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If These Walls Could Talk - Art & Culture Magazine

Superman may be more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, but he's got nothing on the talented artists at the Milagro Center in Delray Beach. By flexing their creative muscles, these kids are helping boost property values, foster civic cooperation, and add a dash of color to the city's identity.

Drive along west Atlantic Avenue between the city's trendy downtown and the drone of traffic on I-95 and you'll see the images created by the children proudly displayed on banners hung from the fence surrounding what used to be a gas station. Because of it's previous use, the land - now owned by the Delray Beach Community Development Agency - must undergo a soil and groundwater remediation process...

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Lake Worth shuffleboard building to become element city’s emerging arts district

The city’s shuffleboard building is on its way to being the next piece of an emerging arts district on the near west side.

Commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to convert the 5,000-square-foot building at 1121 Lucerne Ave. into a community cultural facility where art classes, after-school programs and other events can occur. Commissioners John Szerdi and Christopher McVoy were absent.

Lake Worth’s Community Redevelopment Agency is planning to issue a request for proposals from arts organizations to enumerate the programs they would put on in the building...

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