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Reggae in the Square

Downtown Wilmington is the place to be for all music styles. We've seen Rock, Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Rockabily, Folk, and dozens of other great musical styles played throughout our downtown.

This Saturday, July 11, some talented Reggae artists will be performing on Rodney Square - we'll get to hear from artists like Lex A Million, Maine Gwap, Shane Koosong, and Jah Torius.

​The concert is free and open to the public.

I hope to see you there!

Marty

A Great Evening in the Plaza

What a great evening!

The Summer in the Plaza event at H.B. DuPont Plaza on Thursday night was truly incredible. There was live music, food trucks, games, and people of all ages coming together for a great time!

But don't just take my word for it, check out the collection of photos from people like Ivan Thomas with DeTV.

I hope you can come out to our next Summer in the Plaza event on August 6.

Marty

 

Downtown is thriving!

The July issue of Out & About magazine includes a great article about the life and activity we're seeing in our Downtown.

Here's just a couple of excerpts:

By the end of August, BPG will be renting apart­ments in the three build­ings of its Market Street Village: 838 N. Market, the former WSFS Bank head­quar­ters; 839 N. Market, over the Walgreen’s store; and 6 E. Third St. Many of the new res­i­dents are expected to be teachers and staff mem­bers at three charter schools opening this fall: Delaware Met at 920 French St.; Great Oaks in the Community Education Building, 1200 French St., and Freire, in the former Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Delaware head­quar­ters on West 14th Street. Depending on income levels, res­i­dents of Market Street Village may be able to rent a one-bedroom unit for about $800 a month. The 150 units in these projects should add about 200 res­i­dents to Market Street.
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By next spring, Scott Morrison and Joe Van Horn, part­ners in the Chelsea Tavern and Ernest & Scott Taproom, expect to open their third restau­rant on Market, which helps explain why the brew pub/barbecue spot at 827 N. Market will be named 3 Doors. The other reason: it’s also three doors up from Chelsea.
Chelsea itself will be get­ting a new look as Buccini/Pollin tears down 817 N. Market, effec­tively dou­bling the width of the pedes­trian pathway between Market and Shipley streets, cre­ating an area that will be known as Chelsea Plaza. The remod­eled Chelsea will have win­dows and an entrance opening onto the plaza, where it will have an out­door seating area. Across the way, 815 N. Market will be repur­posed as home to sev­eral mini-shops that will also open onto the plaza.

Click Here to read the complete article.

All of us at Downtown Visions are excited to be a part of this growth.

Marty