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Taste
of Luray & Criterium
part of
Tour of Page Weekend
August
8, 2010
8 am - 4 pm
Luray
Downtown Initiative and the Town of Luray has organized this
1-day event, showcasing downtown businesses and local
performers. For more information, call (540) 743-7700
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Save
the Date: Friday, September
10, 2010
Plans are
underway now for "Toast & Boast" 2010 (Formerly
known as our Cash Party)
Make plans now to join us for an evening of glamour, fun, and
fundraising!
Artists
Welcome!
Downtown Luray, VA Now An Art and Cultural District Luray, VA
On February 8, 2010 the Luray Town Council voted. The Council
officially declared a major portion of downtown Luray an “Arts and
Cultural District.” The Virginia General Assembly historically has
granted this designation. But, in 2009, former Governor Tim Kaine
signed legislation granting individual localities authority to create
arts and cultural districts. Economic development advocates, Luray
Downtown Initiative (LDI) and Luray-Page Chamber of Commerce (LPCC),
with the help of local citizens introduced this opportunity to
community leaders in late 2009.
Read
Press Release | View
Luray Arts & Cultural District Map
Help
us collect more information about our artists and our art audiences!
View
our Questionnaire.
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Luray
receives Virginia Main Street Milestone Award
On Thursday,
March 25, Luray Downtown Initiative, Inc was presented with a
Virginia Main Street Milestone Award for contribution of more
than 15,000 volunteer hours toward downtown revitalization since
being designated as a Virginia Main Street community in 2004.
The award was presented at the Virginia Main Street Milestone
Achievement Awards ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the
program at a special dinner held at Lynchburg's Craddock Terry
Hotel.
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
Director William C. Shelton addressed the Main Street
volunteers, local leaders, businesses, local governments and
private investors in attendance.
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FULL PRESS RELEASE
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Downtown Luray
is always looking for fantastic new ways to give shoppers a great
deal! Pick up your shop pass at any of the participants or call the
LDI office! Present your pass at these terrific stores for an exciting
new discount each month! It is FREE to participate and is open
to EVERYONE!! Remember to shop local and support your Downtown
businesses!
Shop
Pass Participants
Retail
Shops & Services:
Appalachian
Outdoors Adventures • 18
E Main St.
Apple
Cottage • 51
West Main St.
Bank
Street Books • 201
West Main St.
Bella
Donna Facials • 55
B East Main St.
Boyd’s
Buds and Branches • 131
East Main St.
Bren’s
Antiques & Boutique • 24
East Main St.
Countrytime
Primitives • 21
North Broad St.
Courthouse
Antiques • 14
East Main Street
Hawksbill
Bicycles • 20
West Main Street
Luray
Copy Service • 27
East Main St.
Luray
Fitness Center • 52-56
West Main St.
Luray-Page
County Chamber • 18
Campbell St.
Main
Street Bakery • 127
East Main Street
Mama’s
Treasures • 22
East Main Street
McKim
& Huffman • 219
West Main Street
Mountain
Memories • 10
East Main St.
Old
Town Barber Shop • 5
B South Broad St.
Page
One • 42
West Main St.
Shenandoah
Moon • 58
West Main St.
The
Antique Depot • 56
East Main St.
The
Healing Oasis • 55
B East Main St.
The
Looking Glass • 229
East Main St.
The
Main Frame • 205
West Main St.
Uncle
D’s Pools and Spas • 2
West Main St.
Virginia
Gift Shop • 16
East Main St.
Vivian’s
Flower Shop • 47
West Main St.
Warehouse
art Gallery • 15
Campbell St.
WellSpirit
Holistic Health • 27
A East Main St.
Willow
Vale Gallery • 7
Campbell St.
Restaurants:
A
Moment To Remember • 55
East Main St.
Artisans
Grill • 2
East Main St.
Circa
‘31 • 401
West Main St.
Domino’s
Pizza • 9
Campbell St.
The
Brick Oven Pizzeria • 58
West Main St.
The
Speakeasy • 401
West Main St.
The
Victorian Inn • 138
East Main St.
Uncle
Bucks • 42
East Main St.
West
Main Market • 123
West Main St.
Lodging:
Best
Western • 410
West Main St.
The
Budget Inn • 320
West Main St.
The
Mimslyn Inn • 401
West Main St
Virginia Main Street
2008 Annual Report
View
Luray Report
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Complete Report
2009
Sparkles & Sweets Winners
2010 Festival of
Spring Application
Download
Application Now
NO LONGER ACCEPTING
APPLICATIONS FOR FOOD VENDORS
(spaces for food vendors are now
full)
2009
Cash Party - Huge
Success!!
2010 Event
Schedule
Download
Flyer to MARK YOUR CALENDARS for our 2010 Events!
Luray
Downtown Initiative and the Town
of Luray honor Virginia Tourism
Corporation VIPs
A
cocktail reception was hosted at the Mimslyn Inn by LDI and the Town
of Luray in honor of VIP's from VTC and the official announcement was
made by Delegate Todd Gilbert that Page County is the "Cabin
Capital" of Virginia.
The
Town of Luray and Luray Downtown Initiative Receive Two Virginia Main
Street Milestone Awards at the 2009 VMS Milestone Awards Luncheon
scheduled for Friday, March 20 from 12 – 2:30 PM at the Jefferson
Hotel in Richmond, VA.
Volunteer Hours Luray Downtown Initiative, Inc.: $10 Million in
Private Investment.
View
Luray Downtown Initiative, Inc. and the Town of Luray community’s
2008 Annual Cumulative Report.
Virginia
Downtown Development Association Announces 2009 Executive Committee
and New Members to Board of Directors
Statewide - The
Virginia Downtown Development Association (VDDA) is pleased to
announce its 2009 Executive Committee and new members to its Board of
Directors.
VDDA's 2009 EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE: President: W. Scott Smith - Regional Development
Specialist, Virginia's Region 2000 Local Gov't Council, Lynchburg
Vice President for
Marketing Services: Grant Walker - Vice-President, ECS Mid-Atlantic,
LLC, Roanoke
Vice President for
Organization: Bob Stroh - General Manager of Charlottesville Parking
Center and Co-Chair of Charlottesville's Downtown Business
Association, Charlottesville
Vice President for
Program Development: Tamyra S. Vest - Community Development
Coordinator, Town of South Boston
Treasurer: Wayne Knox -
Director of Community Development, City Of Martinsville
Secretary: Catherine
Stewart - Executive Director of Luray Downtown Initiative, Luray
Immediate Past
President: L. Elizabeth McCoury - Executive Director, Coliseum Central
BID, Hampton
New members to VDDA's
board of DIRECTORS: Theresa Atkinson - Marketing Manager, Monument
Construction, LLC, Portsmouth Bonnie France - Attorney, McGuireWoods,
LLP, Richmond Jeff Sadler - Virginia Main Street Program Manager,
Richmond Chris Sterling - Project Development Officer, Virginia
Community Development Corporation, Richmond
In addition, David
Edwards- Director, Northern Region Preservation Office of the
Department of Historic Resources Stephens City and Marantha Edwards -
Economic Development Manager for the Town of Leesburg have been
elected to serve their second term in office.
The Virginia
Downtown Development Association is a statewide organization that
promotes the significance of historic downtowns to Virginia's economic
vitality and enhances the effectiveness of organizations, individuals,
and communities to foster vibrant downtown economic development.
Active membership is open to any individual business, organization or
governmental unit involved in or interested in downtown
revitalization. For information on VDDA membership, events and other
services, go to www.downtownvirginia.org or call 434-238-0986.
Shop
Local!!
What
is a Buy Local campaign? Many people give little consideration to
the choice between a locally owned store and a chain when deciding
where to shop. They do not know the benefits to their town's economy
of choosing local businesses and are unaware of the many hidden costs
of opting for the big boxes. Think about Downtown Luray. Here,
you can park your car and can easily walk down Main Street to buy pool
supplies, office supplies, candles, gifts, clothes, custom choppers,
athletic gear, bikes, books, flowers, antiques, country decor, and
fine art. You can get a hair cut, a massage, have a prescription
filled, take in a movie, see a dentist, visit an insurance agent, take
a music lesson and cash a check at the bank. This is not even to
mention that you also have more than 10 choices in restaurants!
Wow!!
Downtown
Luray does have a lot to offer! The SHOP LOCAL LURAY logo that
you see above will be very visible in Luray as our Shop Local campaign
gets more and more underway. Currently, we are working on a
promotional item for our local merchants: a custom imprinted "Money
Plant" seed packet with the shop local logo imprinted on it and text
thanking the customer for shopping local. The seed packet will be
pasted onto a postcard size piece of paper that lists the top 10
reasons why you should shop local. Once the seeds are planted,
and the plant grows, customers will be reminded that they spent their
"money" locally, and the seeds also nicely tie into our
"Going
Green" efforts! Seed packets and decals will
be arriving for distribution with local merchants soon! Keep an
eye out for the SHOP LOCAL logo...and remember: when you're
shopping, what you're looking for is right here in Luray! For
more information on our downtown businesses, visit our Downtown
Directory.
Luray
Downtown - Statistics & Information from Virginia Main Street
Mini-Grant Program
The Luray Downtown Initiative (LDI) has established a Facade
Renovation Grant program to provide financial assistance for
physical improvements to street-front facades at businesses located
within the boundaries of the Virginia Main Street (VMS) Downtown
District as established on July 27, 2004.
A Facade Renovation Grant may be used for such activities as:
- Exterior renovations (paint, corrective maintenance,
repointing masonry, etc.)
- Window, door, shutter repair/replacement
- Signage/lighting
- Awnings
- Landscaping
Or other exterior projects that the Design Committee Review Panel
deems acceptable. Facade Renovation Grants may not be used for
interior improvements except when such work is a necessary part of
approved facade renovation.
DOWNLOADS:
Program Guidelines & Participation Details
Application
Owner-Tenant Agreement Form
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