February 5, 2026 | 1:28 pm
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By Chris Moore, Executive Director, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Place matters. Healthy downtown and neighborhood districts drive civic and...
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December 3, 2025 | 9:01 am
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There will be more folks at the Washington State Main Street Program table in the new year! Starting January 1,...
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August 27, 2025 | 2:14 pm
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Photo: Chelan’s Dia de los Muertos event celebrates Latinx culture with a parade, dancing, and singing. Photo courtesy of the...
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August 6, 2025 | 4:09 pm
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Photo: Murals welcome visitors to beautiful Gig Harbor. By Carrianne Ekberg, Executive Director, Gig Harbor Waterfront Alliance Growing up in...
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May 21, 2025 | 2:35 pm
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Photo: One of the Colfax Downtown Association’s business incubator buildings, housing the CDA office on the upper floor and retail...
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February 6, 2025 | 10:47 am
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By Breanne Durham, Washington Main Street Program Director Communities large and small across Washington State have already made significant investments...
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December 3, 2024 | 5:04 pm
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Photo: Aerial view of the historic North Monroe Business District in Spokane. Photo courtesy of Rogue Heart Media. The Washington...
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August 27, 2024 | 4:36 pm
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The Washington State Main Street Program team pictured with partners hosting an Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem workshop in Ellensburg. Left to...
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August 22, 2024 | 1:21 pm
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By Breanne Durham, Washington State Main Street Program Director Above: Mary (née King) Thompson pictured in 1984 upon her transition...
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August 21, 2024 | 1:45 pm
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Photo: The iconic clock in front of Falkenberg’s Jewelers and the Reynolds-Day Building. Photo courtesy of Steph Forrer. By Kathryn...
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June 7, 2024 | 3:27 pm
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We're so excited to celebrate our third annual Washington Main Street Week next week, June 9-15. Main Street embodies the...
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February 13, 2024 | 5:01 pm
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Photo: Volunteers gathered for a “sample building survey” to learn what features to look for. All photos courtesy of DAHP...
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February 13, 2024 | 3:45 pm
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By Stephanie Button, Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership Executive Director Photo: The ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of Layered Cake Artistry...
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October 31, 2023 | 9:42 am
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Celebrating growth and looking ahead to an expanded 2024 Washington Main Street network! Starting January 1, 2024, our network will...
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August 1, 2023 | 4:26 pm
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Photo: Farmers market in downtown Everett. Photo by Jake Campbell, courtesy of Downtown Everett Association. The Main Street movement was...
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April 6, 2023 | 11:32 am
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Above: Accepting the award on behalf of Washington Main Street, (from left) Nicholas Vann, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, Washington...
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April 3, 2023 | 3:26 pm
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By Leslie Stose, Vancouver’s Downtown Association Vancouver is the largest downtown along the mighty Columbia. We have reconnected to our...
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January 18, 2023 | 1:32 pm
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By Lydia Felty, Main Street Resource Coordinator In 2022, the Washington State Main Street Program released a resiliency study that...
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November 28, 2022 | 1:40 pm
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There will be more folks at the Washington State Main Street Program table in the new year! Starting January 1,...
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November 28, 2022 | 11:52 am
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The Centralia Downtown Association's Pine Street Plaza Place Activation project in 2021. Image courtesy of the Centralia Downtown Association. There’s...
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