By Jane Smith
The stalled Atlantic Crossing project sold in mid-June to partner Edwards Cos., of Ohio, for $38.5 million.
The nearly 9-acre property, which sits at the prominent corner of Federal Highway and Atlantic Avenue in downtown Del
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By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes Town Council members gave preliminary approval to extending an agreement with the city of Boynton Beach for fire-rescue services at the town meeting on June 23.
The town is in the final year of a fire-rescue contr
A suspicious fire June 28 consumed the pavilion at Atlantic Dunes Park located on A1A near Linton Boulevard.
Two other fires damaged a tiki hut and a gazebo at private homes in Delray Beach and Gulf Stream on the same night.
The cause of the fires wa
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach will host another workshop on its Town Square project, but this time commissioners have agreed to save the historic high school as part of the 16.5-acre development.
The Town Square discussion threatened to overwhelm
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency wants to consolidate plans in its six areas this summer with the goal of giving developers and residents predictability on what can be done at each location.
“We don’t want to mis
The Little House restaurant will reopen as Fork Play with 30 additional seats and an enclosed porch.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
The Little House will become Fork Play when the Boynton Beach eatery opens later this year.
Its owners receiv
By Jane Smith
With clear direction from the new City Commission to save the historic Boynton Beach High School, the Community Redevelopment Agency is seeking a $350,000 matching grant to remove mold, mildew and other environmental hazards inside t
By Dan Moffett
After hearing complaints from council members about poor communication, South Palm Beach Town Attorney Brad Biggs is proposing a new arrangement that will change how he does his job.
Biggs told the council to consider renewing hi
By Jane Smith
All Aboard Florida is continuing to add double tracks and quiet zone devices to south county coastal cities for its Brightline high-speed rail that will link Miami to Orlando along the FEC railroad tracks.
While the double tracks
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency will have an additional $5.7 million to spend in the next budget year.
The extra money comes from an estimated 14.6 percent increase in property tax income and $3.6 million from th
Dick Schmidt drew heavily on his experiences in the Caribbean and as a sailor and pilot
when writing his book, The Boy and the Dolphin.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Accountant. Developer. Pilot. Sailor. Philanthropist.
Dick Schmidt of Boca Ra
By Dan Moffett
MANALAPAN — Over the years, Manalapan’s Ronald Barsanti gave hundreds of thousands of dollars to help poor families, but he also helped them with his hammer and saw.
“Ron was a skilled carpenter who knew a lot about woodworking,”
DELRAY BEACH — Maryruth Price Pfeiffer, our beautiful mother and the heart of our family, went to heaven on June 9. She was born on the Fourth of July, 1928, in Dearborn, Mich. Maryruth was the daughter of the late Eleanore and Martin Price.
S
Hurricane Alley owner Kim Kelly is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her Boynton Beach raw bar and restaurant.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Grab a seat toward the end of the bar at Boynton Beach’s landmark Hurricane Alley Raw Ba
The George Snow Scholarship Fund awarded $687,483 to 72 students headed for college. (L-R) Frank Feiler,
Helen Babione, Janice Williams, scholarship recipients Chrismine Louis, Erica Hennessy
and Lauren Smith, Ingrid Fulmer, Bonnie Halperin and Jon K
By Emily J. Minor
MANALAPAN — John J. Murphy, a proud Catholic Irishman whose young parents emigrated to America when they were still teenagers, died May 24 with his beloved wife, Pamela, at his side. He was 81.
A self-made businessman, Mr.
Jennifer Medici carries her son James, 5, during the Cason Color 5K Fun Run
in Delray Beach. Runners and walkers took part in the fundraising event on A1A.
Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
A 5.4-acre parcel at the south end of Highland Beach is the future site of the county’s Milani Park.
The land won’t be developed as a park for at least four years, but trespassers are holding
parties there, building bonfires and perhaps disturbing tu
By Steve Plunkett
Along with choosing a new president of the United States, Boca Raton voters in November will be asked to decide the fate of the city-owned Wildflower property.
The City Council decided to give voters the chance to choose “Yes”
By Sallie James
and Steve Plunkett
It’s not over yet.
Despite a court ruling that Boca Raton city officials erred in giving the Chabad of East Boca Raton permission to build a new synagogue and museum, Chabad officials aren’t giving up the fig
