By John Pacenti
No civic amenity in Delray Beach stands as more of a war wound from the 2021 ouster of the nonprofit that ran Old School Square than the historic Crest Theatre. Five years later, the Crest remains at a critical crossroads as the city
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By John Pacenti
The City of Delray Beach has suspended the permit for Coco Market, a popular wellness and community event, following a “serious incident” involving a dog attack that left a teenager with severe facial injuries.
City Manager Terrence M
Physical therapist Elizabeth Keith (left) attends a fundraiser at Old School Square with Sydney Johnson and Cecilia to help defray the costs of Cecilia’s treatment for cerebral palsy. Cecilia turns 3 this month. Photos by Jan Engoren/The Coastal Sta
ABOVE: (l-r): Kelly Barrette, vice president of the Delray Beach Preservation Trust; and Jaime Mayo and Michael Hanlon, principal partners of Hanlon \ Mayo Architecture. Photo provided
The Delray Beach Preservation Trust partnered with the city and H
By John Pacenti
Scott Porten — a strong defender of the former nonprofit that ran Old School Square Center for the Arts — is facing 12 counts of child pornography after Dropbox reported his computer to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Ch
By John Pacenti
Scott Porten — a strong defender of the former nonprofit that ran Old School Square Center for the Arts — is facing 12 counts of child pornography after Dropbox reported his computer to the National Center of Missing and Exploited Ch
Shoppers crowd the Southern Handcraft Society, Delray Beach chapter’s 32nd annual art and craft show. The three-day event ended Nov. 22. BELOW: Alida Bowden organizes a few of the displays. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Patrick Lamb plays the saxophone on the beach near his home in South Palm Beach. He’ll perform his longtime Christmas concert, which has a Charlie Brown theme, on Dec. 17 at Old School Square in Delray Beach. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
While Patri
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney has certainly been a summer pugilist.
He took on the police union over its contract demands in June, his fellow commissioners over the budget in July, and then the city’s Downtown Development Authority in
By Rich Pollack
DELRAY BEACH — Frances Bourque’s name will forever be synonymous with Delray Beach’s Old School Square.
A tenacious and passionate supporter of the complex that serves as the city’s cultural center, Mrs. Bourque spent decades as a vo
Delray Beach resident Patricia Torras, standing on the Old School Square campus, holds the sketches and watercolor designs she will use to create new logos for the cultural arts center: one main logo and one for each of the four venues. Torras receiv
Visitors to a previous Delray Affair look at a Delray Beach Historical Society exhibit celebrating the Delray Affair’s start as the Gladioli Festival. Photo provided
By Christine Davis
Coinciding with the 63rd Delray Affair, the Delray Beach Historic
Mike Brewer (center, black shirt), host of the hit television show ‘Wheeler Dealers,’ and Danica Sanborn (center, blue shirt), executive director of the center, join board members to celebrate the presentation of the big check. Photo provided
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Dakota Dawkins provides healing sounds with a rain stick during a yoga session at the Coco Market wellness event in January at Old School Square. Jan Engoren/The Coastal Star
By Jan Engoren
Coco Market, an immersive wellness open-air event in Old Sc
By John Pacenti
Amid the gathered Delray Beach glitterati — including the mayor, the commissioners, and the city manager — Brandon Lai hung in the background with his daughter Ava, 13. They were there to get information on the hoopla: the Nov. 1 ribb
(l-r) Geiselle Surette, Susan Carriegos, Kathleen Chase, Christina Dernick, Myah Brollini, Heather Thomas and Danielle Tofini. Photo provided
Achievement Centers for Children & Families cast a spell on the general public during its event organized by
By John Pacenti
While art classes are set to start in November at the Crest Theatre, the theater itself remains somewhere between a modest work in progress and the problematic house in the movie The Money Pit.
The latest concern is whether its balco
An officer working at the Sandbar heard shots just before midnight. Damage was reported to the south, with gunfire striking a window at Dover House and leaving bullet casings scattered at Miramar Drive. The Coastal Star/Google Maps image
By John Pace
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach city commissioners positioned staff to begin programming at the Crest Theatre by allocating $118,000 for “rapid activation” of its Creative Arts School, intent on utilizing the building’s classrooms that are ready even if
By John Pacenti
Delray Beach city commissioners positioned staff to begin programming at the Crest Theatre by allocating $118,000 for “rapid activation” of its Creative Arts School, intent on using the building’s classrooms that are ready even if the
