Tequila & Tacos was a highlight of the summer craft cocktail series at Old School Square.
Editor’s note: Our hearts are heavy this morning thinking of those suffering from the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
We in South Florida and in Delray Beach and Boca Raton can relate to the disruption that hurricanes cause. Please consider donating what you can to relief organizations that are on the scene in the Houston area. And please be vigilant with your hurricane preparations. We are entering the height of the hurricane season.
“I can’t believe the news today..
Oh, I can’t close my eyes
And make it go away”– U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday.
And make it go away”– U2 Sunday Bloody Sunday.
No we can’t make it go away.
But we can inject a little positivity into our lives can’t we?
And so we will.
Here’s 10 things we liked this month.
1. Kudos to Old School Square for its social media tsunami and uplifting videos designed to remind one and all how special Delray’s cultural arts center is and how important it is to the life of our community.
2. Festival Management Group, the producers of the Garlic Festival and Delray Affair among other signature everts, spent more than a year being bullied by short sighted politicians. But it didn’t dissuade the team. They re-tooled and reinvented and came up with a terrific series of summer events at The Fieldhouse at Old School Square. We attended a few and loved them all. Great events, great cocktails and robust ticket sales brightened our summer. We loved the integration with local restaurants and discovered a few new places as a result. Kudos Nancy, John and Sarah.
3. Louie Bossi is a welcome addition to downtown Boca. Brilliant concept, big menu and wonderful food equals a great time.
4. We had a chance to meet with Campbell Creative, a new addition to our entrepreneurial scene. We predict you will be hearing more about this innovative agency.
5. We are thrilled to hear about the continued success of Modernizing Medicine which raised a whopping $231 million in investment and continues to hire and blaze new trails. CEO Dan Cane is a brilliant business visionary and a nice guy too. Kudos to the FAU Research Park for nurturing scores of great businesses.
6. We had a chance to hang with Boca Mayor Susan Haynie and former Councilwoman Constance Scott at a recent Palm Beach County League of Cities meeting and it was fun. Mayor Haynie recently completed a stint as president of the Florida League, a great honor. Cities are under siege in this state by some short sighted state leaders. Good to see our local officials stand up for home rule.
7. We were thrilled to see Pame Williams receive recognition (and celebrate in her own way) her 30 years of service to the taxpayers of Delray Beach. We just adore her.
8. Also good to see the late Lamar Shuler’s legacy celebrated at the S.D. Spady Museum.
9. Nice to see dirt moving at the iPic Theatre four years after the CRA chose the project after an RFP process.
10. We were thrilled to see Creative Mornings Palm Beach visit the Arts Garage.
All in all, August was a very fine month.
Agree with all 10 . . .
Maybe 11. 50 Home Runs by Giancarlo Stanton – Baseball fever returns to South Florida!
How could I have missed that?! Good call, Giancarlo is amazing.
8 out of 10 ain’t bad! ( Meatloaf)