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Improvements to sidewalks in downtown Gadsden

Thanks to a federal transportation grant, Gadsden continues to improve its downtown infrastructure, including updating sidewalks to make them more accessible for those with mobility issues. Click on the local link for all the details of this quality of life project in and around its Main Street district.

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Boost Your Business With AI: The Power of Optimized Descriptions and Keywords

AI, keywords, optimization...are you a small business owner who's overwhelmed by knowing what does and doesn't "click" with customers?! Well, you're in luck. There's a Main Street webinar for that! Get some digital coaching to help grow your business with online strategies and an AI business boost at the link.

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Historic Preservation is Economic Development

In the Aspiring Main Street Alabama community of Selma, local Selma Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Sarah Aghedo recently wrote an article outlining what we've been saying all month about historic preservation: It's good for business! Preserving history for future generations is most certainly good practice, as well, but Aghedo specifies why a city with such monumental history has not yet been able to make the most of it for residents and visitors. Read her inspiring words (about a recent Main Street Alabama conference, no less) at the Selma Times-Journal link.

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MADISON RECEIVES 2025 MAIN STREET ALABAMA DESIGNATION

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New mural unveiled at Montgomery's Freedom Rides Museum

It's the 64th anniversary of the Freedom Rides, and to celebrate, the Freedom Rides Museum in downtown Montgomery recently unveiled a mural entitled "That We Shall Someday." The mural honors the group known as the Freedom Riders, who helped change the course of the Civil Rights Movement as they fought against segregation in the nation's bus service.

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