Tenth Annual Grand Prix

Thousands of cyclists and fans are coming to Wilmington for the 10th Annual Wilmington Grand Prix!  This event has grown from a regional bicycle race to one of the premier cycling events on the East Coast. This year’s race will be the eighth stop on USA Cycling’s Pro Road Tour and will attract pro cyclists from around the world. 

May 13 - 15, you will want to come out to see these truly awesome athletes as they make their way through Downtown Wilmington and the surrounding area.

Here's some great photos from Leslie W. Kipp from previous years:

I hope you can come out and join in the fun! Click Here to learn more.

Marty

Meet & Greet opportunity for Downtown Wilmington

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:

1. The solution to the crime problem is not more cops. It is jobs.

2. 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.

3. 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