- <h2>Façade grants presented to downtown Tupelo businesses</h2>
Tupelo, Miss.—The Downtown Tupelo Main Street Façade Grant Program was announced in December of 2009. Ladygug’s Children & Maternity and Barry & J.J. Thornton are the first downtown businesses to be awarded the grant. Grants of $1500 were presented to both of these businesses during the Downtown Tupelo Main Street Association’s (DTMSA) Open House held recently.
In addition to a general “open house," DTMSA is showing off their new façade and interior renovations as well.
“We felt that it was important for us to lead by example. The office housing the Main Street office for nearly 20 years had not been renovated or updated in several years,” said Debbie Brangenberg, DTMSA Executive Director. “We are very proud of the results of our project and are very excited that others are also updating their facades.”
A program of the DTMSA, the Façade Grant Program is designed to help businesses and property owners upgrade and improve their building’s exterior appearance, increasing their attractiveness to new customers and contributing a positive influence toward revitalization of their respective areas.
Grant rebates of up to $1500 or 50 percent of exterior rehabilitation costs (whichever is less) are available to projects located in downtown Tupelo. All applicants are required to be members of DTMSA in good standing and projects must be submitted for approval prior to construction.
In order to qualify for these grants, projects requesting these grants must comply with the design guidelines of the DTMSA Design Handbook. These are special one-time grants available on a first come/first served basis. Funding for the grants is from the proceeds of the 2009 Tupelo Elvis Festival.
For more information on eligibility requirements for the Façade Grant Program, please contact the DTMSA at 662.841.6598. Application packets are available at 108 South Broadway.
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Club Ebony
Indianola has two blues venues, the historic Club Ebony, “Home of the Blues” and the innovative 308 Blues Club and Cafe, which hosts blues, rock, country, and hip-hop acts. |
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