By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge commissioners and developer William Swaim have moved a step closer to clashing in court over access to the mangrove lagoon behind Town Hall.
For months, Swaim has been trying to persuade the Town Commission to all
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Mayor David Cheifetz receives a round of applause after thanking the Strauss Foundation for the new library space.
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By Ron Hayes
When the cellist Yehuda Hanani fills Manalapan’s J. Turner Moore Memorial Library with the
Lucille Flagello organizes casino trips in South Palm Beach.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Lucille Flagello had no idea about the new home and community that were waiting for her when she moved to South Palm Beach in 2006.
“All I knew I was g
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a nostalgic look back at classic American cars.
The town is expecting at least 40 vintage autos from the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s at the Plaza del Mar shopping center in Mana
South Palm Beach Town Manager Bogdan “Bob” Vitas Jr. said the remainder of the dilapidated Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn should be demolished this month.
Vitas said the Oceanfront Inn property, located across from Town Hall at 3550 S. Ocean Blvd.
By Dan Moffett
Work on Manalapan’s Audubon Causeway bridge is picking up momentum, Vice Mayor Peter Isaac said, and the project appears to have a chance to be completed on schedule and under budget.
After meeting with the project’s builder a
By Jane Smith
Guy Harvey hoopla has overtaken Boynton Beach.
“Who doesn’t like Guy Harvey?” Tom McClure responded when asked about a possible hotel going up in Boynton Beach. He is president of Boynton Intracoastal Group, which represent
South Palm Beach Mayor Bonnie Fischer, left, congratulates new Town Clerk Maylee De Jesus
after De Jesus was sworn in during the Jan. 26 council meeting. With De Jesus are her daughters, Marializ, left, and Veronica.
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By Dan Moffett
Ocean Ridge residents turned out in droves to complain about Mayor Geoff Pugh’s ideas for overhauling Old Ocean Boulevard.
Pugh didn’t mind that at all. He said the main thing he wanted was for them to turn out in droves.
“It
By Scott Simmons
HIGHLAND BEACH — A little more than five years ago, Flossy Keesely sat down in her Highland Beach penthouse with The Coastal Star to talk about her long life for a profile.
She greeted her interviewer, prepared lunch and pooh-p
By Steven J. Smith
HIGHLAND BEACH — Teaching, mentoring and placing students into the workforce were the central missions of Judith Bartlewski’s life and truly defined her, said Paul Bartlewski, her husband of 43 years.
“Judi had such a passion
Three areas between Lake Worth and Boca Raton proposed as no-take zones where fishing, lobstering could be banned.
By Willie Howard
Divers, anglers, boaters and others who enjoy South Florida’s coral reefs came to the Delray Beach Public Library
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes soon will correct a decades-old oversight when the town formally assumes ownership of Old Ocean Boulevard.
Town Attorney John Skrandel says the Florida Department of Transportation has agreed to sign the road over to Br
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
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
