Development authority member removed — In an unprecedented action, the Delray Beach City Commission voted to remove a Downtown Development Authority board member.
The 4-1 vote at the commission’s April 16 meeting came on the heels of a Palm Beach Cou
By Rich Pollack
The year-long State Road A1A improvement project through Highland Beach and part of southern Delray Beach has been pushed back and now isn’t expected to start until late May or early June.
In an email to elected officials in both muni
By Anne Geggis
The three traffic citations a Lantana woman received after driving her 2020 Kia Soul into a group of cyclists on State Road A1A in Gulf Stream in January — injuring three critically — won’t leave any marks on her driving record.
A judg
By Brian Biggane
Even as it works toward the construction of a new Town Hall and community center, the South Palm Beach Town Council finds itself in a period of upheaval.
Following the resignation of longtime member Robert Gottlieb in December, the c
By Brian Biggane
The woman charged in the November hit-and-run death of a South Palm Beach woman has multiple DUI offenses and has been driving without a valid license for the past seven years, according to court documents.
Amneris Ramos, 43, listed
The body of a 32-year-old man found March 17 on the South Palm Beach shore has been identified and an autopsy report shows that he died of natural causes — an asthma attack.
The body of Maximiliano Lujan-Rodriguez, 32, of Palm Springs, clad in a shir
Legislative wrap-up — State Rep. Mike Caruso and Sen. Bobby Powell, both of whose constituencies include the town, gave a 40-minute report on the recently concluded legislative session at the Town Council meeting in April. While their work was signif
By Steve Plunkett
With Gulf Stream officials saying they’re close to a deal to get water from Boynton Beach, its longtime supplier Delray Beach has issued a drop-dead date — June 17, 2025 — to get off its system.
Gulf Stream and Boynton Beach elected
Residents may remember the Bank of America plaza that used to occupy the northeast corner of Ocean Avenue and Federal Highway in Boynton Beach, where this 371-unit mixed-use development is planned. Rendering provided
By Tao Woolfe
Boynton Beach appea
Rena Abrams, age 102, has lived at the Carlisle in Lantana since her husband died in 2010. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Growing up in New Jersey between World War I and World War II, Rena Abrams did just about everything right. She studied hard, earn
By Sallie James
OCEAN RIDGE — Charles L. Lea Jr. was a high-profile venture capitalist whose boyish grin and infectious charm could put anyone at ease. A consummate gentleman with an unusual ability to make others feel heard, Mr. Lea died on April 3
OCEAN RIDGE — Avid skier, gardener and party host Carol Burrow of Ocean Ridge died April 3, surrounded by her husband and children. She was 70.
Born Aug. 15, 1953, in Washington, D.C., she spent most of her life in South Florida and graduated from So
By Steve Plunkett
Two years after the air horns on the Camino Real bridge started blaring every 20 minutes, neighbors are enjoying the sounds of silence.
“What a pleasure,” said Tom Tyghem, who lives on the Intracoastal Waterway two doors south of th
By Ron Hayes
DELRAY BEACH — Kathleen Bell was the power behind the phone.
When readers called to report that The Coastal Star had failed to appear in their driveways, she reassured them we would not fail again. When they called to praise us, she pass
By Mary Hladky
With Boca Raton about to celebrate its 100th birthday next year, city officials already are planning a year-long series of events in 2025 to commemorate this milestone.
The centennial date is May 26, but since that is Memorial Day, the
The Boca Raton wants to build more residential units on its 160-acre property.
The resort has proposed building two eight-story towers with a total of 80 units, a five-story parking garage and a new golf maintenance facility, according to a city summ
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana may allow five-story buildings on Ocean Avenue.
The decision is likely to be considered, at least, in the year ahead as the town grapples with redeveloping downtown, specifically four parcels on the north side of the road
By Rich Pollack
It has been a convenience, a place to go to mail packages or get your tax return in the mail without having to fight long lines and big crowds.
Now, however, it appears that the small community post office tucked in behind Town Hall a
By Mary Thurwachter
As Lantana’s population ages, the number of people with Alzheimer’s who leave their homes and wander aimlessly is on the rise, too, Police Chief Sean Scheller says.
Finding those folks quickly and returning them to safety is a con
By Mary Hladky
A year after Boca Raton hired a consultant to reimagine East Palmetto Park Road, residents finally have the opportunity to weigh in on how to improve the street’s appearance and make it safer and more inviting for pedestrians and bicyc
