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Taste of Cranford Returns on May 28th!

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We're excited to announce that Taste of Cranford returns on May 28th from 4-8PM! Taste of Cranford is a collaboration with Cranford Community Connection and is a pay as you go event with sample-sized pricing.

• To make sure that our restaurants properly prepare, we are asking that you purchase a bracelet for $5, which will be donated to Cranford High School 2024 Project Graduation. Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/.../2024-downtown-cranford....

• The rain date will be May 29th and any change to the date will be announced on social media.

• Bracelets will be available for pick up the day of the event starting at 4pm at Eastman Plaza.

• Please try to use cash when possible, in order to make the process easier for restaurants.

Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation. On behalf of our office and Cranford Community Connection, thank you for supporting Cranford businesses!

Vote in the 2024 Downtown Cranford PEEPS-Tacular!

Voting is open for the 2024 Downtown Cranford PEEPS-Tacular! Go here to vote for your favorite creation: https://tinyurl.com/5hfhm65r. The PEEPS masterpieces will be on display through March 31st in Downtown Cranford storefronts. Thank you to everyone who submitted an entry - we're always so impressed by your creativity!

Update for Spring Hop Participants!

We wanted to update you on pick up times for totes:

  • Friday 3/22 - 3pm-6pm at the Municipal Building - 8 Springfield Avenue (park in the back parking lot and enter through the Health Department door.  The DMC Office is room 17 right around the corner.

  • Saturday 3/23 - 11am-4pm at Martin Jewelers (12 North Avenue West).  Come through Lot 7 to the lower lot.  You can park right behind the store to run in to pick up your tote.

  • Monday 3/24-Tuesday 3/25 8:30am-4:30pm at the Municipal Building - 8 Springfield Avenue (park in the back parking lot and enter through the Health Department door.  The DMC Office is room 17 right around the corner. 

 Businesses have offered participants to stop by at their convenience throughout the week to pick up eggs between Saturday 3/23- Saturday 3/30.  We are also open to you adjusting your time slot on Saturday if there is a window that the weather is clear.  The map will include everyone’s store hours so you can plan accordingly. We appreciate your understanding as we have tried to come up with a solution for the potential weather on the horizon. As stated in the registration, there are no refunds for this event.

 If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to our office – dmc@cranfordnj.org or 908.709.7208.  

Order Tickets for the 2024 Spring Hop in Downtown Cranford!

The Spring Hop is in less than two weeks so don't forget to order your tickets! This year's Spring Hop takes place on Saturday, March 23, and you can purchase tickets for the 12-2pm or 2-4pm time slot. Children will be able to pick up eggs at 20+ downtown businesses and every participant will also win a Golden Egg! Registered participants can pick up bags starting at 11:45am the day of the event at Eastman Clock Plaza. Everyone had so much fun at last year's Spring Hop - you don't want to miss this!

Tote bags cost $12 and can be ordered through Eventbrite here!

Thousands of Visitors Turned Out for Fire & Ice in Downtown Cranford!

We had the biggest turnout yet for Fire & Ice on March 3rd! We're sure the beautiful weather helped! Visitors enjoyed fire breathers, live ice carving, face painting, temporary tattoos, a balloon artist, and wings from 15 of our Downtown Cranford restaurants. Thank you to the restaurant owners who did a terrific job serving so many hungry customers without breaking a sweat.

15 restaurants competed to be crowned 2024's King of the Wing, but there can only be one winner. Congratulations to this year's champion, Urban Burger Cranford! Owner Ricot Jean Baptiste accepted the trophy, which he promises to display in a place of prominence. During Fire & Ice, Urban Burger served up Cajun Hot Honey wings, which were so popular that they'll be added to the regular menu.

"I'm so proud of our effort yesterday, and very happy for the staff," said Ricot. "It was extremely busy yesterday and this is a great recognition of how hard everyone worked."

Thank you to all of the restaurants who participated in King of the Wing! We appreciate your support of our events and look forward to seeing if Urban Burger can defend their title next year!

 
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