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Local residents are invited to join the region's business, arts, government and community leaders to celebrate Greenville’s center city.
Uptown Greenville will host the fourth annual State of the District event from 5-7 p.m. on March 6 at the Martinsborough. The event will be a time to celebrate the growth and transformation of the district and to ignite excitement for what is to come.
The evening will feature updates on major district initiatives and Uptown Greenville award presentations. The keynote speaker will be Bill King, urban retail recruiter and vice president of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.
King tracks data on trends in downtown’s economy, authors the State of Downtown report, liaisons with businesses, developers and city officials, provides policy analysis for issues affecting downtown, and serves on several project teams and taskforces, including for parks, special events, and parking.
King will disuss downtown development as an economic development strategy.
Uptown Greenville invites members of the community to vote on its New Small Business of the Year award. Though seating will be limited, all are invited. Sponsorship opportunities also are available for the State of the District event.
Purchase tickets, vote online and find information on sponsorship at Uptown Greenville.
Sorry for the watermark, but here is an updated view of Uptown as of the end of January showing the new apartment complexes, the ECU Student Center, and the 10th Street Connector.
Sorry for the watermark, but here is an updated view of Uptown as of the end of January showing the new apartment complexes, the ECU Student Center, and the 10th Street Connector. Attachment 195732
^^^^^ I'm still surprised that no one else in Eastern NC has jumped on this . Seems like potential corruption and rampant bad behavior in a government entity would pique the interest of regional newspapers & tv stations.
Like music to your ears, an old state theater in uptown Greenville will soon become a live music venue.
“I mean I would love to see live music, I think anyone would,” said resident, Hunter Harrison.
“I’m really excited about the opportunity for live music to be down here,” said Smash Waffles co-founder, Cameron Randall. “I think it’s going to bring lots to the local community and a lot to local business owners.”
The theater was built back in 1914 and has a history of performances and even movies.
“It started off with a really beautiful historic shell,” said Holton Wilkerson, managing partner of CommunitySmith. “That was in very deteriorating condition but still had a lot of character.”
Developer Holton Wilkerson of Community Smith agreed to a public-private partnership with the city of Greenville to turn the building into a music venue.
“It will really start to come to fruition here within the next few weeks, 30 days,” said Wilkerson.
The contract community smith originally signed promised the city they would have this project done by the end of March. Now this may not be the case, but the city says they are being lenient.
“They may run a little behind, but it’s not going to be a significant time period,” said Greenville’s public information officer, Brock Letchworth. “There is no reason for the city to be the bad guys.”
Although the timeline may be extended and no fines will be charged, CommunitySmith is known for restoring old buildings.
“Going through black and white photos and it’s really got a rich, neat history,” said Wilkerson. “So I’m really pleased to be able to bring it back to its formal glory.”
The city says they are excited to see the final outcome.
“This project has a lot of potential in terms of economical development for the city and will certainly play a large role in the revitalization area of the uptown area,” said Letchworth.
Because the theater is being renovated under a public-private partnership, there are many stipulations the developer must follow, including spending at least one million dollars on the project.
As long as the Theater is done by late July, it shouldn't affect anything. The key is to have it up and running for the Fall Semester, football season and Freeboot Friday's. And keep in mind that the two big apartment complexes a block or so away will be opening. Ideal timing.
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