'Downtown Strong' initiative aims to revitalize downtown Louisville area, kick-start tourism
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Updated: 6:32 PM EST Mar 1, 2021
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Updated: 6:32 PM EST Mar 1, 2021
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STRONG SIGNS ALL OVER THE CITY. IT’S PART OF A NEW CAMPAIGN TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THE DOWNTOWN AREA IS OPEN AND READY FOR BUSINESS A NEW YEAR AND A NEW MESSAGE FOR LOUISVILLE. WE ARE REALLY TALKING ABOUT OUR CITY IN A POSITIVE WAY DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE PARTNERSHIP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REBECCA. MATHENY SAYS THE ORGANIZATION IS DOING THAT THROUGH THEIR NEW DOWNTOWN STRONG INITIATIVE. WE’D LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE COME BACK TO WORK. WE’D LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE COME BACK. WHEN IT’S APPROPRIATE TO EVENTS EVERY ONE OF THESE SIGNS AROUND THE CITY IS AIMED AT PUSHING THE CITY’S REVITALIZATION. ONCE AGAIN, ABSOLUTELY WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT DOWNTOWN IS CLEAN THAT IT’S SAFE AND IT’S WELCOMING. MESSAGING IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT NOW WHEN CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE EXPERIENCING PANDEMIC HITS TO THE ECONOMY. WE KNOW THAT NATIONALLY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS GONNA BE A REALLY REALLY DIFFICULT TIME FOR TRADITIONAL RETAIL. AND ALSO FOR RESTAURANTS, BUT PARLOR PIZZA OWNER MAX BLOOM IS TAKING A CHANCE AND TURNING THIS SPACE ON WEST LIBERTY STREET INTO HIS FOURTH LOCATION. IT’S THE SECOND TIME AROUND FOR BLOOM, BUT HE SEES ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS A LOCATION DOWNTOWN THAT WE HAD TO CLOSE BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, YOU KNOW EVERY DAY I SEE DOWNTOWN COMING BACK TO LIFE A LITTLE BIT. SO WE JUST WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF THE CURVE A LITTLE BIT AND GROW OUR PARLOR BRAND IN REOPEN DOWNTOWN THE NEW BUSINESS IS DOING MATHENY. HOPE OF SEEING A VIBRANT DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE ONCE AGAIN, RADICALLY CRITICAL TO EVERYONE. THAT DOWNTOWN DOWNTOWN’S RECOVERY HAPPENED AND THAT WE HAVE BUSINESSES THAT ARE VERY VERY FOCUSED ON OUR CENTRAL URBAN CORPS AND MAKING SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY MOVES FORWARD THE DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE PARTNERSHIP IS ALSO ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT THEY CAN DO BETTER AND SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES ONL

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