By Steve Plunkett
After 19 months as a Gulf Stream town commissioner, Thom Smith has called it quits, resigning his position at the end of the board’s Nov. 9 meeting.
“I have been honored and thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to serve the town I fee
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s police officers soon will be adding a burst of color to their shoulders.
Police Chief Richard Jones tapped into his inner artist after deciding the current shoulder patch was “very poor, at best” and did nothing to con
Corey Merritt and his son Henry, 6, avoid the incoming tide as it crashes into and erodes the dunes at the north end of Delray Beach. Photos by Tim Stepien and Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Heavy weather just shy of a tropical storm rating brought day
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana voters will have a choice for mayor in the March 19 election.
Challenging incumbent Karen Lythgoe will be George Velazquez, 57, an alternate on the town’s planning and zoning board. Although his legal name is “Jorge,” his
By Mary Thurwachter
For the second consecutive year, the Lantana Town Council gave a generous merit raise — 5% — to Town Manager Brian Raducci and heaped praise on his work.
“We’re one of the luckiest councils in Palm Beach County having him as our
Resistance to setback change — An ordinance to modify the rear setback requirements related to waterfront lots sailed through the Town Council on its first reading in October, but it faced pushback from Hypoluxo Island residents on the second reading
By Steve Plunkett
Final asphalt paving completed? Check.
Drainage ponds at Glades Road interchange done? Check.
Tolls being collected on Interstate 95’s new express lanes? Check.
The clock is winding down on the Florida Department of Transportation’s
Ellen Barnes has been picking up trash from the beach near her home in South Palm Beach for more than 20 years. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Like many of her South Palm Beach neighbors, Ellen Barnes takes frequent walks along the beach. Unlike most,
By Rich Pollack
The battle between Delray Beach and Highland Beach over who owes who money for fire service fees heated up after a preliminary report from state auditors showed the city failed to bill the town $2.2 million, mostly for pension contrib
By Brian Biggane
LANTANA — Longtime Hypoluxo Island resident Carol Titcomb died surrounded by family on Nov. 23. She was 91.
Born Carol L. Milemore in Northport, New York, on Jan. 14, 1932, Mrs. Titcomb planned to attend Cornell University to become
By Mary Hladky
The Beach Condo Association of Boca Raton, Highland Beach and Delray Beach is all about safety.
To that end, members have surveyed the Spanish River Boulevard bridge and portions of State Road A1A, documenting needed road and pavement
By Mary Hladky
The Florida Department of Transportation is preparing to embark on a $7.3 million project that will completely make over the nearly 5-mile stretch of A1A that runs through Boca Raton.
The project is still four years off, starting in th
By Mary Thurwachter
A Lantana contractor is among four men indicted for their alleged roles in fraudulently obtaining a multimillion-dollar construction contract from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
Matthew West, 52, chief executive of West C
By Steve Plunkett
Alderwoman Kathy Gross was reelected without opposition Nov. 28 when qualifying for the March election ended, and Briny Breezes residents will have a choice to make in the mayor’s race.
Ted Gross, the alderwoman’s husband, and Keith
By Mary Hladky
Two well-known candidates are vying to replace term-limited Deputy Mayor Monica Mayotte in the March 19 Boca Raton election.
Andy Thomson is making a new bid to serve on the City Council after he resigned last year to pursue his candid
By Mary Hladky
The team assembled to develop the Center for Arts and Innovation is moving quickly to make the proposed cultural campus in Mizner Park a reality.
In a Nov. 27 update to City Council members, center chair and CEO Andrea Virgin said she
By Mary Hladky
Mark Stahlbaum has a pigeon problem.
His neighbor feeds pigeons. The free meals draw ever more pigeons and they now number about 165. They poop on his house and cars, cause damage and create a smelly mess.
“I am horrified by what I hav
By Mary Hladky
Residents wishing to address the City Council will have to speak quickly.
Council members approved an ordinance on Nov. 14 that reduces the time allotted to people who want to weigh in on city matters from 5 minutes to 3.
The intent is
Flowers on the west side of State Road A1A in South Palm Beach memorialize Hatixhe Laiqi, who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Nov. 10. There were no skid marks or other easily visible evidence that showed an accident had occurred. The condo in
Highland Beach will welcome back seasonal residents and celebrate the arrival of the holidays with the annual Mingle & Jingle event set for Dec. 7.
Featuring food trucks, a deejay, kids crafts and the lighting of the town’s official Christmas tree,
