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DDA Behind The Scenes

Visitor Information Center Renovation

The Delray Beach Visitor Information Center, managed by the
Downtown Development Authority (DDA), is celebrating its 12th
anniversary with a complete renovation. This little center on the corner
of A1A and E. Atlantic Avenue was in need of a refresh after more than
15,000 visitors in 2016. During construction, the Center will be housed
at the Sandoway House Nature Center. For more information, or if
you are interested in becoming a Center Volunteer, please contact:
DDA@DowntownDelrayBeach.com or call 561.243.1077

The DDA produces the “Guide to #DelrayArtWalk
Downtown Delray Beach” each
year. The 2017 edition of this 50 Downtown Delray Beach celebrates art and culture the first Friday of
plus page directory includes an each month with the “First
overview of downtown, a fold- Friday Art Walk.” Each Art
out map, and listing for Things to Walk is a self-guided tour
Do, Accommodations, Shopping, with the participation of
Restaurants & Bars, Art & Culture 29 galleries and artists,
and much more. 40,000 copies of special exhibits, offerings
the directory are distributed to the and promotions through
five Interstate Visit Florida Welcome Artists Alley (corner of
Centers, area hotels, Palm Beach 3rd Street & “Artists Alley”
International Airport, the Delray between NE 3rd Ave &
Beach Chamber of Commerce, NE 4th Ave), Pineapple
and throughout Downtown. The Grove (NE 2nd Avenue), and Atlantic Avenue. Art Walk Brochure
DDA would like to thank the & Map available at all participating galleries and studios, and at
Guide’s advertisers for supporting DowntownDelrayBeach.com/FirstFridayArtWalk
this marketing initiative. The Guidebook is also available online at
DowntownDelrayBeach.com. DDA Board Member Honored

DDA Annual Report 2015/2016 The National Shoe Retailers Association (NSRA) honored Mark
Denkler as its 2016 Retailer of the Year during NSRA’s annual
The Annual Report is complimentary and will be available in March at leadership conference held this past November in San Antonio, TX.
the DDA office, 85 SE 4th Avenue, Suite 108 or via download at www. Mark is a DDA Board Member and Past President, and the owner
downtowndelraybeach.com. of Vince Canning Shoes on E. Atlantic Ave with his wife LaRonda.
He is a third generation retailer; his grandfather opened the store in
Downtown Property & Business Owners 1952, and the Denklers purchased it from his uncle in 1994. In 2015,
Town Hall Session Denkler bought Tootsies across the street, which first opened in 2006.

The DDA will host a Town Hall meeting on April 19th from 6 p.m.–8 p.m. at
the Delray Beach Public Library. All Property & Business Owners located
in the DDA District are welcome. To RSVP please contact DDA@
downtowndelraybeach.com or call 561.243.1077

Business Information Form

The DDA needs to know who you are! All businesses and property owners
in the Downtown District are encouraged to fill out a Business Information
Form. If you are a new or existing business we would like to keep your
info up to date. Contact us for the Form: DDA@downtowndelraybeach.
com, or to download, visit DowntownDelrayBeach.com/Merchants.

LaRonda & Mark Denkler with Phil Wright

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