The Downtown Geek

09/05/2017

The Downtown Geek is moving! If you liked this page, then you'll love Flip This Town! Check it out!

https://www.facebook.com/FlipThisTown/

Book. Podcast. Movement. Restoring the heart of America, one downtown at a time. For information on Ron's consulting, email [email protected]

07/07/2017

Brewing is behind plenty of comeback stories in cities and rural areas across the U.S.

05/24/2017

Check out a local business competing (and doing it even better) than online sites!

Inspired by this Internet craze, Miranda Ebersold, the owner of The Yellow Button, a clothing boutique in downtown Harrisonburg, invented the Button Box to reach a broader audience. The Yellow Button takes the Stitchfix concept and makes it better with truly personalized service and no fees.

05/22/2017

Lots of great Main Streets on this list!

These might not be our most popular towns, but they're still pretty wonderful.

05/19/2017

Craft beer is a $23.5 Billion Market! How are you leveraging the craft beer movement in your town?

As ingredients make their way from farm to glass, connections within the local community are forged between growers and brewers.

05/17/2017

Lots of great ideas!

How can towns support artists in a way that benefits the community as a whole? Several unique art spaces and programs offer examples of this across the country

05/17/2017

Love this!

04/20/2017

Louis Hyman’s recent piece in The New York Times Sunday Review, The Myth of Main Street, presents a bleak choice for rural and rust-belt America: persist in hopeless efforts to rebuild your downtow…

04/07/2017

Alleys are an underutilized downtown asset...

Once blighted and overlooked, these small streets are transforming into community and sustainability hotspots.

04/02/2017

Interesting trend...

Nontraditional hours are becoming very profitable for the foodservice industry.

01/03/2017

Love this concept!

Printed receipt from Main St. retailer must total at least $15 to qualify. One 15% dine-in discount per visit, per table may be applied for up to $25 in savings. Promotion valid 11/25/2016 through 1/31/2017.

12/01/2016

Talking marketing myths on my latest vlog - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLrUAAZvFhk

Many believe that you can create an image for your town. I say your brand is already out there, you need to focus on identifying it and leveraging it.