Comment on how Delray spent federal community development money, through Nov. 15
Plus a free memory program at the Spady and a whiskey-and-chocolate night for the library.
Delray has posted its yearly report on how it spent its federal community development money, and residents have until Nov. 15 to send written comments, which go to HUD with the final report. Those letters go to Tavarous Parks in Neighborhood Services, who is being honored at tonight's commission meeting, the same night a year of downtown parking changes gets its review.
The CAPER is Delray's yearly accounting of its federal community development money, and this one covers fiscal year 2025-2026: what the money paid for and how close the city came to its plan goals. Resident letters are folded into the final version that goes to the federal housing department, HUD, so what you write lands in the document federal officials receive. Get it in by Nov. 15.
The report is online at delraybeachfl.gov, and the Neighborhood Services Division keeps copies during business hours. Mail or hand-deliver comments to Tavarous Parks, the city's neighborhood services administrator, at 100 NW 1st Ave., Delray Beach, FL 33444.
Tonight: Commission reviews a year of downtown parking changes, including Free Parking Wednesdays
Anyone who parks downtown can speak up at tonight's City Commission meeting, where public comment on any topic follows the presentations, and one of the presentations is a 12-month parking review. It takes in a pilot parking program for downtown employees and an analysis of Free Parking Wednesdays.
Also on tonight's agenda: a list of city-owned land considered suitable for affordable housing, and an amendment to the new fiscal year 2026-27 budget. Before the parking item, Tavarous Parks receives the City Manager Recognition Award. You can attend at City Hall or watch the stream on the city's YouTube channel.
Spady Museum plans a free year-long memory program for people with Alzheimer's and their caregivers
A free program built on cooking, quilting and other shared memories is set to begin in November at the Spady Museum, 170 NW 5th Ave., in its Williams Cottage. Called "The House That Memory Built: The Memories We Weave," it runs for 12 months and is designed for people living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers. Twelve different activity sessions are planned, each offered twice a month. Every session opens with a personal welcome that asks participants to recall childhood in a Black household. "Childhood memories are more accessible to those with Alzheimer's than more recent ones," said Deborah Germain, who co-designed the program.
Caregivers get a free speaker series of their own on cognitive diseases, available resources and self-care. Session schedules come through a signup at spadymuseum.com/house-that-memory-built.
Whiskey and chocolate tasting benefits the library Oct. 20
- When
- Tuesday, Oct. 20 · 6 p.m.
- Where
- Delray Beach Public Library
- Address
- 100 West Atlantic Avenue
- Price
- $55 per ticket
Whiskey and Norman Love Confections chocolates meet in a classroom-style tasting Oct. 20 at 6 p.m. John "Fitzy" Fitzpatrick, Delray's own whiskey expert, leads it at the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave. Tickets are $55, and proceeds go to the library's community programs. Seats are limited and registration is required through the library's Chocolate Uncorked event page. Guests must be 21 or older.