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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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Please Forward this E-Newsletter!
Spread the word about the great things happening in YOUR downtown by clicking on "Forward Email" located at the bottom of this column. Thank you!
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SHIRLEY DAVIS
Our Featured Downtown Recognition Recipient
Shirley Davis can only be described as a community gem. She goes out of her way to do what she can and says it's a pleasure to help.
Shirley is involved in many community activities such as the United Methodist Church. She helps with the community dinners that are held the last Wednesday of every month. Plus, she helps with the clothes closet that is open to anyone in need and she makes sure the food bank is supplied. She has been going to Panera Bread for 5 years to pick up bread goods to drop to people in need. Shirley is also a member of the church choir and involved with the Presbyterian Senior care.
She is always willing to help and expresses that it couldn't be done without the help of other people in the community and organizations working together and volunteering their time. Additionally she is involved with fundraising for summer camp, Riverview School, VIP, and the Verona Chamber.
The Verona Business District Advisory Committee is pleased to recognize Shirley as a featured downtown recognition recipient and thanks her for all she does for our community! |
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PITTSBURGH THAI RESTAURANT
Our Featured Downtown Recognition Recipient
We are pleased to recognize Pittsburgh Thai Restaurant
by Boris located at 321 South Avenue. The restaurant offers traditional Thai food. Dishes
 such as Grilled Chicken and Mango Salad; Jungle Curry with Grilled Chicken and Shrimps; Spicy Chili Seafood; and Chili Fried Rice with Basil, are among the offerings. Not to mention scrumptious sounding deserts, like Pumpkin Custard and Banana Coconut Roll, to delight the palate. It was noted by one Verona resident that, "the restaurant has wonderful food, is clean, and has friendly, attentive service."
 Plan your next lunch or dinner out here! Pittsburgh Thai Restaurant by Boris is opened for lunch Monday through Saturday, 11:30 to 3:00 PM and for dinner Monday through Thursday 5:00 to 9:00 PM; Friday and Saturday 5:00 to 10:00 PM; and Sunday 4:00 to 9:00 PM. BYOB, no corkage fee. You can reach the restaurant at 412-828-0339.
Verona is pleased to feature Pittsburgh Thai Restaurant by Boris and is happy to have them in our community! |
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DOWNTOWN VERONA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
3rd Annual Earth Day Celebration
April 27
11 AM to 3 PM
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BUY LOCAL EVERY DAY
Have you pledged your support of local, downtown businesses? If not, challenge yourself and your friends to do your shopping at locally owned Allegheny County businesses. Sign up to buy local by taking the Downtown Verona Pledge today. You can pledge to shop your downtown and any or all Allegheny County downtowns every day. With the difficulties facing local economies, your local purchases can make a difference to the vitality of your hometown and of Allegheny County.
"Independent retailers in cities with active "Buy Local" or "Think Local First" campaigns reported stronger holiday sales than those in cities without such campaigns. These campaigns have been launched by local business alliances in more than 100 cities and towns. Independent retailers in these cities reported an average increase in holiday sales of 3%, compared to 1% for those in cities without an active Buy Local initiative." http://www.ilsr.org/holiday-sales-increase-independent-businesses-national-survey-finds/
Pledge your love and buy local by joining the Downtown First Movement! It's a gift to the whole community!
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PROMOTING YOUR DOWNTOWN PROPERTY
 We can help you promote YOUR downtown property. Vacant and/or available buildings and storefronts in
your downtown are promoted through Town Center Associates' DowntownProperties.net website, the
only of its kind in our region. The DowntownProperties.net program is intended to encourage potential business owners to consider YOUR downtown when looking for a location for their business. If you have a property available for sale or lease, you can help promote it for FREE through this program. If you have a business you'd like to ask to consider locating in your downtown, you can email property listings to them directly from the site. Interested business owners can sign up to receive a notification any time a property becomes available in your downtown. These great tools are available to help you promote your downtown property through DowntownProperties.net: - FREE color poster to draw attention to your available property
- FREE listing on DowntownProperties.net with a photograph
- Email Notification, making it easy for you to forward your property listing to anyone interested
- Business District Demographics
- Property Mapping
- Links to town resources and town photos
If you have an available property that is not currently listed on DowntownProperties.net, please let us know by sending an email to tca@towncenter.info. We would be happy to add your property! |
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AN ONLINE TOOLKIT OF YOUR DOWNTOWN
 Your municipality has an online toolkit at www.alleghenytogether.com full of resources to assist in your business district's initiatives. One resource that could be particularly useful in understanding your community market is the online and printable Demographic Reports. You can check out your own town's reports by selecting your town's homepage and then selecting "Demographic Report" on the left side menu. You'll find critical marketing and demographic information, such as the population within a five, ten and fifteen minute drive time radius, income and age statistics and much more.
Another tool in the online toolkit allows you to sort your downtown properties in the "Properties & Photos" database by various categories such as "Property Owner," "Property Address," "Tax Parcel," and "Occupant."
Check out your Downtown Database at www.alleghenytogether.com for these and other great tools for information about your downtown business district.
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TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES FROM PHLF
Great businesses capture foot traffic, maintain their building's historical integrity, and are intensely focused on customer service. PHLF is offering technical assistance to business owners to help them make their businesses the best they can be.
We'll match you up with an interior designer, who can help you draw in more foot traffic through an eye-catching window display, improve the interior layout of your space, and offer suggestions for new paint colors or window treatments. This is a great opportunity for your business to get recommendations from a design professional, free of charge.
Have you wanted to improve the look of your building, but not sure where to start? We can discuss improvements with you that will make your business stand out (in a good way!) and generate more foot traffic. Your town has its own set of Design Guidelines available at www.AlleghenyTogether.com, which explain the types of improvements that are recommended, including many low-cost, high-impact ideas. We can work with any budget, big or small, to make a positive visual impact.
To set up an appointment, please contact David Farkas at 412-471-5808. We look forward to hearing from you.
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STAY UP TO DATE ON DOWNTOWN VERONA
With Our E-Newsletter
You are reading the Verona FOCUS: your 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.
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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.
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