Monday, April 18, 2011

Main Street Arkansas Update - April 18, 2011


Downtown Eureka Springs


Main Street Arkansas Calendar April 18 - 22, 2011
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MONDAY Cary & Mark – Eureka Springs (microenterprise workshop)
TUESDAY Cary & Mark – Eureka Springs (microenterprise workshop); Susan & Samantha – Searcy (merchant visit)
WEDNESDAY Susan & Nancy – Blytheville (property owner site visit); Cary – UALR a.m.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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IN THIS ISSUE:
Fire in Downtown Fort Smith
Eureka Springs Save America’s Treasures Grant Still Unfunded
Downtown Rogers Awning Removal Press
12 Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation
Road Diet video
Urban Centers Drawing More Young, Educated Adults



Fire in Downtown Fort Smith
http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_b90fb990-646f-11e0-ad66-001cc4c002e0.html

http://www.swtimes.com/news/article_32970212-650d-11e0-8b03-001cc4c03286.html

http://www.5newsonline.com/news/kfsm-boomerang-bounces-back-in-fort-smith-20110413,0,5943167.story

Eureka Springs SAT grant still unfunded
http://www.lovelycitizen.com/story/1718445.html

Downtown Rogers Awning Removal Press:
http://www.5newsonline.com/news/kfsm-downtown-rogers-awnings-coming-down-20110411,0,3460909.story

12 Economic Benefits of Historic Preservation (pdf download)
http://my.preservationnation.org/site/DocServer/Economic_Benefits_of_HP_April_2011.pdf?docID=9023

Road Diet video – worth your time watching
http://www.streetfilms.org/mba-road-diet/

hat tip to Ron Drake for this one
Urban Centers Drawing More Young, Educated Adults
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-01-1Ayoungrestless01_ST_N.htm?sms_ss=gmail&at_xt=4da325749a45c218%2C0
“Educated 20- and 30-somethings are flocking to live downtown…”