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Lantana: Planned docks aim to speed boaters’ access

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:22

By Margie Plunkett LANTANA — Sportsman Park is getting three sets of docks with $300,000 from the county, a measure that will relieve the wait when pulling boats out of the water. In addition, the new docks give boaters the chance to pull up and dock

Hurricane Preparedness: Post-storm plans are needed, too

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:16

By Mary Thurwachter For folks who have left the island for safer ground during a hurricane, it’s natural to get antsy about returning home to see how houses held up during the storm and to get a jump on the cleanup of fallen branches and other debri

Boynton approves status quo at inlet, sends report to county

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:13

By Linda Haase After years of discussions, the Boynton Inlet will remain as it is. At least for now. Boynton Beach commissioners voted June 2 to adopt the Boynton Inlet Committee’s recommendation to bypass other options, including widening or deepeni

Ocean Ridge: Signs sought to aid pedestrians

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:10

OCEAN RIDGE — Signs that warn motorists to stop for pedestrians, set for four crosswalks on A1A, got the go-ahead from commissioners in June at a cost of $2,000. The panel wants to install the signs in the middle of the road on breakaway poles at lo

Pedestrians skip crosswalk in favor of jay walk

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:08

By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — What if they built a crosswalk and nobody came? Last November, workers from the state Department of Transportation resurfaced State Road A1A by Atlantic Dunes Park. They added new sidewalks, new bike paths, and a new cross

Gulf Stream: New permit rates aim to cover town costs

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:06

GULF STREAM — The town set out a new schedule of building permit application fees designed to ensure that Gulf Stream’s costs are covered. “It’s not a mechanism to generate more revenue,” said Town Clerk Rita Taylor, “but to cover our costs.” The new

Ocean Ridge to resume summer spraying for no-see-ums

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:05

By Margie Plunkett OCEAN RIDGE — Ocean Ridge will resume barrier spraying to combat no-see-ums for three months through the end of the summer season at a price of up to $18,650. The commission’s vote to proceed followed a lengthy debate that spanned

Delray Beach: Unified design sought for beach area features

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:02

By Margie Plunkett DELRAY BEACH — There may be no harnessing the power of the sea, but the Beach Property Owners Association would at least like to design around it. The Beach Property Owners Association proposed to Delray Beach commissioners during

Delray Beach: Yacht Club plans for restaurant not slowed by foreclosure

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 15:00

By Rod Proctor A recent foreclosure action against owners of The Yacht Club at Delray Beach has not slowed plans to expand amenities and services at the Delray Beach landmark, according to the club’s membership director. Efforts continue to open a

Glass House condos get qualified approval from board

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 14:30

By Margie Plunkett

DELRAY BEACH — The site plan for the oceanfront Glass House condominiums got the go-ahead in June, following objections from opponents concerned that it was intended as a rehabilitation facility and that it was environmentally har

Resale therapy: Area thrift shops help you stretch your dollars

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 14:30

By Scott Simmons I love my Robert Graham shirt. But I didn’t love the big $200 price tag it carried new. So I was thrilled to find it for $15 — unworn — at a local thrift shop. I’m not alone. As the economy continues to tighten, more folks are turni

Boynton library goes green with book sales

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 13:34

By Ron Hayes BOYNTON BEACH — Every book is a new book if you haven’t read it yet. Now the Boynton Beach City Library is recycling old books in a new way. While local libraries might sponsor periodic used-book sales, or find a spare table here or th

Make your own ice cream

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 13:22

Under her mother's watchful eye, Lana Valdez from Delray Beach concentrates on shaking a mixture of sugar, milk and vanilla for 15 minutes to freeze the ice cream at the 2nd Annual Ice Cream Social at the Schoolhouse Children's Museum in Boynton Bea

You scream, I scream for ice cream!

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 13:13

By Jan Norris It’s always sundae at the local ice cream shops – especially in summer when melting residents look to ice cream for a chill thrill. July is National Ice Cream Month, so parlors and shops around the country celebrate the frozen treat.

Meet your neighbor: Ed Manley

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:30

Caption: Briny Breezes resident and 101st Airborne Infantry Division, 502nd Parachute Battalion veteran Ed Manley returned to Normandy on the 50th anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1994, to jump again.

Through good, bad and worse, he’s lived life ‘ful

Summer brings opportunities at close-to-home clubs

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:25

By Mary Thurwachter Despite a slumping economy, many private island clubs are sitting pretty this summer.

At the Delray Beach Club, a 40-year-old beauty designed by architect Samuel Ogren Jr., summer membership is up 20 percent over last year, said

McCarty departs sentencing straight to jail

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:12

By Emily J. Minor Former Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty’s life as a public servant ended with emotion and a bit of surprise in early June when she was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in federal prison, then whisked off that very mor

Public hearing will air city’s definition of family: Delray Beach

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:10

By Margie Plunkett How do you define a family? Delray Beach’s version will be that a family is no more than three unrelated people living in a single-family house if commissioners vote to approve an ordinance at their first meeting in July. The ordi

Obituary — Alice Nan Edge

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:06

By Mary Katherine Stump Hypoluxo Island — Alice Nan Edge, 80, a long-time resident of Hypoluxo Island in Lantana, passed away peacefully at her home on June 16 following an extended illness. Mrs. Edge was a life-long resident of Palm Beach County, h

Obituary – Elizabeth Matthews Paton

Posted by Mary Kate Leming on July 2, 2009 at 12:04

By Ron Hayes DELRAY BEACH — During her 40 years in the area, Elizabeth Matthews Paton played golf at The Little Club in Gulf Stream, and she wrote its history. She enjoyed the beach, and worked to beautify it. Mrs. Paton, who died May 22, had celeb