The Main Street Now conference is the largest gathering of downtown revitalization leaders each year. This year the conference is in Tulsa from April 12-15, 2026. Wayfinding helps to orient to the downtown. There are multiple subareas that they define. I started in the Cathedral District, moved through the Art Deco district and got as far as Utica Square by
My Main Street Now conference started a day before the conference officially got in Philadelphia. A visit of two new colleagues to Princeton reminded me of why I’ve spent more than half my life and the last 17 years as a Main Street leader. Evan leads a national nonprofit that takes vacant storefronts and converts them for artist studio space
On Tuesday, October 22, 2024, Joan Garry had a talk on The Joy, Privilege and Responsibility of Nonprofit Leadership at Mercer County Community College in Princeton NJ. Joan grasps the challenges that nonprofits face at a deeper level than nearly anyone I’ve met. She also has a better understanding of the potential of the nonprofit sector to change lives. I