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Delray Beach may include Sazio Express and some other old buildings along Atlantic Avenue east of the Intracoastal in a future historic district, one separate from a district now in the works on the avenue west of the waterway. Tim Stepien/The Coasta

The covered walkway in front of the Hand’s building may soon be gone. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Jane Smith

As Delray Beach considers a proposal for a new historic district downtown, the city continues to lose potentially historic properties alo

The Atlantic Avenue district would run from Swinton to the Intracoastal Waterway on both sides of Atlantic. BELOW: The Ocean Park district would run from Gleason to the beach south of Atlantic Avenue. Maps provided by the City of Delray Beach

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Highland Beach Commissioner John Shoemaker reacts to the County Commission’s vote. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

Start-up is first of kind in county since 1993

By Rich Pollack

A unanimous decision by the Palm Beach County Commission has cl

Lights, camera, action! The arts season is back!
Brush off that pretty shawl collecting dust in the closet and put a bit of polish on your good shoes. We’re going out!
For those of us who’ve used extra caution to keep people we love safe throughout th

Simone Spiegel sits at her desk at Samco Properties, a commercial real estate company of which she is vice president and co-founder. She also is board president and chair for the Fuller Center, a Boca Raton nonprofit. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

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I just received your September issue and was shocked to read your front-page article on “Suffering summer of sargassum” full of inaccurate information. I and South Florida would appreciate the honest truth be published regarding our beaches and sarga

I am appalled by Kristine de Haseth’s comments, and her veiled attempt at an apology only demonstrates her true feelings. Totally inappropriate for a commissioner to say in a recent town communication, “Don’t think for one second that the inmates wil

The city of Delray Beach appears hellbent on selling off some of our precious public open space for a quick fix to get some money from developers to repair our historic, albeit neglected, golf course.
The city plan requires the destruction of several

Library renovation nears completion

By Mary Thurwachter

Raising the tax rate is seldom popular and certainly isn’t this year either, as evidenced by the many residents who spoke against a tax hike during workshops and public hearings in recent months

By Mary Thurwachter

  In a surprise development Sept. 21, Lantana Mayor Robert Hagerty announced his resignation halfway through his first three-year term.
Hagerty, 57, has served since March 2021 after defeating 21-year incumbent Mayor Dave Stewart.

By Larry Barszewski

New gatehouse security guards, increased wages for town workers, and planning money for a town sewer system are all included in a new $7.3 million Manalapan town budget effective Oct. 1.
Town commissioners on Sept. 27 approved the

By Joel Engelhardt

Republican state Rep. Mike Caruso has been the sole House representative for the South County barrier islands since 2018. That ended with redistricting based on the 2020 U.S. Census.
Now he’s running in Republican-leaning District

The metal sign with wood framing looks similar to the wooden one but needs much less maintenance. Photos provided

By Joe Capozzi

Ocean Ridge officials take pride in the town’s appearance, and that includes the aesthetics of basic informational signs

Tracey Stevens meets resident Robert Sloat after her last meeting as Ocean Ridge town manager. She took the same job in Haverhill. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

By Joe Capozzi

Town commissioners Sept. 19 approved a tax rate of $5.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the same as the current rate, to pay for a $10,087,221 budget for the year that starts Oct. 1. 
Homeowners will still see a rise in their town tax b

By Jane Smith

Delray Beach city commissioners unanimously approved at their Sept. 19 meeting asking voters to approve a $100 million public safety bond.
If voters say yes on March 14, about $65 million would be used for a combined Ocean Rescue headqu

By Jane Smith

Delray Beach city commissioners passed a $20 million bond referendum for parks improvements at their Sept. 19 meeting after removing projects that required 83 Australian pines at Atlantic Dunes Park to be cut down.
The vote was unanimou

By Jane Smith

The Delray Beach City Commission narrowly approved a $166.6 million budget for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, a nearly 9% increase over the previous $153.3 million general fund budget.
Commissioners at the final public hearing on th