MAIN STREET NEWS

Many communities across the nation are finding creative ways to keep citizens safe and still help support local businesses, during...

Downtown Oxford is “baking” up entrepreneurs investing in old spaces with the strong new desire to connect and engage our community. The...

Bessemer City is known for their bee theme all around downtown. You can find bees in art, marketing materials and logo designs, etc. But...

The NC Main Street & Rural Planning Center created a page during the Covid-19 pandemic to house available resources for small business...

Application deadline: August 14, 2020 at 4 p.m. The National Park Service (NPS) has awarded the North Carolina State Historic...

From destructive pandemics to record-breaking hurricanes to quick-spreading fires, disasters are all too common occurrences in Main...

The City of Brevard announced Monday City Council has unanimously approved staff recommendations to create additional downtown outdoor...

The NC Main Street program is a comprehensive approach to downtown economic development. One of the crucial elements to a vibrant...

Celebrating Main Street Listen to Life In The Carolina's Podcast: Season 3, Episode 10 On this episode of the Life in the Carolinas...

Raleigh May 5, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper today signed Executive Order No. 138 to modify North Carolina’s Stay At Home order and transition...

WASHINGTON, May 6, 2020 –The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the availability of $3 million for grants through its...

The NC Main Street program is a comprehensive approach to downtown economic development. One of the crucial elements to a vibrant...

The NC Main Street program is a comprehensive approach to downtown economic development. One of the crucial elements to a vibrant...

Sample: Uptown Lexington Emergency Business Assistance

The AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) program is looking for opportunities to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic. Even...

“It’s the little things in life that count,” says native Personian, Adam Wolfe. Opening his small business at just 18 years old, Adam has pr

It has been said that two hands are better than one, but when you have four, things really get done!

When Jud Patterson and Suzanne Taylor moved their business, Oak City Collection, from Downtown Raleigh to Downtown Smithfield in 2017 and se

The Wilson City Council has been a true champion for downtown redevelopment.

Tracy Cotton is a dedicated volunteer and fearless champion for small businesses in Marion.

Lori Dutra is a great champion for Downtown Oxford.

David and Stephanie Whitson bought the old Hampshire Hosiery Mill in 2004 and immediately began improving the landscape of downtown Spruce P

Jason Waters has been an outstanding champion of Garner’s Main Street program for the last six years.