DOWNTOWN RECOGNITION AWARD

Ambridge Area Chamber of Commerce  

The Ambridge Downtown Development Council has chosen the Ambridge Area Chamber of Commerce as its 2^nd Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient for 2011.  The AACC is being recognized for its contributions in developing the 2011 Visitors Guide. This attractive, colorful publication was introduced publicly for the first time at a special celebration on May 24th.  

This guide serves as "one of your destination keys to living, shopping, working, or visiting the Ambridge Area". Included are many informative features such as: Where to Dine, Where to Shop, Local Services, Local Events, Local Nightlife, Where to Learn and Where to Stay.

If you haven't seen a copy yet, please stop by the Ambridge Area Chamber of Commerce office at 562 Merchant Street. The Board thanks Jeremy Angus, Executive Director of the AACC, for his role in the completion of this exciting promotional piece.

DOWNTOWN AMBRIDGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS  

The Ambridge Downtown Development Council would like to thank the Borough of Ambridge for its recent purchase of new street signs along Merchant Street from 3rd to 12th Streets. Eight faculty members, along with 42 students from the Trinity School for Ministry painted the poles. These new signs are an attractive addition to our downtown streetscape.

Old Economy Village has developed an outstanding new website. Included are historic photos of the original members, exhibits, calendar of events, information on "Friends of Old Economy Village", and much more.  Be sure to visit

www.oldeconomyvillage.org for more information.

There is a fantastic new resource from the Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania that provides expertise and guidance in handling a host of issues related to downtown vacant property/land and blight issues.

This "NEW TOOLS QUICK GUIDE" provides a compilation and brief description of state laws recently enacted for Pennsylvania's communities to address the problem of vacant, abandoned and blighted private property.  

Check out the " New Tools Quick Guide".  

Thanks to the Downtown First business directory, it has never been easier or faster to find what you are looking for in your downtown. Downtown First provides a free and easy-to-use online AND printable business directory for your downtown as well as approximately 20 other business districts in the region.

You can search for businesses by:

· Downtown: including your downtown and many nearby communities!

· Business Type: such as antiques or restaurants and cafes

· Keywords: such as the business name or a specific services you are looking for.

Downtown First is leading the movement to support local businesses by making it possible for you to narrow your search to include only local, independent businesses....and making it easier for you to support them!

Remember to "put your money where your house is" by supporting your downtown businesses...first!

Help to market the vacant and/or available properties in your downtown with TCA's FREE DowntownProperties.net poster!

Placing the colorful DowntownProperties.net poster in your window will let everyone passing by know that it is available, whether your property is vacant or still being occupied.  

Most importantly, the poster can direct those interested in your property to DowntownProperties.net, where they can access important information about the property, such as contact information, address square footage, a photograph, community demographics, and more!    

If you are interested in a free poster for your property, please contact Town Center Associates at 724-728-9400 or tca@towncenter.info.

You are reading the Ambridge 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 724-728-9400.      

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.