EVERETT — Like a moving Christmas light display, a stream of bikes, trikes and other wheeled transports snake from downtown Everett to the waterfront every Saturday night. The Sunset on Saturdays ride is a lit-up slow-roll joy ride organized by Randy Morris, who lives in the Riverside neighborhood. Morris, 64, […]
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Downtown Hastings shop holds t-shirt fundraiser for Hastings Little League team
HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) – The Hastings Little Leagues were set to start up in the Little League Baseball World Series Thursday. On long trips food, gas, hotels and other necessities can add up, but Downtown Hastings’ ‘Small Town Famous’ owner, Matt Cranson and his wife, found a stylish way to […]
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Chicopee to study two-way traffic to make downtown more business friendly
CHICOPEE – The city will be studying the traffic flow downtown with the idea of eliminating some of the one-way streets that encourage motorists to speed through the area without slowing down and stopping at local restaurants and other businesses. Using a $200,000 grant from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which […]
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Work continuing on giving downtown building a new appearance
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Work is continuing on painting the exterior of a 17-story building in downtown Topeka. The Townsite Tower building at 534 S. Kansas Ave. is being transformed from its original sandstone color to an iron-ore color. Work on the majority of the south and west sides of […]
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Maker of high-performance sight mounts for rifles is moving to Downtown Easton
A maker of high-performance sight mounts for rifles and shotguns is moving to Downtown Easton. Scalarworks is moving into 132 S. Third St. in Easton, a building across from Easton City Hall, according to company founder Phil Bartoszewicz. He said he’s an industry leader in developing mounts that connect a […]
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Things to Do: Beer Quest Brings Guzzling Gaming Goodness to Downtown Denver
^ I Support Local Community Journalism Support the independent voice of Denver and help keep the future of Westword free. Colorado Creative Ryan Foo is back again for more fun and games, Denver style — this time with a sword-sorcery-and-stout…or pale ale, or lager, or whatever whistle your beer-loving little […]
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Downtown Delight: New murals bring large scale art to downtown Longview | Local News
Six native East Texas flowers soon will stand nearly 40-feet high as they transform a 5,300-square-foot wall in downtown Longview into a work of art. Meanwhile, a woman with flowing red hair now lives downtown and the notes from her flute burst from what was once a plain brick wall. Those […]
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Alley comes alive with art in downtown Escondido
Two new outdoor mural projects will soon add extra splashes of color to downtown Escondido streets. One project, called Esco Alley Art, was unveiled Saturday in the alley between W. Grand Avenue, W. Second Avenue, S. Broadway and S. Maple Street. A joint effort of the Escondido Arts Association and […]
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6 businesses displaced in downtown Lancaster so high-rise can add 16 new apartments | Local Business
The owner of the former Stevens House apartment building downtown is replacing at least six commercial tenants with 16 more apartments, prompting some of the displaced small-business owners to say they’re victims of gentrification. Berger Rental Communities, which bought the West King and South Prince streets building in 2019 for […]
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Center For Art & Entertainment To Open In April In Downtown Hendersonville
The C.A.K.E. Village is a cultural arts center that is designed to advertise and foster an enriched, positive connection between all children and Africa. The C.A.K.E. Village presents Art college assemblies as well as immersion subject trips that embrace social, visible and performing arts. Erie County Public Library’s comic-con goes […]
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Goldmark Jewelers to close after 46 years as other downtown business owners contemplate their futures
Cal Brockman has spent the last 46 years designing and creating custom jewelry at his downtown Portland store, Goldmark Jewelers. Until last year, he had no plans of vacating his longtime storefront at the corner of Southwest 10th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street. But foot traffic plummeted downtown after the […]
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After decade of waiting, downtown hotel will open, take online bookings starting Thursday
Apr. 22—The sliding doors to downtown Enid finally will open Thursday. After a decade of fits and starts, Enid’s Best Western GLō hotel, at 123 W. Maine, will begin taking online reservations Thursday for visitors to book one of its 96 rooms. New owner and operator Purvish Kothari signed the […]
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Local Eats: Chelsea Burger brings fast casual concept to historic downtown space
CHELSEA – A fast-casual burger concept is filling the space left by a historic tavern in downtown Chelsea. Chelsea Burger owners Raunaq Savur and Paul Fredenberg took over the building at 110 W. Middle Street in December after Seitz’s Tavern closed in 2019. They’ve kept Seitz’s historic neon sign, hanging […]
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Downtown Kent goes Red for National Heart Month | Latest Updates
Downtown Kent has hearts lining the streets and filling window fronts for National Heart Month. Main Street Kent was inspired by the American Heart Association’s National Heart Month to create an event called “Kent Goes Red.” Acorn Alley also joined in the festivities. Brynne Mann The event was designed for […]
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‘Peach Market’ hopes to address Jackson’s ‘food desert’ downtown, owner says
JACKSON, MI — It’s taken nearly six years of research, grant proposals and renovations, but Andrew Kokas hopes to finally open an urban grocery store in downtown Jackson this year, addressing a “food desert” at the center of the city. “Peach Market,” a 7,000-square-foot grocery with fresh produce, a coffee […]
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Holiday market a hit Downtown
April Daniels | Smithville Chamber of Commerce The Festival of Lights Outdoor Holiday Market was a big success last weekend in Downtown Smithville. Many thanks to everyone who participated! Our businesses had great days with lots of shoppers stocking up for the holidays. We also hosted the virtual “lighting” of […]
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Christmas spirit on display in downtown Montrose | Focus
A snowman smiles in a winter wonderland in one of the store front windows in Montrose (William Woody/City of Montrose) While there wasn’t a community Christmas tree lighting event to ring in the holiday season in Montrose, Christmas spirit is still on display downtown. Walking down the streets in Montrose, […]
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Downtown Greenville penthouse sells for $2.97M; hockey is back; Hartness breaks ground | Greenville Business
The sale of a penthouse condo at Falls Tower Camperdown was completed Nov. 24 for $2,970,000, according to multiple real estate listing websites and the agent representing the buyer. The more than 5,400 square foot residence is listed with the address 355 S. Main St. Unit 1501 and is one […]
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Shipping containers becoming apartments in downtown Jacksonville
The 18 shipping containers stacked on a downtown Jacksonville lot have been lifted, loaded, unloaded, packed and unpacked on journeys from one port to the next, so it’s fitting that half the residences being built out of the containers will be used for people on the move in Airbnb rentals. That’s […]
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Downtown businesses grateful for community support, holiday cheer brought by ‘Christmas on Main’ | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — Though the traditional holiday celebration in downtown Martinsburg looks a bit different this year, Queen Street businesses went above and beyond to welcome the community into their stores with special guests, photo opportunities and an abundance of holiday cheer for the socially distanced “Christmas on Main.” With the […]