By Mary Hladky
After years of effort, the rebuilding of the Dixie Manor public housing project will begin soon.
Ashley Whidby, executive director of the Boca Raton Housing Authority, told Boca Raton City Council members in late January that half of D
By Mary Hladky
Pearl City cleared a high hurdle to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 3 when the state’s National Register Review Board approved the listing.
The board now will submit a formal nomination to the National Par
The effort to get Pearl City on the National Register of Historic Places is stalled because that designation could delay or halt renovation of the Dixie Manor public housing. Photo provided
By Mary Hladky
Marie Hester has worked for years to get Pear
Jack Jaiven and Wayne Barton developed the annual meal. Photo provided by Susan Stallone, Temple Beth El
By Janis Fontaine
Why would a group of Jewish people set up, serve, then clean up Easter dinner for Christians they don’t even know?
Call it a m
Wayne Barton inside his Boca Raton office. As a police officer, Barton envisioned a study center designed to get young people off the streets and guide them toward a successful future. The challenge to meet the needs of these youths resulted in the f
Willie Mae Jackson and Irene Carswell in Pearl City during the 1950s.
Lois Martin in 1980
Carolyn Brown on her tricycle in the ’50s.
Aerial photograph of Pearl City and Dixie Manor in the 1940s.
Photos courtesy of the Boca Raton Historical Society
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