Family members of the late Solomon Spady joined the audience at the kickoff of the beloved institution’s upcoming centennial. Built in 1926, the historical home of Spady, a local educator and an influential African American leader in Delray Beach, no
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Contestants (l-r) Shoshana Davidowitz, Dr. Patricio Espinosa, Danielle Rosse, Caroline Johnson, Lawrence Levy, Brad Winstead, Jamie Sauer and Rick Versace take a break during rehearsal at Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Boca Raton. Photo provided
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Some of the new board members of the Junior League of Boca Raton are (l-r): Brooke Kaplan, Nicole Stelzer, Victoria Matthews, Meghan Shea, Paige Gantt, Alana St. John, Amanda O'Brien, Michelle Coggiola and Rhian Warner. Photos provided
A fresh leader
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
Attorney Bryan Boysaw and Kenya Madison, senior director of Healthier Delray Beach, comfort each other after digging soil from near where Samuel Nelson was lynched in 1926 west of Delray Beach. Photos by Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
Samuel Nelson was
Tristen Willis, 10, studies the board as he competes with Deb Peters at the Delray Beach Pavilion. It’s part of James McCray’s effort to teach chess, mainly to young players. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
By 9 a.m. on a recent S
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By Jane Smith
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is in talks to take over the operations of the Cornell Art Museum on the Delray Beach Old School Square campus.
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Schoolhouse Children’s Museum celebrated its 20th anniversary in October with a ribbon cutting and butterfly release. Photo provided
By Janis Fontaine
The Schoolhouse Children’s Museum, like the rest of the community, is bouncing back from the coron
By Janis Fontaine
When you encourage a child, Willie “James” McCray of Delray Beach believes, it’s like the ripples a pebble sends across a pond — they touch things you didn’t expect.
McCray has been sharing his love and his talent for the game of ch
C. Spencer Pompey, a teacher and coach, and Frank T. Hearst carry the Carver Eagles mascot in front of the school. Photos provided by Spady Cultural Heritage Museum
New plans for Carver won’t dim grads’ memories
By Larry Keller
It’s been more than a
Shirley Erazo, president/CEO of the housing authority, and Rose Clay, housing specialist, show donated backpacks with GoSection8.com representatives (l-r in back) Elizabeth Wrenn, Jennifer McMahon and Michael Lazdowsky. Photo provided
By Amy Woods
An
In 1962 the Interracial Committee was formed to seek harmony
amid the unresolved resistance to integration of the beach.
Delray Beach Police Chief R.C. Croft displays items
confiscated under an ordinance that allowed police to search vehicles.
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The opening of this exhibition of photographs of the Edmonds, Mitchell, Quine and Spells families
served as a reunion of sorts. ABOVE: Susan and Mark Reingold.
Photos provided by Corby Kaye’s Studio
BELOW: Michiko Kurisu pictured with her mother,
Mark and Susan Reingold were among the more than 100 supporters of the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum who attended the event that raised more than $6,100 to support the museum.
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A woman from Fort Mose near St. Augustine.
By Greg Stepanich
An exhibit returning to Delray Beach’s Spady Cultural Heritage Museum after a three-year absence will help visitors understand that slavery in North America was more complex than popular
