Gone will be the days of taking Commercial Street to get downtown from Bridge St. Water St will become a two-way street and ADA compliant in the near future.
The Augusta Downtown Alliance presents a block party on Saturday. It'll be at Market Square Park. There will be a beer garden with an assortment of tap and bottled craft brews and non-alcoholic beverages, live music performed by Joey Charles and Dylan Brann, and lawn games to enjoy...
The lovely Lori LaRochelle from the Augusta Downtown Alliance was on with us this morning! She came to tell us about today's awesome Light on Water Art Walk, which gets underway at 4 today.
Tyler Brown is a good guy with big visions for downtown Augusta. He and the Augusta Downtown Alliance are always doing fun things to bring attention to Water Street, which is seeing incredible growth and improvement!
Having been in Augusta radio broadcasting most of my adult life, I've heard it all..."Armpit," "Disgusta," you name it. Frankly I'm tired of it as I have been here long enough to see this city grow from a little less desirable area to thrive to something I'm quite proud to be involved with. I'm talking about the whole city, from the council, the mayor and manager, to citizens
Judy Pancoast, a Waterville High School grad and, now, internationally known children's songwriter and performer, joined us last Saturday evening at the Augusta tree lighting.
Downtown Gardiner is seeing the benefits of their downtown holiday program. This past holiday season, Gardiner and building landlords allowed pop up businesses to set up shop rent-free. Three businesses took advantage and one is now staying.