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BROUGHT TO YOU
BY:
Beaver County
Community
Development Program
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DOWNTOWN RECOGNITION AWARD
Cliff Roehn
The Ambridge Business District Authority has chosen business owner and photographer, Cliff Roehn, as its 3rd Quarter Downtown Recognition recipient for 2011. Cliff is being recognized for the wonderful spirit of entrepreneurship and as a leader in our community.
Cliff is the owner of Roehn Photography at 568 Merchant Street in downtown Ambridge. Cliff was born and raised in Ambridge and has always lived and operated his business here. He began his career working as a photographer and lab technician for other photography studios. When it came time to start his own business, he always knew he would stay in Ambridge.
Cliff has long supported Ambridge events by displaying his fine art photographs at sidewalk sales during Ambridge community events and has previously served on the Chamber of Commerce board. While Cliff could have transplanted his business to strip malls, he chooses to to support Ambridge by keeping his business in town. Cliff photographs many of Ambridge's local landmarks but also "shoots" our communities high school seniors and athletes which allows him to get to know most every family in Ambridge.
Successful and community-oriented businesses like Cliff's photography studio www.cliffroehnphotography.com contribute to the vibrancy and quality of life in our downtown.
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NEW AND RELOCATED BUSINESSES
Mars Drum Shop - has a a new location at 653 Merchant Street, Ambridge, PA 15003
Apple Lane Cafe - Merchant & 14th Street, Ambridge, PA 15003 - now open for business.
The Café will offer a variety of baked goods, and hoagies and wraps for lunch. Their specialty are cake pops, a delicious bite size cake on a stick dipped in a candy coating and can be decorated for holidays or events.
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DOWNTOWN AMBRIDGE CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Gertrude Rapp's 203rd Birthday Ice Cream Social
Old Economy Village
August 28
12 to 2 PM
Wine Tasting Party
Old Economy Village
September 10
6 to 10 PM
Erntefest
Old Economy Village
September 24 & 25
Saturday 10 AM to 4:30 PM
Sunday 12 to 5 PM
Octoberfest
Old Economy Village
October 8
6 to 9 PM
5K Race for History
Old Economy Village
November 26
8 to 10 AM
Christmas at the Village
Old Economy Village
December 10 & 11
Saturday 2 to 8 PM |
| PLEDGE YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR LOCAL BUSINESSES!
Join the movement of hundreds of others who have already pledged their support for our local and downtown businesses. Take just 20 seconds to take the Downtown Ambridge pledge today! Taking the pledge lets your loyal local businesses know you are happy to have them in your community, and that you want them to stay! Additionally, it sends the message to potential new businesses that your community is supportive of local businesses. Remember, when you "put your money where your house is" you are helping to create a more vibrant downtown, decreasing time spent in the car and on fuel costs, and also helping to increase the home values in your community: a win-win-win! Thanks for joining the Downtown First movement to support our local and downtown businesses! 
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FREE POSTERS TO HELP MARKET YOUR VACANT/AVAILABLE PROPERTIES!
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.
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DOWNTOWN AMBRIDGE E-NEWSLETTER
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.
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This e-newsletter is brought to you by the Beaver County Community Development Program (CDP).
Town Center Associates (TCA) created this e-newsletter for CDP for your downtown, as one of the many services TCA has been contracted to provide to the downtowns in the Beaver County Main Street Network. For more information, please visit: www.beavercountymainstreets.com.
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