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Atmore awarded as designation city by Main Street Alabama

Main Street Alabama announced today that city of Atmore has been awarded the organization’s designation, according to officials. Main Street Alabama is a private non-profit and state coordinating program of Main Street America. The National Main Street Four Point Approach™ is an over 40 year model that focuses work in four areas: organization, design, promotion and economic vitality with strategies unique to the community and based on market-based outcome.

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Athens Saturday Market returns this weekend

You can purchase fresh produce, baked goods, music, art and crafts at the Green Street Pavilion. Athens Main Street executive director Tere Richardson says it can be a good way to get outside, shop local, and still stay 6 feet apart. “If you ever needed music, now is the time. Come down, we’ve got our rockers and our picnic tables social distanced so you can get some beignets and be social distanced and really have a nice time and support our local farmers and artisans,” said Richardson. The market is every Saturday through August beginning this week at Green Street Pavilion. You can shop from 8 a.m. until noon.

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Enterprise Main Street striving to grow downtown

Enterprise Main Street is doing its part to help build the downtown experience.

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New fund launched to aid small businesses impacted by Sunday unrest: Here's how you can help

A new fund has been created in Birmingham to aid businesses that were affected by the rioting and unrest that occurred Sunday night in downtown Birmingham. The Birmingham Business Relief Fund will support small businesses and storefronts that sustained damage during the unrest, which prompted a nightly curfew that will begin on Monday at 7 p.m. The new fund will be administered by the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham. Spire will provide seed money for the fund, which is a collaborative effort between REV Birmingham, Urban Impact, the Birmingham Business Alliance, the city of Birmingham and the Community Foundation. You can find more details and make donations here.

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Customers returning downtown; First Friday for June won’t

First Friday in downtown Gadsden has become a signature event, drawing large numbers of people to enjoy music, visit food vendors and local restaurants, and local retailers staying open late to welcome them in. But Downtown Gadsden Inc. Executive Director Kay Moore said because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event won’t be back for June. “I want to be careful,” Moore said, before hosting an event that brings 10,000 people to gather in a few blocks of Broad Street where it is not possible to social distance as recommended by health care officials.

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