Ed Scalone, a Korean War veteran and cartoonist, calls himself ‘the governor’ of the Carlisle in Lantana, where he lives. He moved from South Palm Beach two years ago after the death of his wife, Pat. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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The Upshaw family from Boca Raton — (l-r) Nichole, Harper, 7, Blake, 4, and Donnie — walks through Wildflower Park on the west side of the Intracoastal Waterway north of Palmetto Park Road.
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By Jane Smith
A rejected Federal Highway rezoning for an auto dealership near Gulf Stream’s Place Au Soleil community came back before the Delray Beach City Commission on Oct. 25, after the property owner filed a legal complaint seeking a rehearing.
The decades-old green buttonwood at Town Hall was among trees in Gulf Stream damaged during Hurricane Ian. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
How strong was the wind that toppled Town Hall’s large green buttonwood tree as Hurricane Ian ba
By Mary Thurwachter
With his first year under his belt, Town Manager Brian Raducci got a big attaboy from the Lantana Town Council on Oct. 24 — one that came with a substantial pay hike.
Raducci, a former assistant city manager of Aventura, received
By Mary Hladky
Four years after a consortium of arts organizations proposed building a performing arts complex and following two years of complicated negotiations, supporters have secured the City Council’s blessing of a deal that allows the Center
By Joe Capozzi
Just in time for the return of winter snowbirds on wheels, town officials are rolling out two safety initiatives to protect residents walking along South Palm Beach’s popular sidewalk next to busy State Road A1A.
Palm Beach County she
By Mary Hladky
The City Council has sidestepped for now a final decision on whether assisted living facilities can be built in single-family neighborhoods.
ALFs are not allowed now in residential areas. But Whelchel Partners proposed building one abou
By Joe Capozzi
South Palm Beach officials in late October announced two special Town Council meetings for early November to interview architects interested in designing a new Town Hall with structural insulated panels — a cost-efficient construction
The Clint Moore Road bridge over Interstate 95 partially reopened to traffic on Oct. 12 after being closed for a total reconstruction since early March 2021.
The inside lanes in both directions are now open to motor vehicles, but pedestrians and bicyc
Trappers contracted by the FWC secure the alligator that showed up in the surf at the Delray Beach public beach. Photo provided by Kristen Cairns
By Larry Barszewski
Coastal beaches have signs advising visitors when dangers like sharks, riptides or j
By Steve Plunkett
Buoyed by a $6 million drop in the cost estimate, Boca Raton City Council members enthusiastically approved a plan to refurbish long-neglected canoe trails and a boardwalk at Rutherford and Lake Wyman parks.
The plan carried a $15.5
By Mary Hladky
Beachside residents, who have urged city officials to make safety improvements to the section of East Palmetto Park Road between the Intracoastal Waterway and State Road A1A, have received unwelcome news.
A city study concluded that no
By Larry Keller
More than two years after his arrest in a massive insurance fraud scheme involving drug treatment centers and sober houses, Delray Beach physician Michael Ligotti has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge that will net him a sentence o
By Mary Hladky and Rich Pollack
Boca Raton City Council member Andy Thomson and Highland Beach Commissioner Peggy Gossett-Seidman, who are running against each other to serve in the Florida House of Representatives, will step down from their seats t
Delray Beach commissioners voted 4-1 to make no changes to the downtown ride service. Photo
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By Jane Smith
A free ride service will continue operating in downtown Delray Beach, but its service area won’t be expanded to include trips to and fro
Boca Save our Beaches teamed up with the Riviera Civic Association on the cleanup, with about 20 volunteers from the Riviera, Por La Mar and Sun & Surf neighborhoods collecting 150 pounds of trash in about 90 minutes at the park and along East Palmet
OCEAN RIDGE — James Francis Weege, a much-loved veterinarian and longtime resident of Ocean Ridge, died suddenly on Oct. 22. He was 77.
Dr. Weege was an active, practicing vet until the day before his death. He is survived by his wife, Susan (nee Ros
By Rich Pollack
Sea turtle hatchlings in Highland Beach may soon have an easier time waddling their way to the ocean if a draft ordinance introduced last month becomes a reality.
The proposed ordinance focuses primarily on reducing bright lighting fa
By Mary Hladky
The developer and architect for Aletto at Sanborn Square have overhauled their plans for a three-building downtown project that drew strong resident opposition.
Luxury apartments no longer will be part of the mix. Instead, two of the bu
