Familiar Gives Way To Franchise

Rising rents close down a locally-owned coffee shop in Delray Beach, FL. It will be replaced by a Starbucks.

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September 8, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"If the regular customers of Delray Beach's Twilight Cafe could keep it open as is, they would. But rising rents -- the owners say it went from $8 a square foot eight years ago to $45 a square foot today -- means Twilight is vacating 205 E. Atlantic Avenue. It was only open for breakfast and lunch, but was known for its cozy feel. 'This is like food the way food should be made,' said Barry Cohen, a Palm Beach County judge surrounded with legal pads and papers at the lunch counter. 'I rarely go anyplace else but here.' Cohen likes the place so much, he scrawled out a tongue-in-check injunction to keep Starbucks from taking over the space."

Thanks to Sheryl Stolzenberg

FULL STORY: Landmark coffee shop to close in Delray

Friday, September 7, 2001 in Sun-Sentinel

Community / Economic Development Florida

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