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2023 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Facade Rehabilitation for More Than $15,000 Michael Basnight and Jamie Hatchell, Owners of the Pioneer Theater Melissa Dickerson, Town Manager, Town of Manteo Watch The Award Video The Pioneer Theater opened its doors in 1918 in downtown Manteo, and the theater was operated continuously by the Creef family until November 2022, making it the oldest family-owned small theater in the country. The owners made the difficult decision to close

2023 NC Main Street Award: Promotion Best Downtown Special Event or Event Series The Parenting PATH White Elephant Beer Company Pilot Mountain Main Street Coordinating Committee Town of Pilot Mountain Watch The Award Video The Pilot Mountain Outdoor Adventure Festival & Expo is a multi-day, multi-location event meant to highlight vendors and small-scale manufacturers from the outdoor recreation industry in a street festival setting, while highlighting the unique characteristi

2023 NC Main Street Award: Organization Best Healthy Communities Initiative Manteo Main Street Town of Manteo Watch The Award Video The Manteo Downtown Market, located along the waterfront and boardwalk on George Washington Creef Park, is the longest-running farmers market in Dare County, with up to 65 participating vendors each year. What the market was missing was an opportunity to engage the youth of the community, connecting young entrepreneurs with a more mature generati