By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town officials are once again going back to the drawing board as they continue searching for professionals to design and enclose two terraces at the public library.
After discovering last month that a company r
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By Rich Pollack
Voters in Highland Beach will be selecting a vice mayor on March 10 and will have a chance to approve spending on two water service-related projects, one replacing aging water mains and another designed to improve the quality of w
By Sallie James
Boca Raton has discontinued its red light camera program in the wake of recent litigation that red-flagged the issuance of traffic tickets by a third party vendor.
At a Feb. 10 council meeting, City Manager Leif Ahnell announc
Peggy and Phillip DeZwirek
Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation received a $2 million donation from Phillip and Peggy DeZwirek to name the Phillip and Peggy DeZwirek Center for Spinal Disorders and Back Pain in the hospital’s new Marcus Neuro
By Sallie James
To vape or not to vape? That was the question.
The answer came with a 3-2 vote in February when Boca Raton City Council members tabled a proposal to ban electronic cigarette use in public places, citing concern over a lack of
Love of Literacy Luncheon committee members (in front) Penny Kosinski, Bettina Young, Chiara Clark, (in back) Gina Brody, Cristy Fimiani, Sylvie Bergeron, Kristin Calder and Megan Mulry. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
The chairwoman of this year’s Love
By Sallie James
A free, on-call electric cart service may be coming to Boca Raton’s downtown as an alternative mode of transportation to ease a chronic parking crunch.
The owner of Delray Beach’s Downtowner has expressed interest in expanding
Paul Homer, of Boca Raton, leads a nature walk during Sea Turtle Day at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
on Feb. 28. The event featured a critter corner, craft activities, aquarium feedings, nature walks and a food truck area.
Photos by Madeline Gray/The
By Rich Pollack
Before he started working on his Eagle project, 16-year-old Boca Raton Boy Scout Charlie Schmidt didn’t know all that much about the Boca Raton Airport.
He knew that during World War II what is now an executive airfield used
More than 200 guests attended the season’s third conversation, featuring Jonathan Adler and Simon Doonan. Adler is an author, designer and potter, and Doonan has worked in fashion for three decades. Both are part-time Palm Beach residents. ABOVE: Pen
Walkers are led by Kiwanis Club of Boca Raton President Ro Robozzi (in red shirt) as more than 150
Key Club students from three Boca Raton high schools — together with Kiwanians, city officials and sponsors —
participated in a one-mile procession to
By Steve Plunkett
Severe corrosion of metal connectors on Gumbo Limbo Nature Center’s popular boardwalk has forced Boca Raton to close the wooden pathway until it can be repaired or renovated, a task that could take at least six months and more t
The American Humane Association honored philanthropist Lois Pope at a special event with the theme ‘Lois Pope: Our Light of Compassion.’ Pope was recognized for her generosity and leadership in building a more humane world. ‘We can think of no humani
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach voters will have plenty to think about when they go to the polls March 10 to elect a mayor and decide the fate of four charter amendments.
Councilwoman Bernice “Bonnie” Fischer gave the town its first contested
Honoree Mary Wong and Grammy Award-winning reggae star Shaggy shined a light on Haiti’s housing needs during the 20th-annual fundraiser, where guests pledged enough money to build homes for 40 destitute families in the area surrounding Pon Batay. ‘Ev
By Steven J. Smith
Boca Raton police will have an extra $200,000 for training and equipment, thanks to the new Boca Raton Police Foundation launched in late February.
Former Boca Raton Deputy Mayor Peter Baronoff and his wife, Carmel, hosted
By Jane Smith
The Kanner & Pintaluga law firm finally has a new Florida home in downtown Boca Raton after a multiyear search from Boynton Beach south to Fort Lauderdale.
The personal injury firm is renovating 45,000 square feet of space in th
Loggerhead sea turtle Betty White peeks over the edge of her enclosure during Sea Turtle Day
at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton.
Madeline Gray/The Coastal Star
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By Sallie James
Keeping the waterways free of navigation-clogging silt so boats can pass freely is a pricey proposition.
To help cover the cost of a huge dredging project to clear the silt from the Hillsboro Canal, Boca Raton officials are h
The projected view of the project at the southwest corner of Ocean and Federal.
Rendering provided
By Jane Smith
Boynton Beach finally has a project to jump-start its mostly vacant downtown.
The city’s Community Redevelopment Agency boa
