Meet Me Downtown

In 2016, Red Wing Downtown Main Street hosted a Retail Challenge to bring one retail store to downtown. The competition was so successful that it filled four storefronts! Learn about how we did it, and how you can replicate it in your town. To download the pdf of all the materials Red Wing used to host the challenge, CLICK HERE. To View this Podcast with the presentation slides, go to our YouTube page HERE: https://youtu.be/d47sEl8cWN8 To learn more about Red Wing Downtown Main Street:

Why should you attend the Main Street Now Conference in Seattle, March 25-27, 2019? Should you attend even if you aren't a Main Street community? What other educational opportunities does the National Main Street Center offer?  Well, find out in this episode! GUEST INFORMATION: Name: Kelly Humrichouser Organization: National Main Street Center Title: Associate Manager of Education   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MainStreetNowConference/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MainStreetsConf Instagram:

Guest Information:   Name: Bridgette Kelch, Main Street Director Organization: Downtown Washington, Inc. Website: https://www.downtownwashmo.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/downtownwashmo Twitter: https://twitter.com/downtownwashmo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downtownwashmo/   Visit the Meet Me Downtown Podcast Website: https://www.meetmedowntownpodcast.com/ Show Transcript:  M=Megan Tsui B=Bridgette Kelch M: Hello, in this episode I talk to Bridgette Kelch from Washington,

Note: Since we taped this episode, Eliott has since moved on to another position and is no longer with Downtown Shakopee. Website for Downtown Shakopee: https://www.downtownshakopee.org/ Facebook Page for Downtown Shakopee: https://www.facebook.com/DowntownShakopee/ Show Transcript: Elliott Johnson- Hello, I am good. How are you Megan? Megan Tsui - I'm fantastic. Elliott thanks so much for being here today. And I'd love to hear your story of your Rhythm on the Rails music series. But first, let's

Show Transcript Hello and welcome to the trailer for the Meet Me Downtown Podcast. I’m really excited to be bringing this podcast to life and I’m really excited you’re here to listen to it. When I started my position as Executive Director in Red Wing, Minnesota for their Downtown Main Street Organization, it was very clear to me that other people in all parts of the country were doing other really cool things in their downtowns. I wondered if there was a way to hear about some of those things that