Articles tagged: Main Street Area Association
2012 holiday season: Main Street Area businesses check out each other's holiday inventory
Posted: Nov 25, 2012At a time when many holiday shoppers flock to malls and big-box stores or choose to order gifts online, small retailers have to work together to drive traffic and increase sales — and in downtown ... Read more »
audio gallery: Scenes from the Ann Arbor downtown Treat Parade 2012
Posted: Oct 31, 2012The annual Treat Parade returned to the streets of downtown Ann Arbor on Wednesday, starting with parties at the Ann Arbor District Library. Photographer Joseph Tobianski captured these images. Check out the still photos above, ... Read more »
Retail report: Downtown Ann Arbor celebrates 'Quatro de Mayo' for Friday's Midnight Madness event
Posted: May 04, 2012You’d be hard pressed to find a town that is more supportive than Ann Arbor when it comes to shopping local. Many groups and organizations hold special events to support the mom and pop businesses ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week 'a terrific success'
Posted: Jun 18, 2011Ann Arbor's "Restaurant Week" is a great excuse to try a new restaurant, and that's exactly what numerous people did this past week at 45 local eateries. It was the fifth such event since January ... Read more »
Ann Arbor Youth Art and Music Month in full swing downtown
Posted: Mar 18, 2011Artwork by local students is providing an extra feast for the eyes of downtown window-shoppers this month. Nearly 30 Ann Arbor businesses have made space in their display windows for pieces of art from all ... Read more »
Ann Arbor's 4th 'Restaurant Week' returns on Sunday to boost downtown business
Posted: Jan 14, 2011In the midst of the January lull that follows the holiday season, Ann Arbor residents and restaurant owners alike can anticipate the approaching semi-annual Ann Arbor Restaurant Week, taking place Jan. 16 - 21. Read more »
Ann Arbor Restaurant Week returns
Posted: Jan 10, 2011Rev up your appetite and head downtown - Ann Arbor's Restaurant Week is nearly upon us. This twice-a-year phenomenon, coordinated by the Main Street Area Association, runs from Jan. 16 - 21. Forty-two local restaurants ... Read more »
Next Ann Arbor Restaurant Week to be held June 20-25 featuring 33 restaurants
Posted: Jun 13, 2010After launching Ann Arbor's first Restaurant Week last year, the Main Street Area Association has built on the initial event's success by hosting the week twice a year. Next up: June 20-25.Ann Arbor Restaurant Week ... Read more »
March is youth art and music month in Downtown Ann Arbor
Posted: Mar 18, 2010Downtown Ann Arbor businesses are supporting and celebrating student art and music this month. The Main Street Area Association and Ann Arbor Public Schools Art and Music Departments are working together to bring student art ... Read more »
Liberty Street Robot, Ten Thousand Villages & Mir's win downtown Ann Arbor window display contest
Posted: Dec 11, 2009The top three winners in the Main Street Area Association's window display contest are 826michigan/Liberty Street Robot Repair & Supply, Ten Thousand Villages and Mir's Oriental Rugs. Thank you to the Downtown Development Authority for ... Read more »
Is it this cold everywhere? Degree day maps for the country
Posted: Aug 31, 20092009 is the fourth coldest summer on record in Ann Arbor, but is this cold weather happening everywhere? One of the services that agricultural weather data sites put together is a "growing degree day map", ... Read more »
Main Street Area Association Partners For Peace And Art
Posted: Aug 18, 2009The Main Street Area Association has partnered with Michigan Peaceworks in an effort to bring a Peaceworks Through Art Mural project to West Liberty Street in downtown Ann Arbor. This partnership has been made possible ... Read more »
Restaurant Week to return to Ann Arbor in January after successful June launch
Posted: Aug 14, 2009It looks like Restaurant Week in Ann Arbor will continue after a successful inaugural launch in June. The next one will be organized in January, Main Street Area Association director Maura Thomson told about two ... Read more »
Main Street Area Association director: Downtown businesses strategize to take advantage of Ann Arbor Art Fairs
Posted: Jul 15, 2009Ann Arbor is in the midst of preparations for the annual Ann Arbor Art Fairs, an event that local businesses view as a priceless opportunity to market themselves to the roughly 400,000 people that descend ... Read more »
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