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Dine out Downtown Delray - Restaurant Week, August 1-7!

Monday, July 17, 2017 - 4:31pm

CULINARY EXPERIENCES & EVENTS ANNOUNCED

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS, CAFÉS AND JUICE BARS ANNOUNCED

SPECIAL ROOM RATE AVAILABLE AT HYATT PLACE DELRAY BEACH

 

Event:              Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week 2017

Who:               The 2ND annual Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week 2017 is produced by the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority (DDA) in partnership with the Downtown Delray Beach restaurants, cafés and juice bars.

Purpose:          To showcase the diverse dining scene and wide-array of culinary experiences in Downtown Delray Beach during the summer season - a tropical and leisurely time of year in South Florida.  The program will also raise awareness for the Delray Beach Homeless Initiative focusing on children in partnership with the Palm Beach County Food Bank.

What:               Downtown Delray Restaurant Week 2017 will feature special multi-course prix fixe lunch and dinner menus and culinary experiences including wine & beer tasting/food pairing  dinners,  juicing/nutrition class, cocktail classes, chef demonstrations and more.  The week-long event provides locals and visitors an opportunity to sample Downtown restaurants, cafés and juice bars at special prices. 

When:              Tuesday, August 1 through Monday, August 7, 2017

Where:            Downtown Delray Beach restaurants and merchants throughout the DDA neighborhoods:  The Set (West Atlantic), The Ave (Atlantic Avenue), Pineapple Grove, SOFA, US1, Beachside. Location - Atlantic Avenue east from 1-95 to the Beach, and the surrounding neighborhoods of Pineapple Grove and The SOFA District.  www.DowntownDelrayBeach.com/Map

How to Take part:       Diners simply select their choice from the list of participating restaurants.  Reservations are strongly encouraged and may be made directly through the restaurant. No passes, tickets or coupons required. 

Participating Restaurants, Cafes & Juice Bars:   Participants (as of July 11, 2017) include:  3rd & 3rd, 32 East, 50 Ocean, Banyan Restaurant & Bar, Big Al’s Steaks, Boston’s On The Beach, Caffe Luna Rosa, City Oyster & Sushi Bar, Corner Porch, CREAM, DADA, Death or Glory, Deck 84, Delray Hideaway, Eat Market, Farmhouse Kitchen, HONEY, JuiceBuzz, Juice Papi, Lemongrass Asian Bistro, Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza, Max’s Harvest, Mellow Mushroom, Papa’s Tapas, PRIME, PURGREENS, Racks Fish House & Oyster Bar, ROK:BRGR, SALT 7, Sandwiches By The Sea, Sazio, Scuola Vecchia, Smoke BBQ, The Office, Vic & Angelo’s, Windy City Pizza and more to be announced.

Price*:             Dine Out Deals:  $10 and under

           Multi- Course Prix Fixe Lunches: $20 and under per person

           Multi- Course Prix Fixe Dinners: $40 and under per person

           Culinary Experiences & Events: throughout the week, prices vary by restaurant

*Pricing does not include tax or gratuity.

 

Culinary Experiences & Events:         As of July 11, 2017

Pizza Making Class at Mellow Mushroom - Tuesday, August 1st at 9:00 a.m. for $12 per guest

Family-friendly step-by-step instruction from their pizza pros. Space is limited, cash payment only, 10 person class limit.

Call (561) 330-3040 to RSVP and select small pizza type of cheese, pepperoni, Hawaiian, margarita, or bbq  chicken.

Juicing class at Gary Rack's Farmhouse Kitchen – Wednesday, August 2nd from 2:30-3:30 p.m. for $10 per guest

Demo by Celebrity Chef Ed McCabe or World Famous reality TV personality Paul Niedermann (9th season winner from Hell's Kitchen), create your own signature juice;  

demo on Farmhouse JUST GOOD JUICE (watermelon citron, Kicking Carrot, K-napple; Juicing in Season, benefits of juicing; juice Ideas; easy Recipes to take home; 1 Juice for the road.  Class is limited to 20 guests.

Call (561) 266-3642 to RSVP

Soda Making Class at Delray Hideaway - Wednesday, August 2nd at 6:30p.m. for $20 per person.  Learn about the history of soft drinks, the process of carbonating and bottling, and how to make homemade soda syrup. Guests will create their own soda with fresh local ingredients, mix into craft cocktails and take home a bottle of their own brew. Class is limited to 20 people.

Call (561) 562-5500 to RSVP.

Wine Dinner at Racks Fish House & Oyster Bar – Wednesday, August 2nd at 7:00 p.m. for $65 per person plus tax and gratuity.

Four course dinner paired with wines from Davis Bynum

Call (561)450-6718 to RSVP.  Limited seating.

Craft Cocktail Class at Honey – Wednesday, August 2nd – Details TBA

Pizza Making Class 101 at Luigi’s Coal Oven Pizza – Thursday, August 3rd from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. for $50 early ticket and $65 late ticket all inclusive. Hands-on experience making and eating authentic Neapolitan pizza taught by Chef Luigi Di Meo.  Build your own pizza, plus dough to take home, glass of Prosecco, and a $10 gift card good for $10 off a food order on your next visit. Tickets are limited to the first 20 guests to Pay Online. https://luigispizzaclass101.eventbrite.com

Pizza Making Class at Mellow Mushroom – Thursday, August 3rd at 9:00 a.m. for $12 per guest

Family-friendly step-by-step instruction from their pizza pros. Space is limited, cash payment only, class is limited to 10 people.

Call (561) 330-3040 to RSVP and select small pizza type of cheese, pepperoni, Hawaiian, margarita, or bbq chicken.

Cocktail Class at Death or Glory – Thursday, August 3rd at 6:00 p.m. for $20 per person

Shaken vs Stirred: How when, why and six classic cocktails you can make at home. 20 person limit.

Email jennifer@deathorglorybar.com to RSVP.

Whiskey 101 Class at 32 East - Sunday, August 6th at 4:00 p.m. for $25 per person

Includes sampling and basic discussion of six distinct world whiskeys (using the classic Glencairne tasting glasses), laminated "Cheat sheet" included with whiskey 101 tips for each guest's home bar, low-salt snacks provided to cleanse the palate between tastings.

*Stay after and receive 25% off your check for all food & beverage. Call (561) 276-7868 to RSVP.

 

Cocktail Party & Tasting at Max’s Harvest; Culinary event at Prime; and more to be announced.

*Reservations may be made directly through the restaurant or merchant.

 

Special Hotel Rate:                Hyatt Place Delray Beach

              Rates:  King Deluxe Room - $99.00 plus 13% tax per night

Dates:   August 1-7, 2017

Group Code: G-FOOD

Cutoff Date for Reservations: July 15, 2017

For reservations call 1-888-HYATT-HP (492-8847), and ask for the Dine Out Delray rate or refer to the group code G-FOOD

https://delraybeach.place.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html?corp_id=G-FOOD

For a full list of hotels in Downtown Delray Beach, visit www.downtowndelraybeach.com/hotels.

 

 

Charitable Partner:           Delray Beach Homeless Initiative for Children in partnership with the Palm Beach County Food Bank

 

 

Sweepstakes

Enter to Win:   While dining at a participating restaurant during Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week use #DineOutDowntownDelray on Facebook or Instagram and be automatically entered to win $300 worth of restaurant gift cards.

 

Sponsors:        Dine Out Downtown Delray Restaurant Week sponsors (As of July 10, 2017): Gold Sponsors: Old School Square Bakery, LIVINGFLA.com; Silver Sponsor: Hyatt Place Delray Beach; Bronze Sponsors: VUP Media, Papa’s Pilar, Architec Brands.

 

Information:  Please visit www.downtowndelraybeach.com/RestaurantWeek ,

facebook.com/DelrayDDA or phone 561.243.1077.  

#DineOutDowntownDelray

AS OF 7/11/2017

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About the Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority

The Delray Beach Downtown Development Authority mission is to enhance and stimulate balanced economic growth through position marketing activities that engage Downtown Businesses, residents and visitors, while creating a clean, safe, physical and experiential place to live, work and invest.  For more information, please visit www.downtowndelraybeach.com or phone 561.243.1077.

 

Media Contact: Sarah E. Flynn - Willcaro Communications LLC 

561.866.5064 - sarahf@willcarocomm.com

 

 

 

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City of Delray Beach Launches Mobile Payment for Parking

Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - 4:44pm

City of Delray Beach Launches Mobile Payment for Parking         

The Parkmobile app will allow customers to use their mobile devices to easily pay for parking

DELRAY BEACH, FL, June 15, 2017 - The City of Delray Beach is proud to announce the implementation of the pay-by-phone/app service, Parkmobile, in both the Old School Square and the Federspiel garages in the downtown area.

The City charges a flat $5 fee from 4 p.m. until midnight, Thursday through Saturday for parking.

Payment is not required for vehicles parked in the garages before 4 p.m. and can remain in the garage after 4 p.m. for no additional cost. However, drivers that exit the garage after 4 p.m. will be required to pay the $5 fee upon return. Parking for persons who have disabled parking permits will be free throughout the City, whether the visitor chooses to park on the street, in a surface parking lot or in one of our parking garages.

The Parkmobile app allows customers to effortlessly input payment information, while also sending a 15-minute reminder before the meter expires. Current Parkmobile users will receive a prompt upon entering the garage inviting them to pay for parking using the app.

Ambassadors from the City's parking management contract firm, Lanier, will be on hand in both garages to assist patrons with this process. Further updates on City parking will follow. 

 

For more information on parking, please contact:

Jorge Alarcon

Parking Facilities Manager

alarconj@mydelraybeach.com

Phone: (561) 243-7000

 

To learn more about Parkmobile or to register, please visit http://us.parkmobile.com/.

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Delray Beach stakes the claim as 2017 'All-America' City

Monday, June 19, 2017 - 9:52am
DELRAY BEACH, FL, June 16, 2017 - Delray Beach has again captured the title of All-America City (AAC) for the third time, and stands as the only Florida city to yield this accomplishment.  Delray Beach was among fifteen communities across the country honored at the AAC conference in Denver, Colorado for its civic engagement to help young children from low-income families achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success.
 
"It's such an honor to receive our third All America City award, the oldest (1894) and most prestigious civic award by the National Civic League," said Mayor Cary Glickstein.  "We are the only Florida city to have accomplished this. Working together, we have made meaningful and measurable progress in addressing one of our country's greatest challenges - improving reading proficiency among our youth."
 
To select the fifteen Award recipients, a panel of judges examined the progress reports from the 27 communities that were nominated as finalists. The 2017 AAC Award recipients are communities that: 
  • Demonstrated they have moved the needle on outcomes for children from low-income families in at least two of the following community solutions areas: school readiness, school attendance, summer learning and/or grade-level reading.
  • Addressed the National Civic League's key process criteria of civic engagement, cross-sector collaboration and inclusiveness.Created a plan for sustainability and for aligning, linking, stacking and bundling proven and the most promising programs, practices, and strategies.
  • Bonus points will be awarded for communities that have a plan for sustainability and for aligning, linking, stacking and bundling the most promising and proven programs, practices and strategies.

The All-America City Award is the country's original and most prestigious community recognition award. Since its inception, more than 500 communities of all sizes have earned this distinguished title.Community members, government, businesses and nonprofit organizations continue to work together to address critical local issues. 

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The Downtown Ambassador Pilot Program has come to an end. Feedback Needed!

Tuesday, June 6, 2017 - 5:20pm

The Downtown Ambassador Pilot Program has come to an end. It is imperative that we hear from our Downtown business community, residents and visitors in order to continue this program. 

Click here to learn more about the pilot program. 

Please let us know if you'd like to see the program continue:

If you are a Downtown resident, property owner, business owner or visitor, send a letter or email about this pilot program to: DDA@DowntownDelrayBeach.com and/or click here to take the Downtown Ambassador SURVEY.

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Delray Beach honored as "2017 Playful City USA Community"!

Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 2:12pm

DELRAY BEACH (May 17, 2017) - The City of Delray Beach is proud to announce that the national non-profit KaBOOM! is honoring the City with a 2017 Playful City USA designation for the second time. Playful City USA honors cities and towns across the country for putting the needs of families first so kids can learn, grow and develop important life skills. These communities are transforming ordinary places into playful spaces and using play as a solution to the challenges facing their residents.

The 2017 Playful City USA recognition includes 258 communities from across the nation that make it as easy as possible for kids to play. In total, these communities feature more than 14,000 safe and engaging playspaces that serve more than 4 million kids.

"The City of Delray Beach is proud to be recognized as a 2017 Playful City USA community," said City of Delray Beach Mayor Cary Glickstein. "The City values the recreational and leisure pursuits of our residents and visitors and currently has 24 playgrounds located within our wonderful park system. In addition to our current play spaces, the City is working together with community partners to expand our play space inventory and will install a fitness park and new boundless playground before the end of the year. The City of Delray Beach is committed to providing quality places for our residents and visitors to "Get Out, Get Up, and Get Active" in our community."

As cities are becoming sources for innovation, communities across the country are creating inventive ways to attract and retain residents. Playful City USA honorees are taking bold action to ensure kids have great places to play - all with the ultimate goal of making play the easy choice for all kids, no matter where they live. In addition to the playground down the street, Playful City USA communities are turning grocery stores, vacant lots, crosswalks and sidewalks into opportunities for play.

"We are thrilled to recognize the City of Delray Beach for putting kids first," said KaBOOM! CEO James Siegal. "The well-being of our communities starts with the well-being of our kids, and play is critical for them to thrive. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that all kids get the childhood they deserve filled with play."

To see the full list of Playful City USA communities and to learn more about making play the easy choice for kids, visit kaboom.org/playfulcityusa. You can also take part in the conversation with leaders across the country using #PLAYceforkids on Twitter and Facebook.

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