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2 weeks ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
In addition to a flag on the beach celebrating Delray Beach's blue flag status, numerous banners adorn the light poles on both sides of Atlantic Avenue between A1A and the Intracoastal Waterway. Jerry Lower/The Coastal StarBy Mary HladkyBoca Raton's Spanish River Park beach has been awarded the much-coveted Blue Flag Beach Award that signifies it meets stringent environmental and safety standards.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
By Mary HladkySavanna Cousino, 12, of Coconut Creek rides her skateboard April 27 at Tim Huxhold Skate Park in Boca Raton. The park is downtown on property slated for redevelopment. It has skateboarding, rollerblading spaces, and shuffleboard courts.
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2 weeks ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
By Mary HladkyMayor Scott Singer proposed redesigning the city flag late last year as a way to bolster civic engagement and community pride during Boca Raton's centennial year. Instead, his idea rankled many residents, who thought the time and effort could better be spent on addressing city problems such as traffic congestion, homelessness and what many see as overdevelopment. "Why is this important and why now?" resident Joe Majhess asked the City Council on April 8.
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1 month ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
By Mary HladkyMoving on an accelerated timeline, the Boca Raton City Council has approved an interim agreement with Terra and Frisbie Group that allows the joint venture to refine its conceptual plans for redeveloping the 30-acre downtown government campus. At the same time, Terra/Frisbie and the city will assess whether the project is financially viable and if the proposed public-private partnership between them is in the best interests of the city.
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2 months ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
Tour participants take in the grandeur of the Cloister Inn, part of The Boca Raton resort. The 100-room inn, which opened Feb. 5, 1926, was designed and owned by renowned architect Addison Mizner. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal StarBy Mary HladkyThe Cloister Inn likely tops the must-see lists of history and architecture enthusiasts visiting Boca Raton. Opened on Feb.
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2 months ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
The new BocaConnect area (in green) provides people on the barrier island access to downtown (red) and from there to within the existing service area (blue). Rendering providedBy Mary HladkyBocaConnect, the electric vehicle shuttle service operated by Circuit Transit, has expanded to the barrier island. Boca Raton City Council members approved the enlarged service area on Feb. 11, and service started on Feb. 24, after barrier island residents pressed them to make the shuttle available to them.
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2 months ago | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
Conceptual ideas for a redesigned East Palmetto Park Road call for a reduction to two travel lanes that could become three to allow for emergency vehicles and evacuations, wide sidewalks and crosswalks, and many shade trees. By Mary HladkyRendering providedAlthough they have been rebuffed so far in their effort to be part of planning to transform East Palmetto Park Road into an iconic Main Street, members of Workshop 344+ are not giving up.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
The Boca Raton City Council gave top ranking to a joint venture of Coconut Grove-based Terra and the Frisbie Group of Palm Beach, which included the largest amount of green space of the four submitted proposals. Above is one image of what the joint venture said its project could look like.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
The Center for Arts and Innovation was intended to replace Mizner Park's amphitheater and surrounding area, but the deal died last month after a fundraising shortfall came to light. The center's organizers said they would analyze alternate sites. Rendering providedBy Mary HladkyWhen construction of a Boca Raton performing arts center was proposed in 2018, it seemed manifest destiny - exactly what the city needed to cement its status as a growing, culture-rich, economically strong place.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
thecoastalstar.com | Mary Hladky
'Reflections of Time,' a sculpture welcoming people to Sanborn Square, is evidence that Boca Raton's centennial celebration is underway. Larry Barszewski/The Coastal StarBy Mary HladkyBoca Raton's centennial year has begun, and the city celebration has moved into high gear. Of course, a celebration can't exist these days without a website, and Boca Raton's official centennial site created by marketing consultant Merit Mile has gone live.
