Main Street Matters

A monthly newsletter from the Texas Main Street Program that spotlights various designated communities and provides technical advice.

2022-2023

Currently taking a hiatus. For now, look through our archived newsletters below.

January-February: Winter Issue & Downtown Mobility Hub article
March-April: Spring Issue with Spotlight on Plainview, Storefront design and DowntownTx articles
May-August: Summer Issue & Main Street Responds to COVID articles

January: Waco feature & secret weapon for main street vibrancy article
February: Reflection on downtown feature & building social media calendar article
March: A Cause for Celebration feature
April: Arts and Culture Means Business in Georgetown feature
May: Celebrate Preservation Month feature & opportunity zones article
June: Mount Pleasant feature & Main Street and CLG cities: a tale of two programs article
July: Plainview's Conrad Lofts feature
August: Wonderful Women of Waxahachie feature & texas heritage trails program: not your mama's heritage tourism article
September: Brownsville feature & economic vitality indicators article
October: Georgetown features
November: Public Restroom article(s) & Main Street and economic development finding common ground article

March: McKinney feature & paint removal article
April: Paris feature & DowntownTx.org web application launch article
May: Pittsburg feature & cleaning fabric awnings article
June: Llano feature & Imagine the Possibilities Tours highlights
July: Taylor feature & TxDOT results in your downtown article
August: Hillsboro feature & rendering to reality: sign materials and fabrication article
September/October: Luling feature & previtalization article
November: Cotulla feature & parking lot design article
December: Royse City feature & improving TxDot streets in DowntownTx article

January: 2015 Annual Report & 100th Anniversary of the Great Fire of Paris article
February: San Angelo feature & food truck trends article
March: Recap on New Braunfels Professional Development Training & Main Street sidewalks article
April: Seguin feature & removing stucco article
May: Eagle Pass feature & portfolio approach to measuring downtown revitalization article
June: San Augustine feature & solar powered everything article
July: Denison feature & retail recruitment article
August: Rockwall feature & managing off street parking article
September: Gonzales feature & how to make your downtowns more accessible for those with disabilities beyond physical impairments article.
October: Special Tribute to Anice Read including stories from Main Street Managers, THC Staff, Family, and Friends.
November: Palestine feature & mixed-use building code issues in historic buildings article
December: Henderson feature & Q&A with Jon Schallert article

January: 2014 Annual Report & volunteers spotlight
February: Bastrop feature & main street merchandising article and volunteers spotlight
March: Decatur feature & conducting main street building and business inventories article and volunteers spotlight
April: Harlingen feature & midblock crosswalk article and profiles of our newest Main Street communities
May: Corsicana feature & understanding commercial loans article
June: Preservation Month feature
July: Elgin feature & how to use ordinances and policies to encourage mixed uses downtown article
August/September: Recap on San Marcos Professional Development Training & ghost murals article
October: Denton feature & mid-century modern design article
November: Grapevine feature & understanding vacant commercial property article
December: Holidays on Main Street & metal storefronts article

January: 2013 Annual Report
February: 2013 designated Main Street communities & bat eradication article
March: Volunteer Based projects & design article on outdoor dining areas
April: Amarillo feature & conducting walking tours article
May: Promotions & articles on downtown promotions and kid-friendly downtown businesses
June: Lufkin feature & articles on creating a Main Street website and downtown planning
July: Long Time Managers & articles on changing the language of preservation and how to market your main street website
August: Clifton feature & articles on pressed tin ceilings and branding main street
September: What to do after a fire & articles on form based code and customer service
October: New Braunfels feature & articles on holiday window displays and how to work with merchants
November: Restored Theaters & articles on restored marquees and retail gap analysis studies
December: Nacogdoches feature & new technology for historic structures article

January: 2012 Annual Report
February: Winnsboro feature & downtown public spaces article
March: Rockwall feature & article on bricks
April: Mount Vernon feature & introduction to the Secretary of the Interior Standards
May: Longview feature & article on accessibility
June: La Grange feature & article on downtown corners
June: SPECIAL ISSUE Retirement of Kelly Franks, San Marcos Main Street
July: Harlingen feature & murals article
August: Gainesville feature & understanding and addressing cracks in historic buildings article
September: Mount Pleasant feature & understanding canopies on historic buildings article
October: Kilgore feature & sustainability and the economic impact of historic preservation article, part 1
November: Mineola feature & sustainability and the economic impact of historic preservation article, part 2
December: Seguin feature & sustainability and the economic impact of historic preservation article, part 3