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Large crowd for inaugural Latino Business & Community Expo

Dozens of businesses, guests speakers, food highlight event held Feb. 25
The inaugural Latino Business & Community Expo was held Feb. 25 at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes. Mark Madrid, representing the U.S. Small Business Administration, welcomes visitors and thanks businesses for participating. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
March 2, 2023

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Cape Henlopen High School
1250 Kings Highway
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Dozens of businesses, guest speakers and hundreds of attendees participated in the inaugural Latino Business & Community Expo held Feb. 25 at Cape Henlopen High School in Lewes.

The expo was organized by the Delaware Alliance of Latino Entrepreneurs, or ¡DALE!, a new organization devoted to strengthening and supporting the Latino business community, and La Plaza Delaware, a nonprofit partnership working to boost Latino and minority-owned businesses.

For more information about ¡DALE!, go to daledelaware.org. For more information about La Plaza Delaware, go to laplazadelaware.org.

 

Georgetown Councilwoman Christina Diaz-Malone talks about how important the Latino community is to the surrounding areas.
Rep. Ruth Briggs King, R-Georgetown, speaks with Aurum MediSpa owner Andrea McDaniel.
In addition to businesses, there was food. El Primo’s Jorge Morales fills the plate of Rosa Cardenas.
Josh Mendez of Maudy’s Hispanic Cuisine ladles some queso on a pile of tortilla chips.
With a collection of wind instruments at his disposal, musician Carlos Erazo plays a variety of tunes for the crowd.
Leidi Bravo, owner of Ellendale-based Confecciones Bravo Boutique, is ready to make dresses for local quinceañeras.
The gymnasium at the high school is full of vendors.
Martha’s Ice Cream & Treats owner Martha Ayala gets the prize for having the best ice cream and best costumed mascot.
Sen. Russ Huxtable, D-Lewes, and Linda Vista Real Estate owner/broker Jose Quiñones stop for a quick photo.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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