Mount Airy Downtown wins state award for economic recovery
The state commerce department awarded Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. with an award for their Market Street Arts & Entertainment District. Author: Maddie Gardner Updated: 6:11 PM EST March 12, 2021
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. Mount Airy is growing up and now the state is taking notice. The North Carolina Department of Commerce gave Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. a Best Economic Recovery Initiative award for their Market Street Arts & Entertainment District.
Every weekend in the fall, downtown Mount Airy closed down Market Street for live music, arts, food and a safe way to get out during the pandemic. It was a way to support small businesses and as Main Street Coordinator Lizzie Morrison said, much more.