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Made up of small towns, mid-sized communities, and urban commercial districts, the thousands of organizations, individuals, volunteers, and local leaders that make up Main Street America™ represent the broad diversity that makes this country so unique.
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Join us in our work to advance shared prosperity, create strong economies, and improve quality of life in downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.
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Last week, Main Streets across the country witnessed a spectacular solar eclipse. From Maine to Texas and beyond, people gathered to bask in the the totality or peer through funky protective glasses at a moon-shaped sun, and many chose to enjoy the event surrounded by community in a Main Street district. Here are some photos of eclipse-watchers on Main Streets!
Frederick, Maryland © Downtown Frederick Partnership
Erie, Pennsylvania © Dave Tamulonis
St. Johnsbury, Vermont © Discover St. Johnsbury
Hillsboro, Texas © Tia Vice
Dalton, Georgia © Candace Eaton
Granger, Texas © Tia Vice
Mesquite, Texas © Tia Vice
Troy, Ohio © Troy Main Street
Thank you to the Simons Foundation for funding engaging eclipse programming in communities through the In The Path of Totality initiative. Learn more and meet the grantees >
Still have your eclipse glasses? Consider donating them Astronomers Without Borders. They collect eclipse glasses for use in communities who may not otherwise have a safe way to view the eclipse. Their work helps ensure that as many people as possible have an opportunity to view these unique events. You can find a list of eclipse glasses collection sites here >
Whether you're preparing your community for a surge of visitors, traveling as a visitor yourself, or looking for a glimpse from outside the path, there are many opportunities to be experience this unique event.
Learn how the Little Five Points neighborhood of Atlanta uses this unique mural program to celebrate Valentine's Day and raise important funding for their work.
This Washington Main Street is encouraging people to brave the rainy weather with their free umbrella share program.
Learn how Bainbridge Island Downtown Association leverages their connection to the ferry to create a walkable and vibrant downtown.
Bainbridge Island, WA © Anna Carson
Small Business Saturday is an important opportunity to show your support for local businesses. We asked business owners across the network what your support means to them.
Laramie, WY © Laramie Main Street Alliance
Celebrate this traditional Mexican holiday with Gardnerville, Nevada.
Gardnerville, NV © Main Street Gardnerville
This holiday season, rally your communities around the small businesses that help make your downtown thrive.
Small Business Saturday is Nov. 25! Check out these five strategies to celebrate shopping small.
Learn how this community in Oklahoma celebrated Dia de la Independencia with a big festival.
Tulsa, OK © Kendall Whittier Main Street
Get ready to support your small business owners and encourage people to shop small this November!
Learn how the South Carolina Coordinator Program is uplifting small businesses across the state with their dedicated e-commerce platform.
© Main Street South Carolina
Learn how Majd Alsaif, Celeste Constancio, and Leilani Commons supported Main Street America this summer.
Check out this vibrant event celebrating small businesses and community joy in Massachusetts.
© Devon Moos Photography
Celebrate summer in Louisiana—Cajun style!
© Abbigail LaCombe
Learn how this Georgia town is recruiting their furry friends to help spread the word about Main Street.
© NewTown Macon
Learn how this Massachusetts community uses their farmer's market to increase access to fresh food.
This unique event brought new life to an old space while celebrating everything 90s.
© Downtown Little Rock Partnership
Are you in the path of totality? Check out these tips from Carbondale's experience in 2017.
Main Streets across the network are bringing science downtown. Check out these examples from Hendersonville, NC, Los Alamos, NM, and Sweetwater, TN.
© City of Hendersonville
Learn how Main Street leaders and residents in Los Alamos, New Mexico have used the town's fascinating history to create a hugely successful week-long ScienceFest, going 16 years strong and counting.
Learn how Hendersonville, North Carolina launched their first annual Earth Day Festival to celebrate their local environment and educate residents about ways to get involved with regional environmental sustainability efforts.
© City of Hendersonville
Jessica Morgan and Hayley Isbill from the City of Sweetwater (Sweetwater, Tenn.) explain how they prepared their community for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse and give useful tips and tricks for those who are preparing for the next eclipse coming in April 2024.
Spring is a great time to do some spring cleaning and maintenance for your digital storefront: your website.
Meet Kavi, the first Indian American Girl of the Year doll and a (fictional) resident of 2023 Great American Main Street Award winner Metuchen, New Jersey!
Metuchen, NJ © Lauren Beischer Photography
Check out these marketing tips from Allied Member Tourism Currents.
From the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee Rivers in Paducah, Kentucky, to the tasty cakes and sweet treats of Kendallville, Indiana, these Main Streets are the perfect places to show your love for all things local.
Kendallville, IN © Historic Downtown Kendallville
Learn how Main Street America partner Equiticity is fostering stronger community connections through their bike ride program.
Chicago, IL © Oscar Sanchez.
Rhe City of Conway, SC rebranded for the month of October as the City of Halloween. Check out this photo essay showing their month of spooky fun.
Conway, SC © Adam Emrick
From social media scavenger hunts to downtown passports, the Main Street network has used countless innovative ways to encourage their communities to Shop Small®—and had plenty of fun doing it.
Oceanside, CA © Road West Photography
Staunton, VA is full of fascinating people, so when Greg Beam took over Staunton Downtown Development Association SDDA in 2019, he wanted to find a way to showcase them.
Staunton, VA © Greg Beam
Emporia Main Street celebrated the return of their college students with their annual Welcome Back Student Block Party.
Emporia, KS © LatinFit
Learn about Friendly City Fortune, Downtown Harrisonburg Renaissance's largest annual fundraiser. It provides flexible revenue for a variety of projects including art installations, façade enhancements, and small business support services.
Harrisonburg, VA © Downtown Harrisonburg Renaissance
As a social impact funder, the Levitt Foundation partners with changemakers nationwide to create those destinations, leveraging the power of free, live music to amplify local pride, inject joy into underused public spaces, and foster more equitable, healthy and thriving communities.
A roundup of exciting, innovative, and romantic initiatives created by Main Street programs to celebrate Valentine's Day.
Siloam Springs, AR © Main Street Siloam Springs
Learn how this exciting winter event leveraged a rail trail to bring communities together.
York, PA © Downtown Inc
Is your Main Street ready for the biggest small business shopping day of the year?
We challenged our Main Streets to tell us their downtown’s strange sightings, haunted buildings, or other paranormal activities for a chance to be named a 2021 Great American Haunted Main Street.
Main Street America hosted our first-ever Instagram Stories Takeover, giving six Main Street organizations from around the Network direct access to our Instagram account.
Emporia, KS © Emporia Main Street
Fritz the dog has made his way into the hearts of the residents of LaBelle, Florida, and helped our Main Street Community find a way to make what we do more noticeable.
The Easton Main Street Initiative, established just a decade ago and serving the riverside city of Easton, Pennsylvania, decided it was time to give ourselves a pat on the back.
Main Street Bartow's empty storefronts become pop-up art galleries to promote economic development.
