Please join the downtown business community on Tuesday, May 10 at the Baby Grand as we celebrate our upcoming "Summer in the City" - trust me, this will be a great event!
Downtown Wilmington Celebrates Shakespeare Day
Lunchtime on Market Street on Friday provided a real treat as the Delaware Shakespeare Festival coordinated a production of all of Shakespeare's plays in under an hour using more than 50 people from our community.
All of this took place in front of The Grand Opera House - and I would dare say we had participation from people from all walks of life and all of our great communities - artists, musicians, attorneys, business leaders, young, not so young, students, professionals, and more!
I am proud of our vibrant arts community in Wilmington - and I am proud that Downtown Visions helped sponsor and support this event.
Marty
Wilmington Celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Hundreds of people came out to Downtown Wilmington to celebrate Irish heritage Saturday.
Men, women, and children were entertained throughout the afternoon by dancers, bagpipers, classic cars, and more.
I am proud of our Irish community and appreciate all who became Irish on Saturday!
Marty
Black Jobs Matter
Black Jobs Matter is a one-act play that briefly examines the lives of unemployed blacks in the city of Wilmington, from three different perspectives.
The play will be performed on Thursday, February 25 at the Baby Grand on Market Street.
Click Here to RSVP for this FREE performance.
Here's a description from the website:
#blackjobsmatter…a Wilmington experiment is a movement born out of the desire to employ the over 9000+ unemployed black men in the City of Wilmington. The movement is based on three key areas:
The solution to the crime problem is not more cops. It is jobs.
The solution to better academic performance of inner city kids is not new schools or different teachers, it is a safe nurturing home so our kids can do their homework and get parental encouragement. Jobs bring the father back into the home and create that atmosphere.
The solution to balancing the city's budget is to get people off of welfare and onto the tax-paying rolls. Jobs do that.
The overall result of these things is to restore respect for parents and for themselves.
I hope you will take advantage of this opportunity to join our neighbors and friends in exploring this important issue.
Marty
A look at Downtown Wilmington's rich history
Downtown Wilmington has a truly impressive history - and our friends at WITN, Channel 22, have put together a great feature on that history.
All of us at Downtown Visions were happy to work with WITN to put this together, I encourage everyone to take a few minutes to see the growth of our great community.
The next time you're walking through Downtown Wilmington, just think of the men, women, and families who have lived, celebrated, marched, mourned, worked, danced, played, and prayed here - and know that we're in the process of creating more history now.
