The contestants for queen of the 1951 Gladioli Festival. The festival lives on as the annual Delray Affair. Photo provided by the Delray Beach Historical Society
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By Anne Geggis
The 20-year stretch
Holiday boat parades will entertain crowds from Boynton Beach and Delray Beach on Dec. 8 and Boca Raton on Dec. 16. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Community activities to ignite the holiday spirit
By Mary Thurwachter
Haven’t leaned into the ho-ho-ho st
The Grand Hall at Whitehall, Henry Flagler’s 1902 mansion in Palm Beach. A model of innovation in its day, the house is now home to the Flagler Museum. Photo provided by Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
Beat the heat in five air-conditioned house museum
Historical Society Executive Director Winnie Diggans Edwards (left) counts on volunteers like Dan Kowalski and Connie Cook Lyons to keep the Heritage Gardens thriving. Photos by Jan Engoren/The Coastal Star
By Jan Engoren
On a beautiful Friday mornin
By Rich Pollack
Marsha Love’s The Cat at Cason Cottage may be the only children’s book set in Delray Beach that includes a cat named Clarabelle, a series of friendly ghosts and, of course, lots of local history.
Love — a descendent of early
