams and Jack Taylor assisted in the two-day delivery of about 2,300 cookies
to Briny Breezes residents.
Chuck Foland dressed as an elf was part of the entourage of seven golf carts.
An assembly line of elves bagged the cookies.
Bev W
Three candidates have qualified for the two Lantana Town Council seats up for grabs in the March 15 election.
For the Group 1 seat, incumbent Lynn Moorhouse, a dentist who has served since 2004, is unopposed.
For the Group 2 seat, newcomer
ABOVE: Officer Eric Aronowitz models a body camera. BELOW: Cameras in chargers.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
While law enforcement agencies throughout Palm Beach County — and the country — are exploring the feasibil
Water Tower Commons will include more than 28,000 square feet of retail and more than 1,000 housing units.
Rendering provided
By Mary Thurwachter
Months of delays and discussion between the town and the developer resulted Dec. 14 in site plan
Suzi Goldsmith’s one drive in life is to save as many animals as she can. Goldsmith, who lives in Manalapan,
is one of the founders of Tri-County Animal Rescue in Boca Raton and will be honored at the Doggie Ball.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Su
By Dan Moffett
After only a couple of months on the job, new Town Manager Bogdan “Bob” Vitas is earning high marks from South Palm Beach Town Council members.
The positive reviews are especially encouraging for residents who watched in dismay
Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca, one of the most famous love stories of all time.
Love stories can melt your heart, make you smile or leave you grasping for a handkerchief. Hollywood loves them, of course, but true love doesn’t
By Jane Smith
The latest savior of the historic Boynton Beach High School attracted about 25 members of the grassroots group Save Boynton High to the city library on a stormy December night. They braved the weather to get a sneak peek at architect
The Lynn Philharmonia performs with music director and conductor Guillermo Figueroa on Dec. 12
at Boca Raton Resort and Club. The performance marked the orchestra’s 13th annual Gingerbread Holiday Concert.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
After making hi
By Bill Meredith
BOCA RATON — Successful composers often remain in the shadows while the artists who perform their music skyrocket to fame, and one of the most versatile such writers was Luigi Federico Creatore.
The Manhattan-born Creatore
By Emily J. Minor
DELRAY BEACH — Virginia Wesley Courtenay, a prominent interior designer who, in her 40 years in town, redecorated everything from the Florida governor’s mansion to a neighbor’s tiny kitchen, died Nov. 29 at her home under hospice
BRINY BREEZES — Mary C. “Polly” (O’Flanagan) Brady, of Briny Breezes and Plymouth, Mass., passed away peacefully on Dec. 15, surrounded by her loving family. She was 76 years old. As a child in South Boston, Mass., Mrs. Brady developed a love
By April W. Klimley
The Dec. 2 mass shooting at a county facility in San Bernardino, Calif., raised wide concern about domestic terrorism and prompted Palm Beach County commissioners to examine the preparedness of the county’s own facilities.
By Jane Smith
Six Boynton Beach residents will advise the city commissioners when they sit as the Community Redevelopment Agency board. The residents, appointed at the second commission meeting in December, are:
• Linda Cross, a retired CPA.
Condominiums at Riverwalk Plaza would sit at the southeast corner of the property,
along the Intracoastal Waterway, at Woolbright Road and Federal Highway.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Riverwalk Plaza will become home to a 10-story, U-shaped
