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By Emily J. Minor

His last haircut — before The Big One — was in southern California in February
2009, during an impromptu family trip to Disneyland. He and his dad dodged into
a local shop and got it all cut off for reasons involving imme

The Lilly Pulitzer dresses worn by our local models in the August edition were provided courtesyof C. Orrico, 1218 E. Atlantic Ave., Delray Beach. 278-5353. The store is open 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday.

By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley

We’ve had a long, hot

I don’t think I’m a snob. But, except on rare occasions, I don’t go west of I-95 or south of Linton to dine or shop.

I have friends who live south and west, but I don’t see them very often. I can’t explain it. I used to work in Miami Beach and

By Steve Plunkett

Homeowners would pay $800 to $1,100 a year for 20 years to put overhead electric,telephone and cable TV wires underground, the town’s consulting engineer says.

The cost will depend on how much each household benefits from buryi

By Margie Plunkett

The Delray Beach City Commission’s decision to explore turning to the Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office for police protection was dropped as quickly as it was launched early last month, deflated after the panel learned that see

Delray Beach has set a course to boost the price of storing a sailboat on the beach.

Commissioners passed an ordinance on first reading Aug. 17 to increase the annual fee forstoring a sailboat on the municipal beach to $250 plus sales tax, up fro

By Thom Smith

Colonel Sanders was the chicken king, but Michelle Bernstein may be the new queen, andif enough of her subjects seek an audience, it could be good news for the troubled Omphoy Resort just north of the Lake Worth bridge.

The rag

By Angie Francalancia

Leaders in the coastal communities were rejoicing over the recent news thatcontroversial Senate Bill 360 had been declared unconstitutional — a bill they believed would have opened the door to rampant coastal development and

By Tim O’Meilia

Basil Diamond, the man who led the battle to revamp Manalapan’s voting system eightyears ago, is back on the Town Commission. But he isn’t the mayor, as many had hoped.

Instead, commissioners chose Vice Mayor Kelly Gottlieb, who wa

By Dianna Smith

The Wachovia Bank near Briny Breezes is closing and consolidating with a nearby branch, leaving longtime customers with one less bank on the island.

The bank is scheduled to close on Sept. 21.

Branch Manager Ray Lanzi would only sa

By Tim O’Meilia

For the second month in a row, the South Palm Beach Town Council rejected a request by the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn by the same 3-2 vote.

In July, the request was to operate watercraft. On Aug. 25, it was to extend bar hours on Fri

By Emily J. Minor

Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi is looking into red-light and surveillance cameras for the two major intersections in the town of Ocean Ridge, and he’s including Briny
Breezes in that research.
If it happens, the Briny cam

Name: Richard Lincoln

Years in Lantana: 10