Town Hall update — The future of the South Palm Beach Town Hall remains in limbo, but Town Manager Jamie Titcomb shed some light on its status after the April Town Council meeting.
Titcomb said the last time the council received a report on the statu
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach is advancing a multiagency effort to improve pedestrian and vehicle safety at the busy East Atlantic Avenue and Swinton Avenue intersection.
If adopted, officials say the measures are intended to reduce pedestrian conflic
Dick Cohen of coastal Delray Beach, a classic car collector and retired professor, is surrounded by models but still covets the real thing: a 1969 Shelby GT350 convertible. He says it’s fun to drive. His shirt is a remembrance of a famous race car h
Hundreds of boats with thousands of people jammed into Lake Boca Raton for the unsanctioned Boca Bash, held annually on the last Sunday in April. Boca Raton police charged one person with boating under the influence. Officers with the Florida Fish an
One source of cats was this building, which had been covered in brush. The owners plan to build a new home. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream is moving to ease a feral cat problem after North County Road residents complained
By Rich Pollack
Palm Beach County is quickly moving forward with the development of Milani Park, filing permit applications and a massive compliance package with the town of Highland Beach in mid-April.
Once the permits are approved, the constructio
Staff report
While Florida is prohibiting its towns and cities from banning gas-powered leaf blowers, Delray Beach officials hope they’ve got another way of giving residents a break from the roar of those machines.
Instead of banning the blowers them
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Rental spaces in the former dairy farm called Briny Breezes were going for $3 a week when Dorothy McNeice’s father first parked his travel trailer there in October 1938. She was 10.
In 1958, when winter residents bought t
LANTANA — Jackson Hill Payne, 33, of Palm Beach, passed away on Feb. 1, leaving behind a profound sense of loss for all who knew and loved him.
Jackson graduated from the college-preparatory boarding program at The Frederick Gunn School in Washington
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Joan Nicholls lived a double life on Facebook.
She was Joan Nicholls on her personal page, and she was Joan Briny Nicholls on the page reserved for the countless photographs she took of her town and its people.
“She had h
Although expected, it is now official: The three candidates in Boca Raton’s mayoral race raised the astonishing total of just over $1.4 million.
City and state records show that winner Andy Thomson, who squeaked to victory by a mere five votes in the
Two former stars of The Real Housewives of Pretoria are accused of shoplifting thousands of dollars’ worth of groceries from the Boca Raton Publix at 1001 S. Federal Highway.
Petrus Viljoen, 57, and Melany Viljoen, 40, from South Africa, are charged
The ‘Legends Experience’ VIP package at The Boca Raton will include a four-night stay in the Tower penthouse and access to a World Cup match at Hard Rock Stadium. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Miami has never hosted the men’s FIFA World Cup until
Gulf Stream students speak through their artwork in Delray exhibit
By Rich Pollack
The first thing that might have caught a visitor’s eye in the Blackbox Gallery at Arts Garage in April was the diversity of the work — and the creativity evident in th
Amy and Bob DeVries contributed a gift to Boca Helping Hands that will help the nonprofit’s Food Assistance and Workforce Development programs. Photo provided
Boca Helping Hands will expand its Workforce Development and Food Assistance programs cour
The Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County hosted New York Times bestselling author Tayari Jones, who spoke to an audience of 600 book lovers. Jones’ novels include Kin (2026), An American Marriage (2018), Silver Sparrow (2011), The Untelling (2005)
The tour welcomed nearly 900 visitors to private residences in the Lake Ida neighborhood to benefit the Achievement Centers for Children & Families. Delray Buick GMC was the presenting sponsor. Entry fees support programs that serve children and fami
Dianna Wynn, president of the League of Women Voters of the United States, spoke to the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County as around 200 friends and supporters gathered for the annual fundraiser. Money raised will finance the group’s year-ro
The Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation hosted a celebration recognizing the school community and honoring the profound impact of Gulf Stream’s George Elmore, a longtime supporter and board member. The event was directed by honorary Chair Marti La
Community members and leaders gathered for the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center’s 15th annual Grabelsky Family Special Night for Special Needs ’Dream Builder’ celebration. The event supports programs of the JCC’s Helene & Roy Schwedelson
