Fourth Quarter 2010
              Downtown Elizabeth E-Newsletter
Elizabeth Business District Advisory Committee

ALLEGHENY TOGETHER PROGRAM 
In This Issue:
Downtown Recognition Award
Free Electronics Recycling
PHLF Update Regarding Allegheny Restores
Help Us Promote and Keep Our Downtown Businesses
Storefronts Available for Rent or Lease
Downtown Elizabeth Newsletter
Allegheny Together
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Allegheny Together endeavors to encourage well-planned, well-designed and geographically-focused investment in the established, urban commercial districts of Allegheny County while respecting the unique history, character, and built environment of each. The program aims to help organize and empower each community to fulfill its collective vision.

Allegheny Together is a program of:

ALLEGHENY COUNTY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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DOWNTOWN RECOGNITION AWARD
Robin Miller
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Council members Paula Stevens (left) and Robin Miller (right) enjoy an evening on Plum Street.

The Elizabeth Business District Advisory Committee (BDAC) has chosen community volunteer Robin Miller as its 4th Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient for 2010. Robin has been an Elizabeth Borough Council member for the past five years, serving as Vice President the last three years, and is the Business Development Chair for BDAC.

She has volunteered countless hours within the community on a variety of events including Community Clean Up, Light Up Night, Fun to be a Kid Day, Fishing Contest, Movies in the Park, Plum Street, the Halloween Parade, and the Sunflower Garden.

Robin serves as the Public Safety chairperson for the borough, a position she takes very seriously. She continues to look for ways to make the Elizabeth Borough community safer for its citizens, and has hosted many public meetings to keep borough residents informed.

Robin also served as one of the coordinators for the Jacob Bendel Memorial Basketball Court project at Duke Park, and participates in the Jacob Bendel Softball tournament every year.

Robin and her husband Cliff have been married for 17 years, and are the proud parents of two teenage daughters, Katie and Gracie.
FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

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PHLF UPDATE REGARDING ALLEGHENY RESTORES

It's been a busy summer and fall throughout the Allegheny Together communities. Business and building owners are completing façade improvement projects both big and small, special events brought residents and new visitors alike to the downtowns, and new businesses are cropping up everywhere. It has been an exciting few months and as the weather gets colder, PHLF is available to assist you in a variety of ways. This is the perfect time to plan a façade project, and we're here to help you understand the Allegheny Restores application process and help generate ideas for specific improvements to your building. We also have free interior design assistance available from a roster of experienced design professionals that can help you create eye-catching window displays, maximize interior layout, and assist with merchandising so special items are highlighted.

In the New Year, we're looking forward to continuing the great momentum that each community has made and build upon it. If you are a merchant or property owner located in one of the Allegheny Together downtowns, please get in touch with us. There is valuable assistance available to you and we are eager to assist you. For more information, contact:

David Farkas
Director, Main Street Programs
Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
david@phlf.org
412-471-5808

HELP US PROMOTE AND
KEEP OUR DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES!


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Help spread the word about our wonderful downtown businesses and our online business directory by placing a Downtown Elizabeth First button on your website. TCA has created an eye-catching button that can be placed on municipal, chamber, and downtown business websites, as well as websites of anyone who wants to support our town!

Instructions for the quick process of uploading the button on your site can be found here.

If you need assistance, TCA will provide you with free support in uploading the button to your site. Just contact Patti Maurer at patti@skinnycatdesigns.com and she'll help you post the button your site today!
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STOREFRONTS AVAILABLE FOR SALE OR LEASE

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Are you a building owner who has a downtown storefront available for sale or lease?  You may be wondering how to reach the people looking for space in your community. 

Town Center Associates offers a way for building owners to reach potential buyers and tenants.

The website downtownproperties.net offers up-to-date information on all of the commercial storefronts in your town available for sale or lease, in nearly thirty communities in Beaver, Allegheny and Lawrence counties.  This FREE service allows owners to "list" their available storefronts that are for sale or lease, and provides a photo of the property, the address, and appropriate contact information. 

For further information, contact Town Center Associates at 724-728-0500.

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With Our Quarterly E-Newsletter

You are reading the Elizabeth FOCUS: your quarterly downtown e-newsletter. By using e-newsletters instead of print newsletters, we can send the information about our downtown revitalization efforts to a greater number of people and save paper--a win for the community and the environment!    

To receive your copy of the e-newsletter via email, simply send an email to tca@towncenter.info and indicate your email address, as well as the name of the town or towns for which you'd like to receive the e-newsletters. You can also call Town Center Associates to sign up at 412-577-7447.  

Please also take a moment to forward this email along to your friends, colleagues, family and neighbors, and encourage them to sign up today! This will help to inform (and involve) more citizens about the revitalization efforts taking place in our downtown.

This e-newsletter was created by Town Center Associates for the Allegheny Together Program of Allegheny County Economic Development. For more information about the Allegheny Together program, please visit www.alleghenytogether.com.