Our week began by touring Main Street towns of Virginia. Together with WY leaders, we savored historic preservation, renovation, economic revitalization, public art, local flavors, and hospitality. And guess what? We arrived at the National Main Street conference to discover that Laramie was named one of the 3 of the greatest (out of ~1000 Main Streets) in the USA!!! We returned to Laramie with newly formed connectedness and inspiration. Here are my takeaways.