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"What's Up in Downtown"
The Laramie Main Street E-Newsletter =
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Vol.
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What's new at Main Street? =
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Volunteer for the Design Committee
The Laramie Main Street Program is looking for volunteers to be on our
Design Committee. We're looking for capable people willing to m=
ake
a difference, particularly those with skills or knowledge concerning
construction, history and historic preservation, art, landscaping,
architecture and communication.
The Design Committee works on projects such as the forthcoming commun=
ity
plaza, as well as providing design assistance and advice to downtown
property and business owners. For more information or for an
application, please contact Cara Griffin at <=
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w:st=3D"on">Main Street.
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Downtown Photo Inventory
On January 14th, Main
Street will be taking a photo inventory =
of
downtown storefronts. A professional photographer will be around
the downtown taking pictures in the morning and early afternoon. =
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Transportation Community Forum
The Un=
iversity
of Wyoming wi=
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host a community forum Wednesday, Jan. 16, to gather input for a
Transportation and Parking Master Plan. The forum is from 5-7 p=
.m.
at the Laramie
Recreation Center, 920 Boulder Dr., off Grand Avenue.
The primary purpose of the master plan study is to analyze various
elements related to mobility, transit and parking demands on and arou=
nd
the UW campus and to provide recommendations for future improvement.<=
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In addition to developing a 10-year plan, which could include parking
program changes, parking capital projects, a revised transportation
management system or mobility and safety capital projects, Stantec will prepare a short-term plan to help
mitigate transportation disruptions around campus.
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Dear Kim
Welcome to this month's edi=
tion
of the Laramie Main Street Program E-Newsletter.
In this monthly
e-newsletter, you'll find updates on downtown events, the activitie=
s of
the Laramie Main Street Program, and information from downtown
businesses about what's going on with them this month.
Be sure to let the local businesses you visit know t=
hat
you read about them in this e-newsletter.=
Feel free to forwa=
rd
this e-mail (using the link at the bottom of the page) to anyone you
think might be interested in learning more about Main Street and
Downtown Laramie.
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OWN
BUSINESS UPDATES
Come down t=
o Chickering Bookstore on Janua=
ry 8th
for a copy of the new C. J. Box book, Blue Heaven. Box will=
be
reading from and signing copies at the store on Friday, January 2=
5th
from 5:30-7:30 pm. The audio version of the book on CD is a=
lso
available.
Chickering Bookstore is located at 203 S. 2nd St.=
in Laramie.
Please call 742-8609 for more information.
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The Copper Kettle has two cooking classes scheduled near t=
he
end of the month. On Sunday, January 20th from 2-4 pm is
"Soups to Warm the Soul" with Melissa Grey, and on the
following Sunday, January 27th, a "Kids in the Kitchen"
class runs from 2-3:30 pm.
Pre-registration is requested. The soups class has a fee of
$35, while the kids' class costs $15. For more information =
or
to register, please contact the Copper Kettle at 307-742-1800 or =
stop
by the store at =
209 S.
2nd St.
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![3D"Night](3D"January2008_files/image005.jpg") Night
Heron Books will be ho=
sting
"Just Nudes", a new art show featuring paintings, drawi=
ngs
and photography from 13 local artists. The show will run
through the end of February, with an artist's reception held on
February 1st. The art will be available for viewing after t=
his
coming Friday, February 11th. For information, please conta=
ct
Night Heron at 1-888-742-9028 or visit the store at 1=
07 Ivinson downtown.
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In Sheep's Clothing is changing its name to Cowgirl
Yarn! The store's location and owners are remaining the sam=
e,
but the name is changing in order to better reflect Wyoming and the region.
Check out their new website at cowgirlyarn.com or sto=
p by the
store at 115 Ivinson.
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The Laramie
Main Street Program Team
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