States across the country have been inundated with roughly 26 million unemployment applications ever since the coronavirus pandemic began earlier this year. Needless to say, this has not only wreaked havoc on community members who have lost their job and are in need of reemployment assistance, but has also delayed the filing, reviewing and receiving…
A project that helps our community members and the City as a whole is officially underway, and the excitement is building for all involved. The Corey Jones Isle housing project was designed as a way to provide affordable housing for families in Delray who are looking for a permanent home to call their own, and…
As the severity of COVID-19 increased, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency staff temporarily relocated to their homes. And a lot of companies have since been implementing similar measures. Allowing us all to connect over a common obstacle — how to work where you’re supposed to unwind. As our team settles into working from home,…
If you’re new to the scene, the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency loves not only helping local businesses, but also inviting new businesses to the area with a goal to benefit the community as a whole. One such example of that is the Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel on West Atlantic Ave. This development…
If you’re a local business owner in the Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency’s (CRA) district who thinks your exterior space and/or signage could use a facelift, the CRA is here to help! The CRA’s Paint-Up & Signage Program was put in place with an ultimate goal to help local business owners improve their exterior attractiveness…
She might have found herself in the middle of an artist residency at the Arts Warehouse, but that’s certainly not where she started. Missy Pierce has held more professions than most people ever dare to consider, but finally feels at home as an artist. Pierce finds that her biggest career challenge has been corralling…
Art has always been a calling for Cherie Saleeby. She was 12 years old when she put together her first studio, and later studied photography at the College of Creative Studies in Detroit, Mich. While she enjoyed photography, she was once again drawn, this time into a sculpture class, which has been her focus ever…
Familiar with how to treat a blank canvas, Grace Gdaniec hit the Arts Warehouse ground running. Her background in the art world provided her with not only the vision needed to help curate the Arts Warehouse into what it is today, but also allowed her to think outside the box and help create the many…
If you look amongst the polished and newly-constructed buildings dotted along the Avenue and throughout Downtown Delray, you’ll find bits and pieces of Delray’s history that shine in their own way. One of those buildings is the La France Hotel, and it has a beautifully storied past. The LaFrance Hotel was the only African-American…
The Eagle Nest initiative was born out of an idea to not only provide affordable housing for Delray’s community members, but to also support our local high school youth. Because many good, community-focused ideas need funding, the Delray Beach CRA was called in for support. The mission of the CRA is to foster and…