Destination Downtown
story by GLENDA WINDERS The downtown area of every city and small town used to be where the action happened–we held festivals and parades, stopped to chat with neighbors, and purchased…
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Madison Great American Main Street Award
MADISON MAIN STREET PROGRAM EARNS 2024 GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREET AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION Main Street America announced that Madison Main Street Program in Madison,…
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Whiting Main Street: Pierogis — and a whole lot more
Welcome to Whiting, the little company town (incorporated 1895) built around Standard Oil on two square miles. These days it’s big on optimism that’s producing even bigger results.
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Peru Main Street
Downtown 2.0: The revitalization of Hoosier communities. Here we present Peru, long known for its Cole Porter and circus ties and now adding new opportunities through a robust rebirth.
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Crawfordsville Main Street
A deciduous forest, potentially arable land, water provided by a nearby creek: the perfect spot to settle. And in 1823 the only town between Terre Haute and Fort Wayne was named…
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Speedway Main Street
Here we present Speedway, a Main Street town on the west side of Indianapolis with a re-invented, vibrant downtown. It’s crazy busy in May, but the welcome mat is out all year long.
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Downtown Muncie Main Street
Story by ELIZABETH GRANGER The mannequins in the windows moved. They were Callie Jones and Amy Ziuchkovski, aka Annie and Miss Hannigan, who were in the storefront windows on Aug. 2 to invite…
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Culver Main Street
SMALL TOWN CHARM DRAWS MANY TO ITS SHORES story by ELIZABETH GRANGER LOCATION: NORTHERN INDIANA PLACE: CULVER WEBSITE: FINDCULVER.COM ABOUT: LOCATED NEXT TO LAKE MAXINKUCKEE, CULVER DRAWS MANY…
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Main Street Kokomo
By Elizabeth Granger KOKOMO – The flowers are blooming – effusively – in basket after basket in downtown Kokomo. So is just about everything else. Welcome to Kokomo reinvented. There’s a…
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Indiana Main Street
By Elizabeth Granger First in a Series—Here, find an overview of the Indiana Main Street program that revitalizes downtowns, giving them a fresh, new spirit that entices residents and…
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Noblesville Main Street
NOBLESVILLE – Chris Theisen loves summer Saturdays. Early morning Saturdays. While the rest of the house sleeps in, he drives to downtown Noblesville, grabs a cup of coffee at Noble Coffee,…
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