Volume 4, Issue 6                                                                                                                  

June 2010

                                                        Let your Voice be Heard

The City of Laramie is seeking a TEAL grant from the Wyoming Department of Transportation to paint the Garfield Street Footbridge crossing the railroad tracks in Historic Downtown Laramie.  Public comment on the proposed application is strongly encouraged.  The Laramie City Council will hold a public hearing to gather community feedback on June 15th at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall, 405 Grand Avenue.  Written comments will also be accepted.  Please forward comments to :  
City of Laramie
Attn. Sarah Reese
P.O. Box C
Laramie, WY 82070
by email at sreese@ci.laramie.wy.us or hand deliver them to City Hall, 406 Ivinson Avenue.

                                                        Jubilee Days Update

Jubilee Days is quickly approaching and there are multiple activities planned for downtown. The weeklong celebration kicks off with the first Farmer's Market of the season on July 2nd. On Saturday, hang out at Washington Park and enjoy "Freedom has a Birthday". Throughout the week, check out bull riding and rodeo events at the fairgrounds. Starting July 8th, sounds of the carnival and street dance will fill the downtown. The ever popular Brewfest starts 1 p.m. on Sat., July 10th at North Depot Park. Funds raised during Brewfest go to support DLBA and Laramie Main Street operations.

For Brewfest sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Chad Witte at cwittee@anbbank.com. For more information about the 70th Laramie Jubilee Days, please visit: http://www.laramiejubileedays.net.

Interested in being a vendor during Downtown Jubilee Days? This year only, vendor booths are FREE! To make your reservations, contact Christa Branch at:csbranch8@gmail.com 

Become a part of the Jubilee Days Parade! The Laramie Jubilee Days parade committee wishes to invite you to participate in the largest community event of the year. Support your community, promote your group, business or cause, promote teamwork and friendship all while enhancing the quality of our parade! Click here for guidelines and an application to enter the parade.

                                                            Taste of the Town

Support Laramie Main Street and our downtown restaurants by participating in "Taste of the Town".  Each month we will be featuring an established downtown eatery and partnering with them to raise funds for Laramie Main Street. This month make plans to have dinner at Tommy Jack'ss on June 9th between 5 and 9 p.m. You can make reservations by calling 745-4577 and tell them Main Street sent ya! Ten percent of the proceeds from the night's sales go to Laramie Main Street operations. 

Free Webinar Classes for Small Businesses

When: June 23, 2010
Where: Hilton Garden Inn, 8 to 9:30 (Breakfast snacks provided)
What: "How to Get Local Customers to Spend Money in Your Local Business"
Cost: FREE Who: Jon Schallert
Contact: Denise Deem, 742-3774, deniserdeem@yahoo.com or Laramie Main Street at 742-2212 or mainstreet@laramiewy.org for more information or to RSVP
These small business classes are sponsored by Laramie Main Street and the Downtown Laramie Business Association. They are open to all businesses in Albany County but will be especially useful to downtown merchants.   "How to Get Local Customers to Spend Money in Your Local Business
In this webinar, Jon discusses the right and wrong ways to capture local customers, and how any “Shop Local” initiative can be improved.  Business owners attending the session will leave with new marketing tools to capture local customers and retain tax dollars locally.  Attendees will also learn these specific points:
•  Why being the best in your city is no longer good enough if you want local customers to spend money with you.
•   The most neglected social networking tool that will actually generate revenue for your business and not just waste your time.  (Hint: it’s not Facebook or Twitter). 
•   How one small business generated over a quarter of a million dollars using one marketing tactic that cost less than $50.
•   Why there are hundreds of cusomuers in your city who every month aren’t spending money in your business, and the best way to attract them.
•   How to take your best customers, clone them, and pull them into your business.
•   Five critical components of your business website that are hurting your chances of attracting local customers if you’re not using them.
•   The Worst Mistake business owners can make when they receive a compliment from a customer. 

               Welcoming Any Which Way Designs to Historic Downtown Laramie

                                             Featured Business: Blossom Yoga

Blossom Yoga opened in October of 2008 in a small studio located downtown on Grand Avenue. Owner, Emily Brown, was trained to teach yoga in Boulder, CO and moved to Laramie with a passion for teaching. Yoga has increased in popularity all over the nation and Laramie is no exception! The business has recently moved to a new downtown location into a much more spacious studio. One on the benefits of practicing yoga is a feeling of peace, relaxation, and groundedness. The studio helps facilitate this feeling by making the space beautiful, clean, and homey. Everyone feels welcome and at home when they walk in the door. In addition to a roomy studio space, Blossom Yoga also has a comfortable lounge area with a couch and extra seating. Students are encouraged to sit and read or chat with others to help create a stronger sense of community. Part of the vision of Blossom Yoga is to help students not only connect with others, but connect with themselves and strengthen who they are and what they believe and to help each student blossom and grow.

The studio offers a variety of classes for beginners and advanced practitioners alike. There are several teachers trained in a variety of different styles of yoga. To learn more about the studio and the classes offered, please visit blossomyogastudio.com.

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