Back in January, the city of Newark doubled hourly parking rates in municipal lots from $1 to $2, along with increasing metered parking on streets to $2.25 an hour.
But with UD students out of town, those increases are no more until Aug. 15. Lot parking is back to $1 an hour, with street parking decreased back to $1.25 per hour.
The city is also running a series of concerts and beer gardens on Academy Street to bring some life to the downtown area near Main Street. Six Thursdays in May and June featured live music and beer gardens.
City spokeswoman Jayme Gravell says that the beer garden on Academy Street will return at the end of the summer, and also pointed to the Newark Food & Brew event on July 29 as an event that’ll draw people into the downtown area this summer.
Many restaurants continue their chef’s specials and happy hour offerings during the summer just as they would during the school year rather than offering specific summer specials. However, some joints have found the past few weeks as the perfect time to update their menus and introduce new dishes to the table.
