Carolyn DiPaolo | Stet News

A Riviera Beach special City Council meeting was abruptly canceled Monday afternoon, hours before it was set to begin. The single item on the agenda was a discussion of a nearly 2-year-old investigation of top city staff launched by former Mayor Ronnie Felder.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is for the first time collecting data on verbal warnings made during traffic stops. The change comes after years of urging by faith-based social justice coalition PEACE and is advised by a nationally recognized expert on bias in policing.

Advocates for homeless people are updating Palm Beach County’s plan to support and protect many of the county’s most vulnerable residents.

The final report on West Palm Beach’s downtown waterfront urges the city to appoint a waterfront czar for the city’s signature asset.

A Palm Beach County social justice organization is part of a growing network dedicated to improving access to mental health services.

Riviera Beach City Council members decided Wednesday that they needed to hear from both closely ranked finalists before choosing a private partner to help rebuild their city, despite the selection committee having recommended Sonnenblick Development for the project.

Riviera Beach City Council members voted Wednesday to give themselves a $12,000 raise. During their meeting as the board of the city’s Utility Special District, members voted 3-2 in favor of a $1,000 monthly stipend. They said it will compensate them for their work guiding Riviera Beach’s faltering water system while managing construction of a $400 million plant.

Riviera Beach leaders took a major step last month to launch construction of a $400 million water plant and to shore up its faltering drinking water system. Last year, the city was fined more than $1.2 million for violating Florida Department of Health water standards.

A new initiative is showing promise as a way to help teachers prepare Palm Beach County children for the growing rigors of kindergarten.

Riviera Beach launched an affordable housing project last week in its booming Marina District off Broadway. Villa L’Onz will be on 11th Street and Avenue E on the city’s south end, one block west of Broadway.

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.