By Tim O’Meilia
Manatees — those lovable, lumbering, cow-faced, half-ton marine mammals that putter along in Palm Beach County’s Intracoastal Waterway — will get extra protection from boaters this winter from six new boating speed zones in south co
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Wilma Ann Elmore of Delray Beach
By Ron Hayes
GULF STEAM — Wilma Ann and George Elmore moved to Delray Beach in the early 1950s and started a small paving business they named Hardrives. George paved driveways for $125 each. Wilma did the b
By C.B. Hanif
Seeking something different for a Thanksgiving essay brought the intriguing thought of marrying the theme of this column — spiritual perspectives on uniting humanity — and my fascination with new media technology.
That led to the idea o
Some policemen win respect with a deep voice, handcuffs and a gun.
“Officer Doc” won Ocean Ridge with a soft touch, a big smile and a box of Milk Bone dog biscuits.
Win the affection of the residents’ dogs and you’ve won the res
324 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $2.8000* $2.7830*
General Fund Budget $3.4 million
42,431 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.02* $3.15*
Operating Budget
4,196 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.2542* $3.407*
General Fund Budget
A not too scary place to start is at “Halloween in the Hammock” at The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton on Oct. 22. Take a mysterious (but
By Liz Best
They are the unsung heroes of Delray Beach — a team of volunteers,
An oceanfront custom home is under construction at 1040 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan. The home includes 23,795 square feet and a guest house. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Christine Davis
Waterfront building in Manalapan is booming, big time.
“Oh, my! We
Starting Oct. 1, fire service — or ambulance service — will take longer to reach Ocean Ridge and Briny Breezes.
That’s because Boynton Beach, which provides fire rescue services to both towns, will be removing from operati
On the verge of a trial and already having spent thousands on legal fees, the owners of Splashdown Divers and the Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency agreed late last month that their money would be better spent not
The U.S. Census Bureau says the seaside mobile home town of Briny Breezes has precisely 800 homes. Everyone in town knows that’s wrong by several hundred.
Just walk down the street and count them: 484.
The bureau was much cl
493 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $10* $10*
General Fund Budget
The claim was one of two brought by t
No joy marked the advisory approval of what could become the town’s newest subdivision — six homes on the 6-acre-plus Spence estate.
“I would recommend with great sadness that we approve the demolition permit,’’ Architectural Review a
Residents of condos at the St. Andrews Club just north of town will benefit from Gulf Stream’s underground utilities project without spending a dime.
Town commissioners decided Sept. 15 to pull $450,000 from reserves to prepay Gul
A customer who uses 6,000 gallons of water/wastewater per month will see his bill increase by $1.23 or 1.8 percent. Someone who uses 10,000 gallons per month would se
4,407 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.2395* $3.2395*
General Fund Budget
Gulf Stream town officials are taking off the gloves in their quest to recover some of the tax money property owners in the annexed pocket paid Palm Beach County for 2011.
Mayor William Koch Jr. asked County Commissioner Steve
