Funding, Story-Telling, and Putting in the Work All Part of Main Street Summit
Part of that work is meeting and working together regionally.
Downtowns Across Oakland County Come Together to Learn about Trends, Share Ideas
Main Street program managers across Oakland County gathered on Nov. 22 to get inspired by national leadership and to learn from each other.
Oxford Seeking DDA Director
Candidate must have a proven record of being able to work well with a wide range of personalities, be entrepreneurial, highly motivated, energetic, creative, and capable of functioning independently in an independent situation.
Ferndale DDA Director Barry Hicks Leaving for Madison Heights Position
Ferndale DDA Director Barry Hicks Leaving for Madison Heights Position (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 15, 2019) Ferndale, MI – Ferndale DDA Director Barry Hicks will be leaving his position as Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Director to work as the Community & Economic Development Director for Madison Heights. Hicks came to Ferndale in 2015 after…
2017 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Pictures
2017 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Pictures (Ron Arnold, May 30, 2017) Royal Oak, MI – The spirit of Memorial Day filled Downtown Royal Oak as hundreds gathered for the annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday. School bands played patriotic songs as community groups and political figures marched among Veterans and others honoring the men…
Downtowns Honored with Main Street Awards
Downtowns Throughout Oakland County Honored with Main Street Awards (Drew Saunders, May 14, 2017) Pontiac, MI – County leaders and business people strode across the stage of Pontiac’s Flagstar Strand Theater for the Performing Arts for the seventeenth annual Oakland County Main Event Awards, last Thursday evening. “This year the award ceremony is different,” Main…
Main Street Communities Honored with Awards
Main Street Communities Honored with Awards (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 28, 2016) Royal Oak, MI – Twenty two communities through Oakland County take part in Main Street USA, a program focused on thriving downtowns and community centers. Thursday night people from those Main Street Programs came together for their annual awards program, this year held…
Royal Oak to Consider “Road Diet” for Main Street
Royal Oak to Consider “Road Diet” for Main Street (Guest View by Tom Regan, July 30, 2015) At Monday’s Royal Oak city commission meeting two commissioners (Kyle Debuc and Mike Fournier) will propose that staff study the feasibility of a road diet on Main Street. If you are able please attend this meeting and during public comment…
2015 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Pics
2015 Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Pics (Ron Arnold, May 25, 2015) Downtown Royal Oak was filled with patriotism as people of all ages gathered for the annual Memorial Day Parade. The sound of marching bands filled the neighborhood, along with clapping and cheering as Veterans marched or rode by. Check out pictures from last…
Downtown Ferndale Full of Main Street Award Winners
The Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was given a Special Achievement Award for winning the 2010 Great American Main Street Award, which spotlighted Ferndale at a National level. Other Awards included:
DDA Goes to Lansing to Lobby for Main Street Oakland County
…Members of the Ferndale Downtown Development Authority (DDA) went to Lansing last month to lobby for state support of projects that help improve Downtown areas….(read more)
GAMSA is 1st for Ferndale & Oakland County
Downtown Ferndale gained new national recognition Tuesday, May 4, 2010 when it was named winner of the Great American Main Street Award (GAMSA) at the National Main Street Conference in Oklahoma City.