News & Stories

Main Spotlight: Is the Historic Tax Credit program a good opportunity for your Main Street?

Learn how Main Streets can partner with the National Trust Community Investment Corporation to take advantage of the Historic Tax Credit.

Main Spotlight: Community Preservation in the Modern South

Stockbridge Main Street has made significant strides in exploring and sharing the story of Martin Luther King, father of civil rights hero Martin Luther King Jr.

Seeing the Glass as Half Full: Exploring the Reuse Opportunity for Houses of Worship on Main Street

Main Street organizations and other public-private partnerships can provide the focal point needed to fulfill the large number of roles required to reuse or redevelop a house of worship in a way that benefits the community.

Community Spotlight: How Three New Mexico Main Street Communities Improved their Downtown Facades

New Mexico MainStreet partnered with Main Street America to utilize a NPS Main Street Facade Improvement Grant.

Main Spotlight: Behind the Ribbon Cutting — The Merwyn Building

How do those amazing Main Street rehabilitation projects happen? And what policies and public support make them happen? In the Behind the Ribbon Cutting series, we look at a project or businesses from concept to opening day to break down the partnerships and funding brought to bear and recognize how we can advocate for policies and resources for revitalization across the country.

Community Spotlight: Disaster Preparedness in the Allapattah District of Miami, Florida

Main Street America welcomed to our Instagram Stories the Allapattah Collaborative CDC, a Main Street program in Miami, Florida.

Main Spotlight: Preparedness Month on Main Street

We sat down with Lindsey Wallace, Director of Strategic Projects and Design Services and manager of the the National Park Service Main Street Community Disaster Preparedness and Resilience Program, to learn more about her perspective on disaster preparedness on Main Street.

Main Spotlight: Improving Building Codes for Main Street

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) Main Street Task Force is working to increase education, compile examples and data, and provide recommended changes at the national level where necessary.

Main Spotlight: Disaster Resilience on Main Street

Manuel T. Ochoa shares some reflections after a devastating flood in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Community Spotlight: The Derecho on Main Street