‘Amazing Race’ set for this weekend in Ridgewood
Wednesday October 17, 2012, 11:27 AM
BY DARIUS AMOS
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
Ridgewood’s next great race will not pass through Veterans Park, nor will it close off any residential streets. All participants, however, will be challenged and likely break a sweat.
Based loosely on the television reality program, the Amazing Ridgewood Race is a scavenger hunt that will take contestants through a combined lesson in shopping and village trivia while leading them on a tour of the Central Business District (CBD).
Several full teams have already signed up, but additional squads and individuals can register through race day on Saturday, Oct. 20, according to Tony Damiano, owner of Mango Jam and president of The Ridgewood Guild.
Sponsored by the Guild, the race is designed to attract consumers to local businesses and promote the various restaurants, shops and professional services that are available in the CBD.
“It’s hard to come up with retail events other than running a sale,” Damiano said, adding that the Guild’s Music in the Night and Movies in the Night programs are “terrific for our restaurants.”
“That’s why it was not hard to get the businesses involved [in the Amazing Race]. We didn’t have to coerce any business into joining. They couldn’t say no to the idea,” he said.
About three dozen Ridgewood businesses have committed to help out in the race, Damiano told The Ridgewood News.
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Sound good but I think the event will be spoiled with yet another photo op for some members of the council. Lets see who get there picture in the paper.
#1 this has nothing to do with the Council its about business in downtown Ridgewood. Why do people always think its about Council members. Pinky bet says there are no council pictures!
Your on.
That amazing race thing was a total cluster *&%$ for anyone wanting to shop yesterday. All of the parking was taken, people jammed the street, I turned around and went home. So much for helping out business in Ridgewood.