RECENT STUDY SHOWS WALKABILITY ADDS VALUE TO A PROPERTY

Ceo’S FOR Cities, a national consortium of civic and business leaders, did a 2009 study and found that homes where you can walk to the supermarket and other stores, schools and parks will be valued at $4,000 to $34,000 more than those with less walkability where you have to drive to get to amenities.  The bigger, more urban the city, such as Miami, the higher value walkability adds.  Nearby public transportation also boosts value.

The study covered 94,000 real estate sales of comparable homes in 15 major markets. 

You can use Walkscore to rate the walkability of your home or a home you are considering purchasing. 

HAVE A GREAT TIME IN DELRAY BEACH

A PEEK AT DELRAY BEACH

Delray Beach is the type of coastal town that has it all: unobstructed beaches, shops, the restaurants and definitely, the entertainment.  A little bit for everyone to enjoy.  Delray does a great job with its festivals and fairs.  They close a main street and fill it to capacity with vendors, musicians and artists in a blink of an eye.  When is all over done with, it comes down just as fast as it went up. 

Come on downtown on Thursday, January 27^th for Art & Jazz On The Avenue.  Once a month, during the season, and on a Thursday from 6-10 pm, live musical entertainment is presented, On the Avenue.  Open house specials, and gallery exhibitions are will be browsed at the very least.  Even though it is On the Avenue, it will also extend to the SW 5th Avenue Plaza. 

Highlights will include:

• Florida Panthers’ Partymobile --- interactive games and the launch of the team’s new video game --- at the Delray Beach Magazine booth in the 300 block of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Palm Beach Makos and Cheerleaders in the 400 block of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Exhilarating skateboard course designed and constructed by Stoner Skateboards in the 600 block of East Atlantic Avenue;
• Sports clinics led by Atlantic High School sports leaders on the Great Lawn by Old School Square.
• City of Delray Beach Parks & Recreation sponsored dance and fitness demonstrations and performances led by the Delray Divas, Diamonds and Pearls and Delray Rocks and Cheerleaders Dance, also on the Great Lawn by Old School Square.
• Yankee great Roy White, the Roger Dean Stadium inflatable hitting bay and the Allianz golf hitting bay – all in Worthing Park.
• Representatives of the International Tennis Championships and the US Tennis Association in the 200 and 400 blocks of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Cycling on Your Mark in the 300 block of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Miss Geico 50-foot racing boat with jet turbine engine will be on display in the 500 block of East Atlantic Avenue and sports car along NE 1^st Avenue.
• Roaming Drew Tucker Stomp Band
• The Heavy Pets, a production of 102 Degrees, will be performing on the Old School Square Entertainment Pavilion with Stampede as the opening act. The concert will benefit Delray Beach’s Caring Kitchen through donations collected by volunteers. An after-party hosted by the new Pineapple Groove will start just after the concert.  
• Jim Kolvacik Trio in the 100 block of East Atlantic Avenue
• Groove Merchant and Atlantic High School Jazz Band on SE 4^th Avenue.
• Jazz Stream in the 400 block of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Al Johnson in the 500 block of East Atlantic Avenue.
• Visitors to the Vista BMW tent will be invited to register for a chance to win a new BMW 135i. Details will be available on site.
• Representatives of the Boca Artists Guild in the 100 East Atlantic block.
• Avalon Gallery at 425 E Atlantic Ave.
• Blue Coast Art Exhibit at 110 E Atlantic Ave.
• Blue Gallery at 600 E Atlantic Ave.
• Cacace Fine Art Studio & Gallery at 135 E Atlantic Ave.
• DeBilzan Gallery at 38 E Atlantic Ave.
• Delray Art & Framing at 321 E Atlantic Ave.
• Ford Fine Art at 235 NE 4^th Ave. #101
• Forms Gallery at 415 E Atlantic Ave.
• Kevro’s Gallery, Media Studio & Art Bar at 166 SE 2^nd Ave.
• Ora Sorensen Gallery at 445 E Atlantic Ave.

 Art & Jazz will extend to the SW 5^th Ave Plaza with entertainment from:

• Beacon Center first- and second-grade classes, creative dance team and Village Academy praise dancers.
• Creative dance team, Step Club and Drum Line of the Family Resource Center.

FREE ADMISSION!

4th ANNUAL DOWNTOWN DELRAY BEACH ART SHOW

January 15th & 16th, 2011

Located on Atlantic Ave starting at US1 East over the Intracoastal Waterway all the way to A1A on the Atlantic Ocean. 

Browse, walk, observe and buy... enjoy the day in this fabulous "All American Town."  Stop in one of the eateries for some glorious food.  Mingle, people-watch, and talk to the artisans.

Lovely way to spend the day.


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DELRAY MARKETPLACE COULD BREAK GROUND THIS SPRING

Soon a 300,000 sq ft project that has been discussed for three years will be going up in West Delray Beach at the corner of West Atlantic Avenue and Lyons Road between the Florida Turnpike and 441.  Lyons is being extended from Boynton Beach Boulevard south to Atlantic Avenue, which will be widened.  The location provides easy access from Boca Raton, Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.  The neighborhood includes high-end gated communities, golf/country clubs and resorts and high wuality new home construction.

Among the new tenants are a restaurant by Burt Rapoport, Chicos (women’s clothes) a movie theater with 12 screens, Publix and a Max’s Grille, partly owned by Rapoport with a successful and popular eatery in Mizner Park.  16 bowling lanes are planned.  A Sony Digital Lounge is planned.  Other tenants being approached include Orange Leaf Frozen Yoghurt, already with locations in Delray Beach and Mizner Park, and Devon Seafood restaurant.