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CRA: Nights in Northwood Village drew new subscribers, prompted calls for more outreach
Summary
The West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency reported results from the March “Nights in Northwood Village” event, including attendance increases, a pilot food tour that nearly doubled its ticket goal and survey results showing low local familiarity with CRA projects.
Stephanie Swimmer, communications coordinator for the West Palm Beach Community Redevelopment Agency, delivered a recap of the March “Nights in Northwood Village” event, saying the program “happens quarterly” and outlining its goals to celebrate neighborhood cultures, support local businesses and collect community feedback.
Swimmer said a pilot food-tour partnership, West Palm Beach Food Tours’ Taste of Northwood Village, had aimed to sell 50 tickets and “ended up selling almost a hundred tickets.” The CRA also reported 27 completed event surveys, 42 new CRA newsletter sign-ups and that most survey respondents said they learned about the event through social media. According to the presentation, on average participants were in the 40–49 age range and reported visiting the area about once a month.
The survey results indicated limited familiarity with the CRA and Northwood Village projects, and a majority of respondents said they would like to see mixed‑use development in the area. Swimmer described outreach tools used at the event — informational tables with QR codes to sign up for the CRA newsletter, an Eventbrite listing, radio advertising and social posts — and noted staff made the survey available on the Eventbrite page after a suggestion from the mayor.
President Lambert and Commissioner Ward both praised the event. Commissioner Ward said he “appreciated the work that was put in” and was pleased to see “a lot more people in attendance.” President Lambert said she wanted to “find opportunities to help educate in a fun and engaging way that people might remember,” reflecting the survey finding that many attendees wanted more information about the CRA and local projects.
Swimmer said staff intends to continue the marketing push; the next Nights in Northwood Village is scheduled for Friday, June 13, with a tropical‑paradise theme.
The presentation focused on outreach and community engagement rather than on board action; no formal CRA decision or vote stemmed from the recap.
