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Community Greening project

transforms rocky field into orchard

7960721268?profile=originalVolunteers plant mango trees for Community Greening at Catherine Strong Park in Delray Beach.

Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star

7960721677?profile=originalDelray Beach Deputy Vice Mayor Shirley Johnson and Gra

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 Native plants keep the dunes healthy

7960712297?profile=originalBay bean (Canavalia rosea), a vine that trails along beach dunes and coastal sand,

blooms most of the summer and sporadically the rest of the year.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Deborah S. Hartz-Seeley

    Al

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Ocean Ridge Garden Club marks 50 years

of creating beauty, relationships

7960695491?profile=originalAbout 30 members of the Ocean Ridge Garden Club were on hand at the club’s January meeting.

The organization is celebrating 50 years of serving the community and developing fri

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Along the Coast: Fish tales!

From fishing queens and charter boats

to tackle and trophies, Delray show reels in

history in a catchy way

7960656057?profile=originalFishing around Delray Beach was portrayed in an alluring way to motorists who spotted this billboard.
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The Wueppers, Smiths and others on Delray

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7960635053?profile=originalKen and Sue Gross hold paintings from Haiti that they display in their Briny Breezes home.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

7960634489?profile=originalSue Gross looks at the water found in one community in Haiti.

Gross and her husband, Ken, say most people cannot afford

the $30 ce

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Soup Kitchen delivery program

a prescription for compassion and dignity

7960604464?profile=originalJosette Giguere, left, of Boynton Beach, accepts meals from volunteers  Margaret Hudson, center, and Janet Irish, right.

Giguere, who had spinal surgery recently and is unable to

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Home, Health and Harmony: Witches' season

Related story: Witches of Delray

When witches go riding, and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers, ’tis near Halloween!

7960598283?profile=originalBoots worn by Margaret Hamilton

in The Wizard of Oz, cauldron and other props

courtesy of Hidden Siren.

Photo illus

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Witches of Delray

Rather than howling at the moon, these whimsical witches

rise early Halloween morning to ride their broomsticks

(bicycles) for fun and a good cause.

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Andie DeVoe, Alpha Witch, surrounded by fellow witches waving and casting spells

upon passing cars

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7960586493?profile=originalTeaching a child proper water safety as early as possible can avert tragedy.

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Janis Fontaine

    For three Palm Beach County families, June became the worst month of their lives. Three children, ages 3, 7 and 14, dro

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High ceilings with recessed tray and globe light fixtures

provide volume to the kitchen of this recently built home.

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A model sailboat and Adirondack chairs greet visitors to Beth McOwens’ classic 1950s home.

The terrazzo floors have been restored

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