100 Things We Love About Delray

It’s August…right around the time when it so hot and humid that you might be questioning why you live here. Don’t despair; we have a list of things to remind to get you through the dog days of summer. And the cooler weather is only 90 days away. Enjoy!

100 Things We Love About Delray…(not in order)

1. Zucchini pancakes at Sefa restaurant in Pineapple Grove
2. French Toast at Caffe Luna Rosa (named, sort of, after the author of this list).
3. Open Mic Night at The Coffee District
4. Meatloaf at Da Da
5. Chicken Panini at Brule’
6. The Italian Wedding Soup at Rotelli’s
7. Pizza at Anthony’s Cold Fire Pizza
8. The view from the top floor of the 110 Building on East Atlantic
9. The carvings on the ceiling of the historic Old School Square gym (yes Ken Ellingsworth really did carve his name in the wood).
10. Jazz in the Arts Garage
11. Watching artists at work at Kevro’s Art Bar
12. Artist’s Alley–inspiring
13. The success of an off the beaten path Third and Third restaurant
14. The murals and craft beer at Mellow Mushroom
15. The Green Market—coming back soon.
16. The gossip and laughter at Rex’s Hair Salon
17. Empanada’s at Cabana El Rey
18. San Gria at Phyllis’ Enigma
19. Grilled cheese at Patio Delray
20. The Putt N’ Around mascot
21. The tiki bar at Crane’s Beach House
22. Saturday night piano bar at The Atlantic Grille located at The Seagate Hotel
23. Lunch at the Seagate Beach Club overlooking the Atlantic
24. The cool design of The Mark Downtown
25. Music on the porch at the historic Colony Hotel
26. Wandering around “The Girls” Strawberry Patch (paradise on Military Trail).
27. A cup of Mackinac Island Fudge at Kilwin’s
28. The gardens at the Sundy House
29. A sunset stroll along A1A
30. Sunrise at Atlantic Dunes Park
31. There’s something about the sauce at Scuola Vecchia
32. Happy Hour at Cut 432
33. Veal Chop Siciliana at Rocky’s
34. The Delray Beach International Tennis Championships—tennis under the stars
35. The bread at 5^th Avenue Grill
36. Brunch at Deck 84
37. Shopping local—makes you feel good.
38. The view from the top of the Old School Square Garage
39. Garlic Fest (and how it benefits local charities).
40. Delray Affair—Friday morning especially
41. The Easter Bonnet Dog Parade
42. The lighting of the 100 foot Christmas tree and Menorah at Old School Square
43. The Holiday Parade (eat your heart out Macy’s).
44. Fourth of July fireworks
45. Cruising the Intracoastal on the Lady Atlantic
46. Golf carts downtown
47. The classic Donald Ross design at the Delray Beach Golf Club
48. The Lake Ida Dog Park any day of the week
49. The Marina Historic District neighborhood
50. Nassau Street—old Florida mixed with new
51. Catherine Strong Splash Park—Delray’s best kept secret if you have kids
52. Sandoway House Nature Center—where else can you pet a shark and gaze at the stars?
53. A long walk at Morikami Park—find some solitude amidst the tumult.
54. The work being done at the Achievement Center for Children and Families
55. The International Baccalaureate Program and Career Academies at Atlantic High School
56. The tongue and groove ceiling of the Delray Public Library—a distinctive look for an important building
57. Wakadahatchee Wetlands Preserve west of Delray Beach
58. Reading the Sunday Times or your favorite magazine (that would be Atlantic Ave) at Veterans Park
59. The annual teen summit, which has grown every year (shout out to Capt. Michael Coleman)
60. Sister Cities Art Competition Exhibit at Old School Square—young talent on display
61. Saturday mornings at Miller Field watching soccer or Little League Baseball
62. The new Elizabeth Wesley Plaza on West Atlantic
63. Chicken Panang Curry at House of Siam
64. Yakiniku at Ziree’s
65. The loyalty card and smart marketing of City Oyster
66. The petting zoo at the Green Market
67. The Village Academy—by the people for the people
68. The streetscape of Northwest/Southwest 5^th Avenue—art in the sidewalk check it out
69. The Intelligence Report available on Friends of Delray’s website www.friendsofdelray.com
70. Putt N’ Around itself. Because miniature golf is very cool.
71. Seeing NFL Players hanging around town. Including hometown star Brandon Flowers
72. The magnificent Crest Theatre.
73. Delray’s parking garages. Sounds silly, but we like sure things and finding a spot in the garage is a sure thing.
74. The Royal Palms on Sea Breeze.
75. People watching while dining at a sidewalk cafe
76. Catching the future of tennis at the junior tournaments at Delray Tennis Center
77. The Green Owl counter
78. Omelets at Christina’s
79. The Delray Art League
80. Little Fenway (Sorry Red Sox fans, but Bucky Dent’s home run is forever captured in Delray)
81. The ability to view Delray City Commission meetings via the web
82. Walking the sand and looking for baby seat turtles
83. Delray’s historic districts—Del Ida especially
84. The city marina—where you can fantasize about living aboard a boat.
85. The look of Ocean City Lofts
86. Exciting new places like The Grove, Garden of Vegan and Papa’s Tapas.
87. How Delray collects food and all sorts of good stuff for our troops-Forgotten Soldiers Outreach
88. Picnicking at Lake Ida
89. The walking paths at Barwick Park and Mike Machek Park
90. Bexley Park; proof that new neighborhoods do not have to suffer from cookie-cutter sameness.
91. The new Frank Theatres and Cinebowl at Delray Marketplace
92. Laughs at the Library
93. Friday nights at Brule
94. Unsung neighborhoods like Sabal Lakes and Delray Lakes
95. The Beach Cam!
96. Old Postcards from Delray’s past found on E Bay
97. I-Love-Delray-Beach.com –Danika Dahl’s treasure trove of a website
98. The Caring Kitchen
99. AVDA—helping families get back on their feet.
100. Room for your favorite—fill in the blank.