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You may wonder what a dog has to do with the Central City Alliance. It’s simple: dogs are loyal to their owners and they love you forever. The Central City Alliance is loyal to our community, loyal to our members, and we love you forever. 

In this confusing time when Covid-19 has everyone isolating at home and many businesses closed, we’re your dog. 

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The 13th on 13th Street

Open Air Market – Food, Art, Farmers and Flea

Saturday, June 13, 2020 1pm-5pm

NE 13th Street from NE 4th Ave to NE 12th Ave

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

As the City re-energizes and opens up for business, the Central City Alliance wanted an opportunity to remind folks of the wonderful businesses along NE 13th Street.

To reflect the re-opening we are planning an Open Air Market featuring:

  • Food, Beverages, and Baked Goods available at our local businesses
  • Art Exhibition
  • Farmers Market
  • Flea Market
  • Convenient location near downtown Ft. Lauderdale
  • Free parking
  • Admission is FREE

VENDORS interested in participating in our event:

Please take a moment to fill out the Vendor Application.

If you have additional questions, you may call Barry Curtis at 917-686-9987 or Marie McGinley at 954-249-5753 or email info@centralcityalliance.org

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News

We’ve been in isolation, like everyone else, and although we’ve done quite a bit of work to help people we didn’t make any changes to the website since our highly successful 13th Street Beer and Wine Festival with Car Show. We were lucky to have our festival at all – Fort Lauderdale shut down a week later.

Early in the year, we became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, which means your donations are tax-deductible. You’re welcome.

Our elections and annual meeting will be in the fall – we’ll tell you the date once it’s set.

We Need You

In addition to the donate button above, we also would love to have everyone in the Central City area (bounded by Sunrise Boulevard on the south, the Middle River on the north, Powerline Road on the west, and Federal Highway on the east) be a member of the Central City Alliance. Attending meetings and volunteering to help on our projects are just two of the ways you can help.

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What We’re Up To

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Mayor’s Covid-19 working Group

Our vice president, Abby Laughlin served on the Mayor’s Covid-19 response team. This team advised the Mayor on matters relating to how to reopen Fort Lauderdale. We are very happy to see our neighborhood represented in the working group. Please see this report from the Mayor: https://centralcityalliance.org/mayors-report-4-25-20-2/

Central City Cares

In its initial stages, several members of the Central City Alliance helped to shop for, put together, and deliver care packages containing needed items such as toilet paper, rice, beans, toothpaste, cookies, etc. to folks in need throughout the community. Our partner H.O.M.E.S., Inc. was able to get funding and the Central City Alliance Secretary, Marie McGinley, who is also the Secretary for H.O.M.E.S., Inc., has now coordinated with H.O.M.E.S. to give out Publix cards and a mask to people in need. Our President, Barry Curtis, is also helping to deliver Publix cards and masks to folks who are unable to get to a centralized location. See more and donate at https://centralcitycares.com.

Central City CRA – Creating a small business stimulus program

We are partnering with the CRA to request funding for business stimulus forgivable loans. These loans could be for small businesses who have not been able to obtain PPP loans.

Hand Sanitizer Program

Small businesses cannot source hand sanitizer locally. They need this now, in order to reopen. We are working with McKay Ferrell from Gulf Stream Brewery to obtain funding and distribute hand sanititzer for businesses and residents who need it.

HANDY (Helping Abused Neglected Disadvantaged Youth)

Gulf Stream Brewery is partnering with HANDY to create a “Piece of the Pie” program. Buy one pizza and another is donated to HANDY by Pizzeria Magaddino. We will promote. Please buy your pizza at Gulf Stream! Download the flyer here.

FARMERS MARKET

We are exploring the possibility of opening a Farmers Market at 603 NE 13th Street. This would be a fresh food market to help both farmers who need to move their product and neighbors who want local fresh food. We would start with only Saturdays.

Florida Department of Health Dashboard

Please keep up to date with the Florida Department of Health’s Covid-19 dashboard.