Last week, Virginia Main Street (VMS) published its one thousandth blog post on the VMS blog! Hooray! The publishing of Kyle Meyer’s Why Main Street Programs Need Firm Boundaries blog post helped the VMS team reach this great milestone. To all those that have helped impart knowledge and inspiration to our audiences in Virginia and beyond over the years, the VMS team thanks you and looks forward to countless more engaging blog posts yet to come!
Fun Facts:
Apart from having published 1,000 blog posts since the VMS Blog was created in 2009, there have been:
- 216,671 views;
- 71,845 visitors; and
- 296,057 words written
Look back at some of our most popular posts:
- 24 Hours in the Peanut Capital of the World | published June 25, 2021
- Can Your Main Street Pass the Walkability Popsicle Test? | published February 28, 2012
- Downtown Harrisonburg Named Virginia’s First Culinary District | published January 31, 2014
- Mural Honors Legacy of T.C. Walker in Gloucester, VA | published November 04, 2020
- Makerspaces: Coworking Spaces With Cool Stuff | published November 01, 2018
Contribute to the VMS Blog:
If you have expertise in a particular subject or a unique perspective to share, VMS welcomes content from guest bloggers and is even happy to collaborate on posts! Guest blog posts are an effective way for the VMS program to diversify content, provide fresh insights to audiences and expand its reach. Reach out to us at mainstreet@dhcd.virginia.gov, and let us know if you’d like to contribute something.
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