sari gordon | July 23, 2011
Downtown Main Street Open Discussion on Tuesday, July 26 6:00 at the Downtown Elks Club Next Tuesday evening Downtown Main Street will be hosting an open dialogue meeting at the Elks Club. This is a special opportunity and a really good way to get caught up on everything we are doing downtown. (It’s also another [...]
sari gordon | July 21, 2011
The River City Ramble half-marathon is all set for July 30th! There are already 500 registered participants so this is a great opportunity for your business support the runners. One thousand runners are expected to attend. All registered runners will receive a goodie bag upon registering for the race. If your business would like to contribute [...]
sari gordon | July 20, 2011
Crazy Days is Saturday, July 30th! Take advantage of this opportunity to set a table outside in front of your business and sell some items for CRAZY prices!! Many businesses may be open early for this event, so ask your neighbor what they are doing and get set to have a fun Saturday!
sari gordon | July 19, 2011
Minnesota Main Street is accepting applications from communities to become designated Main Street Programs. Learn more at one of two workshops: July 19, Park Rapids, MN July 22, Windom, MN To register, contact Emily at (651) 262-8770.
sari gordon | July 14, 2011
The Music in The Park last week was really wonderful. We finally got a break from the rain, the park was lovely with sunshine and perfect temperatures. The place was packed! Beausoleil sounded almost a little too spicy for us Norswedish Germanics, but the Louisiana band marched on Red Wing and captured the hearts of [...]
sari gordon | July 14, 2011
Jon Schallert encouraged everyone to get on Foursquare and now it’s super easy. It doesn’t matter if your customers have Blackberry, Android or iPhone devices–claim your business listing on Foursquare now. When people are staying in town and checking their phones for the best places to eat, sleep or hang out, they check Foursquare. If [...]
sari gordon | July 9, 2011
This is one meeting our entire membership should attend. Take a look at the agenda: Noon – 7:00 Rest up. 7:00 – you drop: Gather at Central Park and eat hot dogs, brats, soda, chips and listen to Beausoleil and Marcia Ball. Attendance will be taken. This is a great opportunity to use those social [...]
sari gordon | July 1, 2011
We just had a remarkable week here in downtown Red Wing. Jon Schallert, Destination University The Jon Schallert business workshop was a full house, with local business owners, city leaders and visitors from Mankato, Wayzata, Rochester, Iowa and Wisconsin. The presentation was a collection of best business practices Schallert discovered among uncommonly successful small towns, [...]
