🌱 How a $275K city grant just saved Delray’s Arts Garage

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In today's newsletter:

• How a $275K city grant just saved Delray’s Arts Garage
• Which Delray students are sharing the stage for this Christmas concert?
• How a $19.2M project will reshape Delray’s eroding shoreline

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Party at Good Night John Boy Delray Beach with TheEveBall.com and 6 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 75 and low of 68 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 79, low: 72.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Delray Beach Arts Garage to stay afloat after $275k grant from city commission (wptv.com) — Delray Beach’s city commission has approved a $275,000 grant to keep the Arts Garage operating through summer 2027, easing fears about the venue’s future. The funding comes as new state rules on “family-friendly” programming threaten traditional arts grants, pushing the Delray Beach nonprofit to rely more on local support and private fundraising to stay open.
   

2. 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' concert brings saxophone magic and holiday cheer to downtown Delray Beach (wptv.com) — Downtown Delray Beach is set for a festive night as Billboard-charting saxophonist Patrick Lamb headlines an “A Charlie Brown Christmas” concert at Old School Square Amphitheatre on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Local student choirs will perform under Delray’s 100-foot Christmas tree, turning the show into a community celebration of music, family, and arts education.
   

3. Delray Beach moves forward with major restoration project (wptv.com) — A $19.2 million beach restoration is about to reshape 2.65 miles of Delray Beach shoreline, aiming to protect homes, A1A, and wildlife from worsening erosion. Work will run from January through May, finishing before sea turtle nesting season and marking the city’s second major restoration in five years. Longtime residents say the changes can’t come soon enough.
   

4. PUBLIX ARREST: Delray Beach Man, 76, Allegedly Knocks Man, 86, To The Ground (bocanewsnow.com) — A 76-year-old Delray Beach resident is facing a battery-on-a-senior charge after an 86-year-old man was allegedly shoved to the ground inside the Publix at Jog Road and Lake Ida, causing head, hip, and elbow injuries. The victim was taken to Delray Medical Center, and deputies later arrested the suspect after a photo lineup identification; a court hearing is scheduled for January 8.
   

5. Preferred Hotels I Prefer elite status (frequentmiler.com) — A recent review of Preferred Hotels’ I Prefer elite status includes a candid look at how benefits played out during a stay at The Seagate Hotel in Delray Beach. The writer describes getting no upgrades or perks there, contrasting it with better treatment at other cities’ properties and concluding the status isn’t worth chasing unless benefits improve.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Delray Beach

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 27

• Delray Beach GreenMarket
  Old School Square, 51 N Swinton Ave, Delray Beach
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Self-Portrait Painting with Acrylic Paint 2-Day
  Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL 33444
  5:30 am
• Intro to Photography
  Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL 33444
  7:00 am

Thursday December 18

• Watercolor & Wonder: Modern Holiday Wreath Painting Workshop
  Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL 33444
  5:30 am
• Alcohol Ink Art on Silk Scarves
  Arts Warehouse , 313 NE 3rd St , Delray Beach
  9:00 am
• THE WINTER WONDERETTES
  Delray Beach Playhouse , 950 NW 9TH ST , DELRA BEACH
  12:00 pm
• LONG POSE Open Figure Studio w/Model
  Arts Warehouse , 313 NE 3rd St , Delray Beach
  1:00 pm

Friday December 19

• THE WINTER WONDERETTES
  Delray Beach Playhouse , 950 NW 9TH ST , DELRA BEACH
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Holiday Party at Good Night John Boy Delray Beach with TheEveBall.com
  Good Night John Boy , 33 SE 3rd Ave , Delray Beach
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• Self-Portrait Painting with Acrylic Paint 2-Day
  Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL 33444
  5:30 am
• Intro to Photography
  Arts Warehouse Delray Beach, FL 33444
  7:00 am

Thursday December 18

• THE WINTER WONDERETTES
  Delray Beach Playhouse , 950 NW 9TH ST , Delray Beach
  12:00 pm
• LONG POSE Open Figure Studio w/Model
  Arts Warehouse , 313 NE 3rd St , Delray Beach
  1:00 pm

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