Delray runs its biggest cultural weekend while its coffee shop looks north.
Delray runs its biggest cultural weekend while its coffee shop looks north.
Old School Square runs two marquee events in twenty-four hours this weekend — a Gatsby-themed opening Saturday night and the 5th Annual International Concours d'Elegance Sunday — both benefiting local youth and first-responder charities. The Amphitheatre will host Pebble Beach winners, 1960s Ferraris, and Formula One cars, with NE 2nd Avenue closing through Pineapple Grove for the day. It's the kind of weekend Delray markets itself on, and the city will collect real cultural capital from it. The read: the same week this is happening, Rodney Mayo is publicly shopping Subculture Coffee to Boynton Beach, where he says officials have already signaled a welcome. He's also running a petition campaign framing the city's 90-day parking ultimatum as unfair targeting. Worth watching: whether the clock forces a relocation before anything is resolved. One of the venues Delray cultivated into a regional destination is being pushed toward a smaller city that wants it more.
Subculture Coffee openly scouting Boynton Beach
Owner Rodney Mayo says Subculture Coffee is actively looking to relocate 5 minutes north to Boynton Beach, which he claims has already said it would welcome the business. A petition campaign is underway framing the city's 90-day parking ultimatum as unfair targeting.
Concours d'Elegance returns to Old School Square Sunday
The 5th Annual International Delray Beach Concours d'Elegance runs 10 AM to 4 PM Sunday at the Old School Square Amphitheatre. Free, with Pebble Beach winners, 1960s Ferraris, and Formula One cars. Proceeds benefit local youth and first-responder charities.
Gatsby Party opens at Old School Square Saturday
A 1920s-themed opening event at Old School Square Saturday night kicks off the cultural weekend. Tickets and dress code details through the venue. Feeds into a weekend already thick with Concours traffic.
GreenMarket back at Old School Square Saturday
The Saturday GreenMarket resumes at its Old School Square footprint this weekend alongside Concours setup, with late-season strawberries and mangoes before the market breaks for summer in May. Running since 1996.
Storybook Trail opens at Barwick Park
The new Storybook Trail at Barwick Park officially opened April 13 — a 16-station interactive walking trail built with Kiwanis and Scholastic. Ribbon was cut last weekend; first book now installed along the path.
Subculture's 90-day clock ends in July
The city's parking-ratio ultimatum runs roughly through mid-July. Worth watching: whether Boynton Beach's courtship accelerates before Delray finalizes enforcement. Either outcome is ugly for the city.
Downtown paid parking review due this month
Commissioner Casale confirmed the city would review downtown paid parking data this month. No new garages are planned. Worth watching: whether the review produces fee changes or stays on the shelf.
The Saturday GreenMarket has operated at Old School Square since 1996, making this its 30th season. It runs October through May — this weekend among the final before summer break. What began as a small grouping of Palm Beach County growers is now one of the longest continuously running farmers markets in South Florida.