Pedro Luna leads a recent sunrise yoga class near Atlantic Avenue. He said city code enforcers sent him a notice April 10 ordering him to stop holding the sessions. Photo provided by Kelly Rodriguez
By Larry Barszewski
Groups doing yoga on the beach
By Mary Thurwachter
The Lantana Town Council unanimously approved revisions April 10 to the town’s traffic calming policy.
Changes include one that allows residents who are renting their homes to participate in petitions for traffic calming, with th
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana officials have been talking about possibly closing the Pine Street railroad crossing since November and hosted a standing-room-only workshop on the subject on April 6.
The closing would happen only if the town is successfu
A privacy fence was installed around the site of the new fire station as construction began last month. The project means a temporary loss of about 25 parking spaces at Town Hall, and the town is working on solutions for that issue. Tim Stepien/The C
Linda Silpe’s home studio in Manalapan shows some of her artwork. But her primary passion is education. As a Norton Museum docent she helped start an education program for aspiring docents. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Education has always played a s
Barry Donaldson’s winning design. Rendering provided
By Rich Pollack
When Highland Beach commissioners came up with the idea for a welcome sign contest to get residents more involved in the town, they hoped for a strong show of support.
But they we
City Council members on April 11 unanimously adopted a resolution that denounces and condemns all types of racism and bigotry, including an “alarming” rise in antisemitism.
The resolution was requested by Mayor Scott Singer, who is Jewish. He cited
The Planning and Zoning Board has recommended the City Council approve plans for a 70-unit residential building at the southwest corner of Palmetto Park Road and A1A. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
After years of negotiations and design changes,
Howard Parker owns two adjacent half-acre lots on Lands End Road. Manalapan commissioners rejected his request for a variance to resize them, to create a larger, .7-acre parcel for his home and a reduced, .33-acre parcel that would be developable. Re
OCEAN RIDGE — Dorothy Jean (Copenhaver) Taylor of Ocean Ridge died at home Feb. 26, surrounded by family. She was 100.
Dorothy was born Dec. 6, 1922, to Mary Helen and Lloyd Copenhaver in Joliet, Illinois. She was an only child who loved sports and o
The Residences of Boca is a 12-story, 190-apartment complex that’s set to rise just west of Federal Highway between Southwest Third and Fifth streets. Rendering provided
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has unanimously approved a luxury residential
By Rich Pollack
Questions from Highland Beach residents about the traffic impacts of an impending State Road A1A resurfacing project — as well as the need for bike lanes and the effectiveness of simultaneous drainage work — were fielded by a state en
By Mary Hladky
As concerns about carbon emissions mount and electric vehicles gain in popularity, the Boca Raton City Council has unanimously approved an amended ordinance that increases the number of parking spaces in the city that must be equipped
By Tao Woolfe
Two nonprofit organizations — one that builds athletes and one that saves sea turtles — announced in April that they were moving to Boynton Beach.
Athletic Angels Foundation, an organization run by professional sports trainer Mike Barwi
Hundreds of watercraft jammed into Lake Boca on April 30 to participate in Boca Bash, the annual alcohol-fueled bacchanal loosely organized on social media.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers arrested 18 people for boating und
A crowd of more than 500 honored the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team after the best season in school history. It ended in a last-second loss to San Diego State in a semifinal of the NCAA tournament. The Owls finished 35-4, the most
A bridge connects the 164-room Mandarin Oriental hotel to the building that will house 85 residences on the left as part of the Via Mizner complex at the northeast corner of Federal and Camino Real. The 366-unit apartment building at right opened in
BOCA RATON — Barbara Ruth Finesmith died on April 20 in Dedham, Massachusetts. She was 91.
A longtime resident of Boca Raton, formerly of Worcester, Massachusetts, and Great Neck, New York, Mrs. Finesmith was the beloved and devoted wife of Max Fines
By Joe Capozzi
Jamie Titcomb has been hired as South Palm Beach’s new town manager under an unusual arrangement that will make him a part-time town employee.
Titcomb will start June 5, replacing retiring manager Robert Kellogg, who since 2019 has he
By Steve Plunkett
St. Joseph’s Episcopal School, locked in litigation with St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church — its neighbor and landlord — will shutter its campus at the end of the school year.
The school’s board of trustees announced March 31 that it ma
