Carolyn DiPaolo | Stet News

A four-tower, 508-condominium development proposed in Riviera Beach is dramatic evidence the coastal real estate boom that city leaders long for may finally have arrived on Broadway.

An apartment building will rise on Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach. Agents for The Breakers Palm Beach resort have shared plans for a 155-unit, eight story apartment building across the bridge on Australian Avenue in West Palm Beach.

The Southland Water Resource Project, a $200 million proposal to mine 6,000 acres for up to 44 years, has been approved by Palm Beach County commissioners, but has divided the community and alarmed Everglades conservation groups.

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Orchid City grew by more than 10,000 residents, or almost 9%, for an estimated population of 127,744.

Across Palm Beach County this weekend, artists will greet visitors who want to learn about their work. More than 100 Palm Beach County creators will share their process this weekend at the Cultural Council’s third annual Open Studios.

Many Palm Beach County churches emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic low in funds, but rich in land. Three churches are now looking to use their property for affordable housing.

Former leaders of the ACLU of Florida have written a letter to the editor of The Palm Beach Post calling the firing of its editorial page editor “shameful and dangerous.”

The $35 million reconstruction of West Palm Beach’s waterfront Currie Park could finally begin in April, city leaders said. Planners are using the two years of construction before the 2027 opening to create programs that make the park a busy outdoor space.

Planners say that without an expanding network of low-stress routes, riding a bike will remain a small part of daily travel and recreation in the city. Opening more avenues for biking is a key to making life in the city more affordable.

An exhibition of paintings by Spanish master Joaquin Sorolla.

West Palm Beach should put someone in charge of its downtown waterfront, redesign Flagler Drive and help people feel safer there, consultants say in a draft report to the city.

The community’s response created barriers that hurt former crack users to this day.