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Fort Payne Main Street accepting applications for grant money

The Fort Payne Main Street organization is taking applications for grants it plans to award later this month to merchants, businesses and restaurants located in the historic Fort Payne Main Street district.

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Montevallo Main Street invites you to visit ‘picturesque’ downtown

MONTEVALLO, Ala. (CBS 42 Living Local) – If you are looking for something fun to do this summer, consider visiting the City of Montevallo. While no formal events are planned, Montevallo Main Street invites you to explore the unique community at your own pace. Locals call Montevallo an unconventional oasis with a walkable main street that is close to beautiful parks and landmarks.

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‘One surprise after another’: How one Alabama city’s economy is adapting to coronavirus

In three weeks, Andy Harp plans on opening his second Gadsden restaurant - Vendetta, an Italian eatery, just a few blocks from his existing pub, Harp & Clover. Harp, who also created the Frios Frozen Pop brand in Gadsden, has spent more than a year with his business partner Brett Jenkins getting the restaurant concept ready, finding a location, and preparing. That was long before anyone in the world had ever heard of COVID-19.

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Wetumpka picked for new HGTV series ‘Home Town Takeover’

WETUMPKA, Ala. (WSFA) - Wetumpka has been selected for the new HGTV series “Home Town Takeover.” Wetumpka was picked after a months-long nationwide search for a small town for Ben and Erin Napier to take over and make over, according to HGTV.

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How Atmore became a designated community

Atmore became affiliated with the Main Street Alabama program through the Network tier in 2015. At this introductory level, members become more familiar with the program, attend training workshops at a discounted rate, and are given the opportunity to visit other Designated cities to see first­hand the success of Main Street. Earlier this year, after meeting many milestones including securing funding for many projects in the district, and realizing the need to move forward with Designation, the steering committee, that included representatives from the City, Atmore Area Chamber of Commerce, and Pride of Atmore, attended application workshops in Enterprise, Birmingham, and South Huntsville. By March when the pandemic hit, the committee decided to move forward with the application as they felt the Main Street Alabama program was needed more than ever due to the impact of COVID-19 on their small businesses. By expressing the need for Main Street and the capacity to maintain a program, Atmore officially became a Main Street Alabama Designated community in June 2020.

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