DDA BUSINESS CONNECTION | JAN Monthly Newsletter

33RD ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
JANUARY 15 & 16, 2022 | 10am - 5pm
This fabulous art festival begins at SE 5th Avenue, passes over the Intracoastal Waterway and then extends to A1A.
The festival brings together luxurious retail and fine dining, avid art enthusiasts, and exquisite fine art.
Road closure information: Starting at 3am on Saturday (1/15), Atlantic Avenue will be closed from 6th Avenue (Federal Highway North) to Andrews Avenue and will open back up 10pm on Sunday (1/16).
How YOU can get involved: Welcome art lovers to our downtown and into your businesses with art specials and promotions!

MERCHANT MEETING
January 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM

A monthly meeting held by the Delray Beach Business and Merchant Association and the Downtown Development Authority to create community between Downtown merchants, stay and cover important Downtown Delray Beach topics.

Join your fellow Downtown merchants and the DDA for a meeting to discuss:

- Street closure events (feedback)

- Employee Parking in Downtown

- Tennis Tournament update from John Butler

- Event updates

Zoom Meeting Information
January 12, 2022 9:00am
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83380164876
Meeting ID: 833 8016 4876
Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US

DDA BOARD MEETING
January 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Regular meetings are scheduled for the second Monday of the month, from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. These meetings include information about what the DDA has been working on and will be working on as well as updates from our partner organizations – The City, CRA, and Chamber. If you are interested in attending, members of the public are asked to attend via zoom if possible as space is limited.

December Board Meeting Highlights:
- The City of Delray Beach is proposing a parking fee increase for Beachside parking. If approved, the hourly rate would change from $1.50 up to between $2.75 - $5.00 per hour. This proposed parking fee increase was discussed at the December DDA Board meeting. The DDA board is not in favor of a significant increase and decided to schedule a meeting with the Parking board to work through this topic. Stakeholder feedback is critical, please share your input with us, dda@downtowndelraybeach.com.

Click the link below for past meeting minutes and future meeting information (zoom meeting link & agendas):

LEGACY BUSINESS: Nina Raynor

210 NE 6th Ave. - US-1

It began in 1958 when Nina Raynor opened a small women's boutique on Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. The store featured day wear and country club casual, with a touch of evening. In the summers she closed the store and brought the stock to North Carolina. If you know anything about Delray Beach, you know why.
Today, the shop remains a family-owned business in Downtown Delray Beach. And after all those years on Atlantic Avenue, the store moved in late 2019 to a new space in Delray Beach.

DOWNTOWN UPDATES

NEW SPONSOR OPPORTUNITY -- We are looking for sponsors to assist with our expanded hours for our Safety Ambassador Program. Sponsorship dollars go toward expanded the hours of our Safety Ambassadors as well as hiring more yellow shirts to help patrol the downtown. We are excited to welcome Big Al’s Steaks, Rocco’s Tacos, Elisabetta’s as sponsors! Sponsor logos will be featured on the Safety Ambassador golf cart. Interested in becoming a sponsor? Please reach out to Marusca Gatto mgatto@downtowndelraybeach.com

Safety Ambassador Program Update: Safety Ambassadors have expanded hours and staff now on Thursday - Saturday. Find the new hours and all the Safety Ambassador info here.

About the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority

The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) is a dependent taxing authority, within the City of Delray Beach, which was established in 1971 by way state statute. The DDA is funded by a special tax levy on properties within its district boundaries. Our mission is to grow, strengthen, and enhance the economic vitality of Downtown Delray Beach. As an autonomous agency of the City, the Delray Beach DDA advocates, facilitates, plans, and executes business development, fosters business relations, helps with the planning of capital improvements, and markets the downtown district.