There is an effort in Delray Beach to help business owners open their own brick-and-mortar store for a fraction of the rental rate in other parts of the city.
The city’s redevelopment agency is accepting applications for 98th on 5th, a newly renovated business complex a block away from Atlantic Avenue.
The city’s redevelopment agency says this area used to be a thriving block for Black businesses, and they’d like to see that again.
This was a thriving African American business corridor many years ago, and it’s a little bit a little bit different now,” Renée Jadusingh, executive director for the city’s redevelopment agency. “Our intent is hopefully to bring back businesses and services that will benefit the community.”