By Margie Plunkett
Retirement, holiday and emergency-duty bonuses are now official policy for Ocean Ridge, formalized after years of tradition — and considerable current discussion.
Two recently retired police officers became the first awarded
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By Rich Pollack
The city of Delray Beach now has a new high-tech weapon in its battle against trash-can overflow.
For months, representatives from the Beach Property Owners’ Association have voiced concerns about trash spilling out of cans alo
Delray Beach Fire-Rescue veteran Danielle Connor was named chief in December, following the resignation of David James effective Nov. 12 after extensive absences due to health issues.
Connor has been with the Delray Beach Fire-Rescue since 1993 and ha
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream town leaders have abandoned hope of recovering any property taxes that residents of the annexed pocket are paying Palm Beach County for services they no longer receive.
At the town’s urging, County Commissioner Ste
By Margie Plunkett
Boston’s continuing restaurant renovation withstood a neighbor’s appeal before the City Commission, but not before the establishment gave up a planned outdoor lobster cooker.
Commissioners later required an additional conditiona
Once Lantana’s Ocean Avenue Bridge closes in March, island dwellers will be looking to other businesses and restaurants for some of the same services and foods. Some favorite Lantana spots will be worth the drive (of course) and many favorite res
By Margie Plunkett
Despite years of budget scrimping, Lantana Council went on a spending spree in December, approving a $1.2 million waterfront land purchase and $38,735 in beach pavilion renovations.
The bank-owned Intracoastal property to be
A group of sixth graders from Gulf Stream School, led by
Philipp Reutter (far right), came up with a novel idea to celebrate the holidays while also benefitting kids at the Achievement Centers for Children & Families in Delray Beach. Each guest brou
By Tim O’Meilia
The future of the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn — which pitted neighbor against neighbor and roiled South Palm Beach politics for four years — is now in the hands of a foreclosure judge.
The owners of the two-story, 58-unit motel,
By Ron Hayes
GULF STREAM — On the wall of his New York study, the celebrated journalist Bill Moyers keeps signed photographs of the great men he has known — John F. Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson.
He also keeps a photograph of Robert F
Henry Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway changed life in Southeast Florida. A century ago, it made its way over the waters of the Keys.
By Nancy Klingener
As early as the 1830s — within the first decade of Key West’s settlement — town boosters w
By Tim O’Meilia
Out-of-towners traveling I-95 and headed for the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Manalapan or Grandma and Grandpa’s condo in South Palm Beach better have an updated GPS system.
When the Ocean Avenue bridge is closed in March for repl
Eleanor and Heath Larry stand beside their Bentley at the Ballentrae condominium in the late 1970s.
Photo provided
By Ron Hayes
GULF STREAM — Heath and Eleanor Larry were married for 73 years.
She died on Nov. 20, at 95.
He died on Dec. 18, e
By Steve Pike
You might say Tony Chateauvert owes his job to two things: A navy blue blazer and a box of crayons. The blazer goes back more than 25 years and the crayons go back less than one year.
An explanation: As an aspiring golf profession
By Ron Hayes
Would you spend a little time to give the past a future?
In 1986, the Delray Beach Historical Society created a time capsule to mark the city’s Diamond Jubilee.
Among other items, the capsule held a cassette tape from C. Spencer
By Ron Hayes
How many families does it take to sell a light bulb?
In Boynton Beach, just one.
But they have to sell it for 40 years.
This year, Dale and Edris Hatch, their children, their grandchildren and their great-grandchildren will c
Bethesda Ball supporters attended a luncheon and fashion show at 32 East in December featuring the fashions of Miami couture designer Rene Ruiz.
The 57th Ball coincides with the 65th year of the Bethesda Hospital Foundation. Activities planned for th
(l-r) Event Co-Chair Heidi Sargeant; anchor WPEC, CBS 12 Suzanne Boyd; library director Alan Kornblau; and Event Co-Chair Becky Walsh.
Everybody needs a good laugh. So why not get some giggles and help raise money for a good cause at the same time?
We’re keeping it Coastal this holiday season.
That’s right — Coastal. For our fourth holiday gift guide, we’re looking at objects inspired by our lives along the shore.
What better time to reflect on life in paradise?
With the sand and the surf
By Margie Plunkett
and Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach coastal residents rallied in December in protest of planned luxury beach-side sober houses, filling commission chambers at two meetings and spurring city leaders to scour law in search of changes that
