MAIN STREET NEWS

The North Wilkesboro Police Department is a “behind the scenes” hero.

A once-bustling post office and federal building in downtown Sanford is now a dining destination for a popular local restaurant.

Wanda May was the owner of The Bookshelf in downtown Tryon when she founded the Tryon Downtown Development Association in 1994.

Downtown Fuquay-Varina, with its two unique districts, has been a passion for Mollie Ashworth Stephenson since she stood on a stool as a lit

The impact that Frank Stewart has made to downtown Kings Mountain and the community has been tremendous

‘Tis the Season was a Hallmark-inspired Holiday Season festival where the community flocked to Main Street in Laurinburg to enjoy the arts,

Bill Faulkenberry and David Griffith, working closely together on multiple projects, have served as Downtown New Bern Champions for decades.

To call her a Main Street Champion would be an understatement when describing Angela Street. From holding positions on the Belmont Main Stre

The Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation maintains an innovative partnership with the Miller School of Entrepreneurship at East Caroli

The Clay County Courthouse was built in 1888 (pronounced eighteen-eighty-eight) in the middle of the town of Hayesville.

Since 1980, the Cabarrus Arts Council has been dedicated to promoting cultural arts and celebrating diversity in Cabarrus County

The historic Cammack Building located at 133 East Davis Street in downtown Burlington has gained new life as a public-private meeting space

Constructed in 1928, the building received a new Art Deco style façade in 1932 when the street was widened. The re-purposed building in...

This monumental 1926 bank and hotel is the architectural centerpiece of the Union Street North-Cabarrus Avenue Commercial Historic...

Constructed in 1927, Campbell’s was Shelby’s largest department store and remained in operation through 1955. The rehabilitation of this...

This circa 1885 commercial building is one of the oldest structures in the Leaksville Commercial Historic District and houses the Eden...

The rehabilitation of this circa 1885 commercial building in the Goldsboro Historic District has transformed the two-story building into...

NC Main Street staff visited one of our newest Main Street towns (2018) for an annual progress visit. Angier moved up to Main Street from...

2018 Best Outdoor Space Improvement Wilson, NC The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park was a collaborative effort to create a catalytic project...

2018 Best Outdoor Space Improvement Sanford, NC In 2014 the City of Sanford Appearance Commission began to explore the idea of developing...

2018 Best Outdoor Space Improvement Mount Airy, NC The Whittling Wall is a public art project located on West Oak Street in downtown...