Main Spotlight: A New Report on the State of Housing
Insights from Main Street leaders and Main Street-oriented housing developers who recently participated in a virtual convening on this topic.
Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Exploring the Reuse Opportunity for Houses of Worship on Main Street
Main Street organizations and other public-private partnerships can provide the focal point needed to fulfill the large number of roles required to reuse or redevelop a house of worship in a way that benefits the community.
Community Spotlight: Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship
Main Street Skowhegan opened their new Skowhegan Center for Entrepreneurship, a downtown space for co-working, meeting, entrepreneurial support, trainings, and education.
Skowhegan, ME © Kristina Cannon
Main Spotlight: People-Centered Funding for Main Streets in the New Economy
An exploration of microfinance as a tool that helps communities and small businesses thrive, while allowing money to be reinvested in local businesses and neighborhoods where it is needed most.
Volunteer Spotlight: Buffy Hughes
Meet Buffy Hughes, Oklahoma Main Street Coordinator and a volunteer for Yukon 66 Main Street.
Yukon, OK © Yukon 66 Main Street
Main Spotlight: The Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act
Main Street America is proud to support the Revitalizing Small and Local Businesses Act
Community Spotlight: Welcoming Parramore to Orlando Main Streets!
Meet Parramore, a historically African-American community in Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, FL © Tyla Harrington
Main Spotlight: Community Preservation in a Historically African-American Georgia Community
Learn about The Bottom, a historic African-American community in Thomasville, Georgia, and efforts to preserve it's history and share it's story.
Thomasville, GA © City of Thomasville
Community Spotlight: Women Leaders Series — Week Four
Each week this Women's History Month, Main Street America is spotlighting the stories of women leaders in local and coordinating Main Street programs.
Main Spotlight: Findings from the Winter 2022 Small Business Survey
Main Street America's research team shares the results of the 2022 Small Business Survey.
© JENNIFER E. WOLF