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Weekly E-newsletter  This Week Downtown - August 26, 2010: First Friday with thirteen new exhibits, demonstrations and live music. Get your copy of the News & Record Fall Focus - Downtown supplement today at news stands. Exclusive sneak peek at NEW Restaurant opening.  Merge, a new retail shop hosts grand opening event. Last home game of the 2010 Hoppers Season with Fireworks Extravaganza. Preview nights of The Glass Menagerie at Triad Stage at the Pyrle Theatre and more!  For this week's E-news, click here.

First Friday   Mark Your Calendar for First Friday, September 3, 2010, for a self guided tour of local art galleries and studios, museums, retail shops, restaurants, and alternative art venues. This month includes the Indie Craft Market, raffle at Jules, and more. Look for updates Read more.  www.downtownfridays.com

DRAFT - Downtown Design Manual: Downtown Greensboro is changing. In the past few years, new interest and development in Downtown has blossomed, creating an exciting buzz for the center city throughout Guilford County and the entire State. With increased interest in the center city by residents, property and business owners and developers, civic leaders are poised to encourage new development that celebrates and honors Downtown Greensboro’s unique character and urban setting.   Working with stakeholders and the public, Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, the City of Greensboro, Action Greensboro and other groups have crafted a Downtown Design Manual to provide a flexible framework to promote quality design, enhance our urban character and maintain long-term compatibility.  The manual is also intended to help create a predictable investment climate in Downtown for new investors and existing business and property owners.  To view design manual, click here.

	Strategic Report    Strategic Action Plan: Accelerating the Momentum: A Roadmap for Success focuses on strengthening Downtown as a Prosperous, Vibrant, Memorable and Meaningful place and is the culmination of a six month process. The Plan describes the community’s challenges and opportunities going into the next phase of the Downtown development process and identifies new projects and initiatives designed to attract and sustain office, retail, residential and tourist growth.  DGI is using the Plan to align its resources over the next 3 to 5 years to adequately implement the new initiatives. To view report, click here.
pdf download form and print online	Get LISTED  Are you a Downtown Business or Property?  DGI’s Interactive Directory/Mapping is a great way to draw attention to your business. This FREE service is offered by DGI to businesses within the Central Business District. If you haven’t added your business to the over 900 businesses already listed, take a few minutes to complete form. Here are some of the added values that you get for FREE:   40 word description of your business website link to your business picture of your business category listing(s) of your business map where your business is located statistical data, webpage visits and linkouts (upon request) business hours Please take a few minutes to fill out information on form and fax back to DGI at (336) 379-0106 (green sheet to the left).
	Center City Park  Center City Park is a centerpiece for downtown Greensboro as a signature urban space to be enjoyed by downtown residents, office workers, visitors, and all of Greensboro's citizens.  The 2.2-acre Center City Park is located at the corner of Elm Street and Friendly Avenue will serve as new town square and heart of our center city. To visit Center City Park's website, click here.  For information on how to schedule an event at the park click here.  To learn more about the park's development and schedule a presentation with your club or organization, contact 379-0821.
	South Elm Redevelopment    The City of Greensboro invites you into the redevelopment process for the area at South Elm and Lee Street. Find out about the progress of redevelopment planning and opportunities for your involvement. Read more.
	Downtown Greenway   The proposed Greenway is more than a four mile loop that would connect with the existing Battleground Rail Trail and provide a biking/walking trail in and around downtown. This initiative is a collaborative effort between Moses Cone - Wesley Long Health Foundation, Action Greensboro, Downtown Greensboro Incorporated, and the City of Greensboro.   With funding from Moses Cone - Wesley Long Community Health Foundation, Cooper Cary, Center for Connective Architecture is currently working on initial schematic design. View the proposed network diagram. For additional information visit Downtown Greenway's site.