The Delray Beach International Championships has served some fast changes in regular business in downtown Delray Beach.
There will be no City Commission workshop Feb. 25 (normally held the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month). The City Hall parking lot is being used for media and player parking at 100 NW First St.
Delray Beach Advisory Board meetings through Feb. 27 will continue with a Parking Management Advisory Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Environmental Services Administration Building and at 5 p.m. Feb. 26 the Community Redevelopment Agency workshop/meeting will also take place at the Environmental Services Administration Building, 434 S. Swinton Ave.
To counter the backhand that the tournament has caused to city residents, free tickets to the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships will be offered through the city. The ITC matches are through March 1. One hundred complimentary tickets will be given away daily for each session, including the semi-final and final matches (tickets are not required for free qualifying matches) in the lobby of Delray Beach City Hall, 100 NW First Ave. All tickets will be distributed from 8 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday throughout the event. The limit is two tickets per person, per day.
Also, the Downtown Roundabout Shuttle Bus will have a modified schedule and route during International Tennis Championships until March 1.
Route 1, consisting of two buses will have no change in operation.
Bus #1A will provide roundtrip service between Tri-Rail and the beach from 6:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Bus #1B provides roundtrip service between Tri-Rail and the beach from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday. During the event, Bus #1B will modify its route to pick up passengers at the Tennis Center via Northwest First Avenue before continuing on to Tri-Rail.

Bus #2, providing roundtrip service between the Delray Beach Public Library and the beach, will extend its hours of service from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. or one hour past the end of the last evening tennis match (whichever is later) through Feb. 28. The bus will modify its route to pick up passengers at Old School Square Parking Garage (on the Northeast First Street side) and proceed to the Tennis Center via Northwest First Avenue.
On March 1, Bus #1B and Bus #2 will continue on the modified routes from noon until one hour after the end of the tennis matches and then resume their normal routes and schedules until 8 p.m. Should the matches continue past 8 p.m. the buses will run until one hour past the final match.
For more information on the buses, call 561-243-7000, or for any more information call the Public Information Office at 561-243-7190.