By John Pacenti
Ocean Ridge Town Manager Lynne Ladner made the same mistake this year in preparing the budget as the one that led to the town’s inadvertently violating state law last year, Commissioner Carolyn Cassidy said at the Aug. 5 commission bu
By Mary Thurwachter
Some good news on the beach front. The long-awaited project to add sand could begin as soon as January. South Palm Beach Mayor Bonnie Fischer made that announcement during a Town Council meeting on Aug. 13.
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Town manager reviewed — Town Manager Jamie Titcomb received positive remarks from Town Council members as part of his annual evaluation on Aug. 12. Unlike previous managers, Titcomb, who earns $82 per hour, is part-time and limited to 25 hours a week
By Mary Thurwachter
South Palm Beach residents can expect the budget for FY 2025 to look much like this year’s with the same — or possibly slightly lower — tax rate. So said Town Manager Jamie Titcomb, who discussed the proposed budget during a works
Ocean Ridge Police Chief Scott McClure (right) and Lt. Aaron Tobin talk with longtime resident Edith Behm before escorting her and other residents out of the Briny Breezes Town Council meeting last month. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Residents agitat
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes is taking steps to clarify that fires on the beach are banned during turtle nesting season and require a permit from November through February.
After inconclusive discussions on April 25, May 23 and July 25 followed b
Dr. Tatyana Nektalova set up her dermatology practice in Plaza del Mar after realizing that barrier island residents had to cross the bridge and drive a ways to receive this service. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
One of the nicest perks dermatologist
The stump of a royal palm tree on one side of Federal Highway with four healthy ones on the other side of the road. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney sees the ghosts of dead palm trees. But Carney is not the k
By Rich Pollack
Hoping to streamline the code enforcement hearing process and ensure cases can be heard in a timely manner, Highland Beach commissioners last month approved a two-tiered system utilizing a magistrate for complex violation cases and a
By Rich Pollack
Information can be critical for first responders racing to an emergency. The more comprehensive the information, the better.
Knowing who lives in a house — pets included — before they respond to a fire can help emergency crews ensure
By Mary Thurwachter
It’s been 10 years since 72 acres of state-owned land — once home to the A.G. Holley state tuberculosis hospital — was sold to developers to build Water Tower Commons, the largest development in Lantana’s history.
While constructi
By Mary Hladky
The number of commuters using Brightline continues to slide downward, exacerbated by the company’s decision to eliminate on June 1 a reduced-fare monthly trip pass.
While long-haul ridership to and from Orlando sets records, short-haul
Reading tutors sought — Library director Kristine Kreidler said the town has teamed up with the Literacy Coalition of Palm Beach County to offer tutoring this fall between 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the library.
“We do need volunteers and have
By Mary Hladky
The historic Singing Pines Children’s Museum building will move to Meadows Park despite pleas by museum lovers to keep it at its current location near Boca Raton City Hall.
The City Council unanimously voted on Aug. 27 to reverse a dec
By Jane Musgrave
A week before Florida officials ignited a firestorm when plans surfaced for a golf course at Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Boynton Beach took steps to make sure Harvey E. Oyer Jr. Park will never be developed.
The move, which brough
Motorist rescued from Intracoastal — Boca Raton police and fire rescue rescued a 75-year-old Boca Raton woman from water near Silver Palm Park on Aug. 22 after she called police late at night saying she was lost and her car was filling with water.
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By John Pacenti
Could there be peace in Mudville?
There seems to be at least a detente between the East Boynton Beach Little League and the city of Boynton Beach. Meanwhile, the league’s players keep bringing home trophies, leaving the drama to the
The 2600 N. Ocean home design has two living floors, basement and rooftop terrace with pool. Renderings provided
The proposed 2600 N. Ocean home as viewed from A1A.
By Steve Plunkett
The city and a developer that for years has wanted to build on a v
By Tao Woolfe
While celebrating its 15th year in business, The Coastal Star received 13 awards for excellence from the Florida Press Association, a nod to the paper’s reporters, photographers, and artists who are showing how the paper endures.
“These
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Roy Simon loved Delray Beach.
A Delray native and a descendent of one of the community’s first families, Mr. Simon had a passion for his hometown. That energy charged much of his work and focused his vision on ideas th
