By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana has promoted its community planner, Nicole Dritz, to town clerk.
Dritz, 30, has a bachelor’s degree in urban planning from Florida Atlantic University and has worked for the town for two years. She has worked on sit
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By Mary Thurwachter
Council members asked Town Attorney R. Max Lohman to draft an ordinance to address one of Lantana’s parking concerns — lawn maintenance and construction vehicles parked on both sides of roads.
Mayor Dave Stewart said he has
The space that’s Doc’s All American could house a couple dozen residential units, as well as offices or retail.
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By Christine Davis
The corner location of Doc’s All American, 10 N. Swinton Ave., is up for sale, as is 37 W. Atlantic
The Ziff estate includes a 12-bedroom main residence, two four-bedroom beachside cottages,
the seven-bedroom Mango House and botanical gardens with 1,500 species.
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By Christine Davis
Back in May The Coastal Star announced that Manal
A 2003 memo was found as city officials analyzed why the mixed-use Mark at CityScape near Federal Highway and Palmetto Park Road is less attractive than promised. File photo
By Mary Hladky
The approval process for proposed downtown Boca Raton pro
The latest version of plans for Mizner on the Green are for a nine-story, all-residential tower with about 384 luxury condominiums. Rendering courtesy of Garcia Stromberg
By Mary Hladky
Will the third time be the charm for developer Elad National
By Sallie James
The Boca Raton Children’s Museum will get essential roof and window repairs along with a structural assessment under a recently approved agreement with the city.
City Council members in January approved $50,000 for building repa
By Sallie James
Boca Raton voters will decide in August if their elected officials should get pay raises that more than quadruple their salaries.
City Council members in January approved the proposed referendum 4-1, saying higher salaries might
By Steve Plunkett
Negotiations are still underway on how much the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District will pay to renourish the city’s central beaches, a project scheduled to begin this month.
Boca Raton is counting on getting $3.7 million from
By Steve Pike
Renovation of the marina at the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club in Boca Raton — part of the private club’s multimillion-dollar enhancement program — is expected to be complete in May, according to club General Manager Robin Blankhors
By Sallie James
Tourists are always stopping by the Boca Raton Historical Society to get directions or ask questions about places to go. So when the nonprofit tourism organization Discover the Palm Beaches requested the Historical Society become a
By Rich Pollack
Peggy Gossett-Seidman was out of town when a Highland Beach neighbor called one early September afternoon with frightening news.
Fire trucks, Gossett-Seidman heard him say, were parked in front of her home and the road was fill
Peter Rodis sits in front of an African painting at his Highland Beach home. A documentary of African-American singer Nina Simone he made as a young man is now incorporated in an Academy Award-nominated documentary. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ri
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach residents could see a slight increase in their water bills next fall if town commissioners follow the recommendation of a consultant hired to study the town’s water rates.
During a meeting last month, Robert Ori,
Mock protesters were part of the fun of the ‘60s exhibit grand opening. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Women in tie-dyed dresses and psychedelic makeup took selfies in the parking lot. Inside, a new exhibit at the Boca Raton Histo
Ricky Marcellini (with wife, Caroline, and daughter, Nina) opened the Little Chalet in Boca Raton as an extension of the family business in Brazil. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley
If you were a bride in the 1980s, chances
(L-r) Kirsten Stephenson and Alyce Erickson, of the National Society of Arts and Letters’ Florida East Coast Chapter with Boca Raton Community High School photography students Blythe Nieporte, 18, and Christine Stephenson, 16; project mentor Vanessa
Fabled Atlantic Avenue tavern
reborn as The Old Arcade
A ‘30s view of the Arcade Tap Room.
Photos courtesy of the Delray Beach Historical Society
A postcard depicts the dining room in the ‘60s.
Caffe Martier owner Eli Kamholtz has opened The Old A
Event Co-Chairwomen Holly Meehan and Molly Powers.
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By Amy Woods
The Junior League of Boca Raton will set the table at a new venue this year for its Flavors of Boca fundraiser.
On Feb. 11, guests will gather at The Addison, a
By Amy Woods
Tri-County Animal Rescue’s Doggie Ball has jumped to a new date: April 10.
The fund-raiser was originally set for Jan. 31 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of an organization founded on the principle of saving unwanted pets fro
