A nine-block stretch of Atlantic Avenue, the center of Delray Beach’s cultural, dining and entertainment hub, should become the city’s sixth historic district, the city’s Planning and Zoning Board voted 3-1 following a public hearing June 19.
The rec
By Larry Barszewski
Delray Beach property owners could see their city tax rate drop again this year — the 11th consecutive year the rate has been reduced or stayed the same — though many homeowners and businesses would still end up paying more taxes
Carol Titcomb and her husband of 73 years, Ray, have lived in their Hypoluxo Island home since 1985. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Carol Titcomb haș always been on the move and, at 92, the Hypoluxo Island resident shows few signs of slowing down.
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Commission OKs raise from $52,250 to $61,250, with chance for more
Related: Highland Beach: Town counts on police pay boost to bolster recruitment efforts
By Steve Plunkett
Police officers’ starting pay in Gulf Stream jumped in June from the very bo
New deal with union increases starting salary by $15,000, to $70,000
Related: Gulf Stream: Police starting pay jumps 17%, making town more competitive
By Rich Pollack
For the Highland Beach Police Department, recruiting new officers has long been a
By Tao Woolfe
The United States Postal Service, which hopes to stay in downtown Boynton Beach, will have to wait for a decision until the city re-advertises for new developers and new plans.
The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency last year
By Tao Woolfe
The city has given the developers of a restaurant — to be created partly on the site of the historic Oscar Magnuson house — until November to resubmit their site plan application.
Developer Anthony Barber, who also owns Troy’s Barbeque
BOYNTON BEACH —Virginia W. “Ginny” Foot enjoyed a life active in professional accomplishments, baseball fandom, travel and her church. She died June 17, a year after her cancer diagnosis. She was 81.
Born July 19, 1941, to Joseph White and Jane Montg
BOYNTON BEACH — Thomas Edwin Kaiser, a tireless activist for fellow veterans, died May 17 in Delray Beach. He was 95.
Born Jan. 29, 1928, in Mount Vernon, New York, Tom enlisted at 17 in the Navy, in January 1945, after losing his beloved brother Bo
OCEAN RIDGE — Marvin H. Ginsky of New York, Florida and Connecticut, died peacefully June 8. He was 92.
Born in New York City on Aug. 2, 1930, Marvin spent his high school years hanging out at Pete’s Pool Room in the Bronx, then worked his way throu
ABOVE: A crowd gathers at the 11th annual Father’s Day Classic Car Show at Mizner Park in Boca Raton, which drew more than 100 vehicles. Proceeds benefited Make-A-Wish Southern Florida.
BELOW: The grille of a 1958 Buick Riviera Estate Wagon.
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By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana residents got a first look at the town’s completed master plan June 14.
Dana Little, the urban design director for the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council who spearheaded the effort, appeared at a special Town Council
LEFT: Donald Ross’ original design for the course. RIGHT: Pro golfer Gene Sarazen blasts out of a bunker in the 1950s at the Delray Beach municipal golf course. Photos provided by Donald Ross Society and Delray Beach Historical Society
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By Mary Hladky
The City Council has unanimously approved the One South Ocean luxury residential project that will replace a now-demolished three-story office building and 20 townhomes at the intersection of Palmetto Park Road and State Road A1A.
The p
By Steve Plunkett
The Boca Raton Community Garden in Meadows Park will bear the name of one of its original guiding lights, the late Mayor Susan Whelchel.
Whelchel, who died in November, “was a wonderful steward for our great city,” said Jamie Sauer,
Recent renourishment efforts not only widened the beach, but also improved navigation at the Boca Raton Inlet. Photo provided
Boca Raton has received a “Best Restored Beach Award” from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association for its c
By Mary Hladky
Attorneys who prevailed in litigation that resulted in a court ruling striking down Boca Raton and Palm Beach County ordinances banning the controversial practice of conversion therapy on minors are now seeking $2.1 million in attorney
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach commissioners got their first glance at a proposed budget that is larger than the previous one — thanks mainly to the creation of a new fire department — but does not require an increase in the tax rate.
“This is a bala
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton’s only billboard might disappear if its owner and the city can agree on how soon it would happen and what types of advertising would not appear.
City Council members signaled a willingness to reach an agreement on June 12
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Finance Director Stephen Kaplan gave Town Council members and residents a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget during a June 12 workshop.
Among the highlights, Lantana saw a 17.1% increase — or $262 million m
