Residents may remember the Bank of America plaza that used to occupy the northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach, where this 371-unit mixed-use development is planned. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach appea
Rena Abrams, age 102, has lived at the Carlisle in Lantana since her husband died in 2010. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Growing up in New Jersey between World War I and World War II, Rena Abrams did just about everything right. She studied hard, earn
By Sallie James
OCEAN RIDGE — Charles L. Lea Jr. was a high-profile venture capitalist whose boyish grin and infectious charm could put anyone at ease. A consummate gentleman with an unusual ability to make others feel heard, Mr. Lea died on April 3
OCEAN RIDGE — Avid skier, gardener and party host Carol Burrow of Ocean Ridge died April 3, surrounded by her husband and children. She was 70.
Born Aug. 15, 1953, in Washington, D.C., she spent most of her life in South Florida and graduated from So
By Steve Plunkett
Two years after the air horns on the Camino Real bridge started blaring every 20 minutes, neighbors are enjoying the sounds of silence.
“What a pleasure,” said Tom Tyghem, who lives on the Intracoastal Waterway two doors south of th
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Kathleen Bell was the power behind the phone.
When readers called to report that The Coastal Star had failed to appear in their driveways, she reassured them we would not fail again. When they called to praise us, she pass
By Mary Hladky
With Boca Raton about to celebrate its 100th birthday next year, city officials already are planning a year-long series of events in 2025 to commemorate this milestone.
The centennial date is May 26, but since that is Memorial Day, the
The Boca Raton wants to build more residential units on its 160-acre property.
The resort has proposed building two eight-story towers with a total of 80 units, a five-story parking garage and a new golf maintenance facility, according to a city summ
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana may allow five-story buildings on Ocean Avenue.
The decision is likely to be considered, at least, in the year ahead as the town grapples with redeveloping downtown, specifically four parcels on the north side of the road
By Rich Pollack
It has been a convenience, a place to go to mail packages or get your tax return in the mail without having to fight long lines and big crowds.
Now, however, it appears that the small community post office tucked in behind Town Hall a
By Mary Thurwachter
As Lantana’s population ages, the number of people with Alzheimer’s who leave their homes and wander aimlessly is on the rise, too, Police Chief Sean Scheller says.
Finding those folks quickly and returning them to safety is a con
By Mary Hladky
A year after Boca Raton hired a consultant to reimagine East Palmetto Park Road, residents finally have the opportunity to weigh in on how to improve the street’s appearance and make it safer and more inviting for pedestrians and bicyc
By Anne Geggis
An estate that fetched the heftiest sum ever paid for a Florida residence — and was bought by the world’s fifth-wealthiest person — likely will be getting two new buildings and losing another.
The Manalapan Town Commission unanimously
By Mary Hladky
Get ready to ride.
The city has hired Circuit Transit Inc., a Fort Lauderdale-based national shuttle company, to ferry passengers around Boca Raton’s core areas. Service was expected to start in mid to late June.
City Council members
Bridge-raising changes sought — Assistant Town Manager Eric Marmer said he would ask the U.S. Coast Guard to confine raising of the Ocean Avenue Bridge in Lantana to scheduled times and halt boats weekdays during morning rush, 7 to 9 a.m., and late a
By Mary Hladky
Annual Boca Raton “State of the City” speeches typically are modest affairs, taking place in venues such as the Downtown Library or at Chamber of Commerce breakfasts.
But Mayor Scott Singer morphed this year’s event into an April 10 “c
The Center for Arts and Innovation may include large open spaces that may use translucent material to protect from rain. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The Center for Arts and Innovation and its architectural firm, the renowned Renzo Piano Buildin
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes Inc. will pay 70% of the cost of police and fire rescue services in the next budget year, just like it has this year.
Susan Brannen, president of the corporation’s board, told town aldermen at their April 25 meeting th
The first of the 14 homes in the Bluewater Cove development sold in March for $4.8 million. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
The 14-home Bluewater Cove development on the north edge of Gulf Stream’s Place Au Soleil has notched its first sale, and at
