▁during ▁a ▁rough ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁This ▁was ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁preserve ▁its ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁of ▁Del aware ▁city ▁and ▁in ▁history . ▁When ▁O W U ▁took ▁ownership , ▁they ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁Str and ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Arts ▁Association , ▁a ▁ 5 0 1 ▁( c ) ▁ 3 ▁Non - pro fit ▁board ▁that ▁currently ▁own s ▁the ▁Str and . ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁Str and ▁Theater ▁& ▁Cultural ▁Arts ▁Association ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁renov ations ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁con cess ions ▁area , ▁and ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁windows . ▁The ▁Str and ' s ▁manager ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁K ara ▁( Mc V ay ) ▁Long , ▁also ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁recogn izing ▁her ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁causes . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Str and ▁announced ▁plans ▁for ▁$ 5 ▁million ▁in ▁renov ations . ▁The ▁renov ations ▁planned ▁to ▁add ▁digital ▁project ors ▁( which ▁did ▁occur ), ▁add ▁three ▁more ▁screens , ▁a ▁bla de ▁with ▁the ▁Str and ' s ▁name ▁on ▁the ▁marque e , ▁and ▁a ▁back ▁entrance ▁within ▁the ▁next ▁three ▁years . ▁The ▁Str and ▁requested ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁economic ▁development ▁funds ▁each ▁from ▁Del aware ▁County ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Del aware ▁for ▁new ▁seats ▁and ▁wall ▁cover ings . ▁On ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁