Wilmington Mayor Purzycki Provides Details Of The Final “Curbside Wednesdays” Event On Union Street

From the City of Wilmington:

October 27, 2020

City partners with West Side Grows Together, Launcher, and The Committee of 100 to support local businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki is sharing news today about the final installment of a popular mid-week outdoor dining event in west side Wilmington, Curbside Wednesdays on Union Street, which will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, October 28. Please see the news release below from West Side Grows Together for complete details.

“Curbside Wilmington, which offers diners safer outdoor dining choices throughout the City has been a huge success,” said the Mayor. “Weekend dining options will continue as long as the weather cooperates, but we are happy to share this news about the final Wednesday event on west side. I hope you’ll take advantage of this last opportunity of 2020 to enjoy wonderful food and drink from some of the finest restaurants our City has to offer.”

SHOP SMALL THIS FALL AT THE FINAL CURBSIDE WEDNESDAY ON UNION STREET

WILMINGTON, DE—West Side Grows Together announces the final installment of Curbside Wednesdays on Union Street this Wednesday, October 28th. This marks the close of the once-weekly special outdoor dining event at participating restaurants on the North Union Street corridor that was launched as part of Curbside Wilmington in an effort to support local restaurants during COVID-19. For this final event for 2020, West Side Grows Together will partner with Launcher, an entrepreneurship program that provides foundational business training and on-going support to local aspiring entrepreneurs. West Side restaurants will be matched with graduates of the Launcher program to introduce their goods and services to the community. Below is the full list of participating restaurants and Launcher businesses.

Wednesday’s event will also include a raffle with the opportunity to win 4 large prizes featuring items from local businesses. Participate in the raffle by patronizing any of the participating businesses on North Union Street through Wednesday, October 28.

“Curbside Wednesdays have been a boon to energizing Union Street despite all the challenges we’ve faced this year,” says April Pagliassotti, the event’s coordinator and Community Development Manager at Cornerstone West CDC. “Expanded outdoor dining has been on our wishlist for a long time, and I’m glad we had both the opportunity and support to make it happen this year. Supporting our small businesses is important, now more than ever, and this is hopefully only the start of a new chapter for our community.”

The final Curbside Wednesday is made possible with the partnership of Launcher, the City of Wilmington, and the Committee of 100, in addition to support from Downtown Visions and Corleto-Latina Funeral Home. Check out all the participating businesses below and view the map, raffle prizes, and more details at westsidegrows.org/outdoordining.

What: Shop Small This Fall - The Final Curbside Wednesday on Union Street
When: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 from 5-9 PM
Who: Various restaurants on North Union Street in Wilmington and select Launcher Entrepreneurship Program businesses

Participating Businesses
Eclipse Bistro, 1020 N. Union Street

Merengue House, 837 N. Union Street
Hosting Launcher Businesses:

• Angelica’s Cleaning Services
• Oxford Translation Services

Milk & Honey ft. Frank’s Wine, 807 N. Union Street
Hosting Launcher Businesses:

• I Am Art
• Silver Stem Plants

Walter’s Steakhouse, 802 N. Union Street

Rocco Italian Grill & Sports Bar, 701 N. Union Street
Hosting Launcher Businesses:

• Addi Naturals
• B. Social Marketing

Dead Presidents Pub & Restaurant, 618 N. Union Street
Hosting Launcher Businesses:

• Hybrid Bakery

Mrs. Robino’s Italian Restaurant, 520 N. Union Street

More information: westsidegrows.org/outdoordining

West Side Grows Together is a coalition of residents, businesses, churches, and local leadership based in the West Side of Wilmington, Delaware working together to transform & strengthen our community. Learn more at westsidegrows.org.

This press release was produced by the City of Wilmington. The views expressed here are the author’s own.