By Mary Thurwachter
Kem Mason has had it with the hateful speech found on social media and directed at local public officials. During the Jan. 9 Town Council meeting, the first-term council member aimed his remarks at some postings on a private Faceb
Manager’s numbers sound good to council, will get further study
By Larry Barszewski
It’s not clear yet if Town Manager William Thrasher’s proposed formula for paying for flood protection and sea wall restoration in Briny Breezes is innovative math or
A referendum on the March 14 ballot aims to change Lantana’s charter to put an end to runoff elections.
Currently, a Town Council candidate must receive at least one more than 50% of the votes in a race to be elected. If no candidate gets a majority,
By Steve Plunkett
The head of the Gulf Stream School asked for — and received — permission to boost enrollment past the town’s 250-student cap, but only after attendance exceeded the limit for more than two years.
The school currently has 293 students
The annual lecture and music series at Manalapan’s J. Turner Moore Memorial Library features three nights of entertainment for library members and their guests. Author Donna Scott will start things off when she discusses topics from her historical fi
Installing sidewalks on both side of Andrews would mean that a lot of driveways, landscaping and utilities would need to be modified. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By John Pacenti
The Delray Beach City Commission threw cold water on a proposal to put
The components that make up the traffic signal controller cabinet for the interchange were visible as adjustments were made on the opening day of use.
The intersection is in the flight path for planes landing at Boca Raton Airport.
FDOT employees a
The interchange opened Jan. 30 amid traffic barrels likely to remain to some degree until May. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Related: Last-minute push readies interchange
By Steve Plunkett
State transportation officials urge motorists to do three t
Lisa Morgan of Gulf Stream loves meeting students as scholarship committee chair of the Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Even the most well-intentioned people tend not to know a lot about the Commu
By Tao Woolfe
Workers were putting finishing touches on the grounds of the $85.3 million Avion Riverwalk last month, laying stone walkways around newly planted palms and flowering trees.
The 10-story luxury apartment building at the southeast corner o
By Joe Capozzi
The second half of the town’s dune restoration project has been postponed until 2024 because of damage from Hurricane Nicole.
“We are basically out of luck for anything for dune restoration for another whole year and let’s hope we don
By Larry Barszewski
The Coastal Star walked away with 15 awards in the annual Florida Press Club competition, including a top award for in-depth reporting. The awards were announced at a Jan. 14 ceremony in Daytona Beach.The paper received the presti
Highland Beach resident Burt Firtel says his own experience with forgetting his phone in his car was the inspiration for development of the Don’t Forget app. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
Like many people his age, Burt Firtel didn’t al
By Rich Pollack
Charges against a 29-year-old Boynton Beach woman accused of killing her newborn daughter and later tossing her into the Boynton Inlet have been reduced to second-degree murder.
Prosecutors now say the death of the infant known as Bab
Mayor Scott Singer cuts the ceremonial ribbon that stretches along the crosswalk on State Road A1A at the Yacht and Racquet Club of Boca Raton. Residents of the club and other members of the Beach Condo Association thanked Singer and the city for neg
By Steve Plunkett
The Little Club’s golf fairways have been saved.
The town adopted what it once called Plan B and will install water filtration trenches along its roadways to guide excess rainfall to the Intracoastal Waterway. It originally wanted th
By Joe Capozzi
Town officials may soon take a hard look at resiliency related policy changes to protect Ocean Ridge from future storms, flooding and climate-change projections.
Among possible changes for a coastal town that historically has battled
By Mary Hladky
Still smarting over its financial obligations to the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District once again is seeking to control how much it must pay.
District commissioners unanimously voted o
