Camden, NJ – In an effort to encourage students, faculty and office workers in downtown Camden to patronize restaurants in Camden’s commercial districts, the Latin American Economic Development Association, Inc. (LAEDA) hosted its first Dine Around Friday event on Friday November 15, 2013 at San Lucas Mexican Restaurant on Federal Street in East Camden, NJ.

Camden, NJ – The Camden Children’s Garden, a fixture on the Camden Waterfront for more than 14 years, is partnering with The Latin American Economic Development Association, Inc. (LAEDA) another long standing Camden organization, to contribute business education classes to the Garden’s “Camden Grows” urban agri-business program.

CAMDEN - The dining hall food was getting tired, Brian Gregg, a sophomore at Rutgers-Camden, said before digging into a plate of tortilla chips garnished with refried beans and queso fresco. Gregg, 19, left campus Friday to chow down at San Lucas Mexican Restaurant in East Camden as part of the first Friday Dine Out Day - an initiative launched by the Latin American Economic Development Association (LAEDA) to promote local businesses, a week after a city curfew for late-night eateries took effect.