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"What's Up Downtown"
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Vol.
2, Issue 9
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September 2008
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Business Notices & Specials
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Business For=
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Fun, creative home-based candy/gift franchise for sale.
$29,000.
Clearancing all shelving and display
units/items at 117 G=
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or call 742-8000. C=
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Bouquet and More...
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The Bead Sho=
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During the month of September we will be having new beads
arriving weekly! J=
ust
in: 130 new colors of Czech seed beads, size 11/0.
Regular hours are Monday-Saturday, from 10:30am-6pm. We =
will
also be open on Sunday Sept 14th and 28th from noon-4pm. We are locat=
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at 119 Ivinson
Ave, 742-0004.
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Ambience Hair Desi=
gn
Come to Ambience Hair Design for your back to school loo=
k!
Come and see what's fresh and new in hairstyles and pick up the lates=
t in
haircare products! Offering full service =
hair
services, esthetic services and make-up application. Pop in today to
experience your new style!!
Ambience Hair Design is located at 218 E Ivinson.
You can reach us at:
307-745-1533
or visit us on the web at:
www.ambiencehairdesign.com
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Hollow Food Co-op
1=
-Year Anniversary
Party
Big Hollow will be hav=
ing
a 1 year anniversary celebration on September 20th from 11:00-2:00. T=
here
will be food, samples, sales and fun for the members and the communit=
y.
This is a way of thanking the membership and community for supporting=
us
through our first year.
Join us at: 119 Ivinson=
St. (just north of =
Anong's)
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Dear Kim <=
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Thank you for
subscribing to the monthly Laramie Main Street Program
e-newsletter.
We love to get
feedback -- please call or email (742-2212 or mainstreet@laramiewy.org<=
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let us know how we're doing and what you'd like to see Main Street =
work
towards for Downtown Laramie. And as always, if you have
any ideas for the October e-newsletter, please let us know. =
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Sept. 11th -- Downtown Communit=
y
Plaza=
Public Meeting=
What do you want to see in a public plaza? Let us know=
at
a public meeting on Thursday, September 11th at 7pm. The meeti=
ng
will take place at the Railroad Depot, located on 1st and Kearney.&=
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Snacks will be provided.
The downtown community plaza is planned for the empty =
lot
(not the full parking lot) at the corner of 1st and Grand. We=
are
holding public meetings on to refine with public input a =
Concept
Plan for the plaza. The landscape architecture firm Russell +
Mills Studios are putting together the final design and will be
completing construction drawings and cost estimates for constructio=
n.
Construction is planned to start next year!
For more information contact:=
Laramie
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mainstre=
et@laramiewy.org
742-2212<=
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www.laramiemainstreet.org
Come and let your vo=
ice
be heard. Hope to see you there!
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Come and see places in Laramie you never knew were any=
thing
more than windows. Tour is on Friday, Spetembe=
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19th from 3-7pm. Tickets purchased in advance cost $10 per person (=
$15
per person on the day of the tour). All proceeds benefit the Laramie
Main Street Program. For tickets and information please contact the
Laramie Main Street Program.
The Ups=
tairs
Downtown tour of six second s=
torys is
organized by the Main Street Program's all-volunteer Organization
Committee. The tour is intended to highlight the potential of Downt=
own
Laramie's upper floors by showcasing various second floors in varyi=
ng
types of reuse.
This is the first year we've organized this tour, but =
we
hope to do this again next year- so please let us know what has been
successful, what we can improve on, and if you want to be involved =
in
the planning, hosting, and volunteer work next year.
And save your ticket for special in-store offers at
various downtown businesses Sept 19-20th! Look for signs in windows=
to
find participating merchants. Come and enjoy a tour of some of Laramie's
treasured past and future!
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Training Opportunity
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Main
Street in <=
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Octobr
14th-16th
Great news! The Wyoming
Main Street program will hold a statew=
ide Main
Street 101/201 training =
in Laramie on
October 14-16th -- approximately 50 people from around the sta=
te
are expected to attend.
Better new! Laramie
Main Street will pay for half the
registration fee for anyone affiliated with Laramie Main Street (first =
come,
first served). This is a great way to learn about downtown
revitalization and preservation, and to share ideas with others aro=
und Wyoming =
working
to preserve and revitalize their downtowns, too. If you =
are
a volunteer or a supporter and want to attend this training, please
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This 2.5-day Main
Street conference will include
introductory and intermediate training sessions on preservation-bas=
ed
downtown revitalization. Please save the date. Visit the Wyoming Main Street we=
bsite for
more information.
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South Of Laramie
Cleanup Effort
Help beautify a major entrance to our community by
participating in this cleanup effort along 287 south of town. =
Have you been meaning to get rid of those piles of tra=
sh,
building materials, junk cars, or house trailers on your property? =
From
August 30th-September 14th, Ace Salvage and AAA Salvage will offer =
cash
for junk cars, steel and other metals, as well as auto/truck batter=
ies.
Call
Ace Salvage at 745-8068 or AAA Salvage at 742-6971 for
more details.
There will be no dump fees at City Landfill for refuse=
and
tires; simply say "South Laramie Water District" to
attendant.
For non-metal piles and house trailers, simply call Li=
z or
Tony at Laramie Rivers Conservation District: 721-0072. You call, t=
hey
will help you haul!
Program is sponsored by: Al=
bany
County, Laramie Rivers
Conservation District, Laramie Beautification Committee, City of Laramie a=
nd local
businesses. Now is the perfect time for an Autumn cleanup. Clear out
your garage and yard before the snow sets in!
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Wyoming
Invitational
The University of Wyoming Art Museum has scheduled a f=
ree
tour of Sculptu=
re: A Wyoming
Invitational. Tours are held every Wednesday =
and
Thursday through September.
The tours are part of the ongoing exhibit of sculptures
located around campus and town presented by the UW Art Museum.=
Be
sure to check out John Kearney's "Alligator" sculpture,
located on the lawn of the Carnegie
Building
at 4th and Grand, which is brought to you by the Art Museum in
conjunction with L=
aramie
Main Street.
Anyone interested in learning more about the sculpture=
s is
invited to attend. No reservations are required; however, tours will
begin promptly at the scheduled times. Tours start at the Art Museum
each Wednesday at 10am and each Thursday at 2pm. The Art Museum is
located at the Centennial Complex, 2111 Willet Drive in Laramie.<=
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Farmer's Market 2008
Message from the Managers
"The Farmer's Market will continue through the en=
d of
September. Remember to come by the market on Friday afternoons from=
3-7
pm to pick up all your favorite fall produce. Roasted chiles, pinto beans, corn and local cheese ar=
e now
available at the market. As always, we have a wide assortment of
veggies and fruit- everything from mushrooms and cabbage to peaches=
and
strawberries!! Baked goods, meats and prepared foods are also for s=
ale.
We really appreciate all the support from downtown
businesses and ask that you continue to help us out by reminding
customers that Grand between 1st and 3rd closes to parking at
1:30pm!"
Willa (307-703-0412 or willamerry@y=
ahoo.com)
and Jennifer (215-219-4322 or Jenn=
ifer_horvath@hotmail.com).
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Get to know Downtown
Pick up a free self-guided walking tour of historic
Downtown Laramie at the Main
Street office (313 S. 2nd, upstairs) o=
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You can also see a PDF on our website.
Funded in part by gr=
ants
from the Albany County Tourism Board and the State Historic
Preservation Office, Main
Street's "Historic Downtown
Laramie" walking tour is part of a series of seven guide books
included in a project supervised b=
y the
Albany County Historic Preservation Board and available at the Tour=
ism
office.
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Fox Theater Update
The contract for
demolition planning was signed by the City Council on September 2nd.
The demolition plans and cost estimates are expected to be
complete in October.
F=
or
more information and background on the Fox Theater please visit our
website:
www.laramiemainstreet.org
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Sept. 13th -- Rock Springs Renewal Ball
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Communities in Wyomin=
g.
Our sister Main Street Community of Rock Springs is another. If you
would like to support their downtown preservation and revitilization efforts and see what another W=
yoming
Main Street Communities is up to, attend the Rock Springs Renewal B=
all
on September 13th at 5:30pm. Contact the Rock Springs Main Street/U=
rban
Renewal office at (307)352-1434 for more information.
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Sincerely,
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