Main Spotlight: Five Ideas for Successful Winter Events
Winter can be a challenging season for many Main Streets. Here are five ideas for events that will encourage people to brave the cold and come downtown.
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Prior to joining MSA in 2022, Marta worked with Historic New England, the National Park Service, and the National Trust for Scotland. Marta received her BA in History from Cornell University and her MLitt in Scottish History from the University of Glasgow in Scotland. She is passionate about livable cities, community storytelling, winter sports, and her pet rats.
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Winter can be a challenging season for many Main Streets. Here are five ideas for events that will encourage people to brave the cold and come downtown.
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Three examples of creative science programming from grant recipients of the In the Path of Totality program.
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