We know our Virginia Main Street communities rock! Check out what is happening around the state – Monuments to yesteryear: Restoring downtown Danville buildings adds value, money for the entire community Make Wytheville the Strongest Town! Working for Downtown South Boston’s Transformation How a Rural Virginia Town is Using Entrepreneurship to Boost its Local Economy … More Virginia Main Street’s in the News

Keep these opportunities on your radar! Do you have an amazing business in your downtown that needs some resources to “take it to the next level?” Check out the Future of Shopping Small grant. The over 55 crowd has disposable income. Can your farmers market do more to meet their needs? Improving Social Connectedness and … More Don’t Miss Out!

Dynamic downtowns offer a competitive advantage in economic development and business recruitment. An essential component is to this is offering a diversity of housing stock. Housing options will also lead to increases in residents, which then support local businesses and bolster additional private and public investment. DHCD will provide training at the upcoming Spring Rev-Ups … More Is housing part of your downtown revitalization strategy?

Are you located within the Tobacco region of Virginia? The Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Committee has recently posted guidelines on their Small Towns Pilot Initiative. This program is targeted for communities less than 5,500 in population and high vacancy rates in their downtown area. Programs can include co-working spaces, entrepreneurial support, building improvements and other … More Tobacco Region Small Towns Pilot program

Five communities across Virginia were selected for participation in a Small-scale Production Pilot program provided by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), through Virginia Main Street, and in partnership with the National Main Street Center. These include the city of Bristol, Page County, town of Farmville/Prince Edward County, city of Norfolk and … More Five communities selected for Small-scale Production Pilot program

The Tax Act of 2017 created Opportunity Zones (OZ), which are low-income census tracts where tax benefits are offered for long-term investments in projects within the zone. Opportunity Zones were nominated by governors in each state and certified by the federal government. Virginia has 212 such zones, which can be found on an interactive map … More Opportunity Zones in Virginia

This post is by guest blogger, Leslie Peterson, board president of Project Glade. Project Glade is a local nonprofit in Glade Spring, Virginia committed to promoting the town’s traditions and works on community innovations as it engages a dedicated citizenry in the improvement of community life. In Southwest Virginia, you will find the petite community … More Glade Spring Mural Program Creates Volunteer Engagement

Main Streeters are pretty famous for always being on the job. When we are on vacation, are we really on vacation? No! We are scoping out that location for great ideas that we can steal for our community. Find something that works and duplicate, right? Here is a sampling of some of our favorite place(making) … More A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words