Is your Main Street the place to eat and do people know that? Even if there is one, two, or ten restaurants in your Main Street district, listen to your market data and the restaurant trends to inform your Main Street on what your district needs and how to promote what you do have to capitalize on consumer preferences. Hear from Executive Director Amy Supple with Chillicothe CVB, Programming and Marketing Director Ivy Hagedorn with Downtown Joplin Alliance, and restaurant owner Daphne Bowman with Willow Springs Mercantile on their insights and practical approaches to maximize the culinary potential of your Main Street district.

Restaurant owners, community leaders, and food enthusiasts should come to this webinar to learn from people who are in the field implementing actionable steps to foster economic growth by increasing foot traffic, attract a diverse customer base by accommodating dietary restrictions, and create a vibrant culinary destination through incubating new restauranteurs in their communities.

Downtown main streets often have historical significance as the heart of a community’s identity and culture. Preserving historic buildings and structures helps maintain a sense of continuity with the past, allowing residents and visitors to connect with the history and heritage of the area. Well-preserved historic downtowns can attract increased economic activity. Heritage tourism, which involves visitors coming to experience historical and cultural attractions, can bring in revenue to local businesses, hotels, and restaurants. The preservation and adaptive reuse of historic buildings can also spur economic development by providing spaces for new businesses, offices, and housing. This workshop will provide training on the following topics: preservation planning, preservation incentives and benefits, and identifying and designating historic resources. Participants will receive AIA and APA continuing education credits.

Email Ben White at Ben@momainstreet.org to use the free Professional Directory to connect with specialists & experts covering a host of disciplines in preservation-based economic development to mobilize your organization in implementing your downtown revitalization project.

Ensure you are a MMSC investor to gain access to our Main Street Resource Library that hosts documents covering all areas of the Main Street Approach™.

Email Staci Cox at staci@momainstreet.org for more information about becoming an investor.

The MMSC Historic Preservation Committee is accepting applications for its free “Doctor is In” consultation service open to MMSC’s top three tier Main Street organizations.



Whether it is an existing project or a new emergency with a downtown property, no preservation project is too big or small for MMSC’s Board and Advisory members to provide guidance, answers, and connections to assist you in accomplishing your districts preservation goals.

Learn more, review eligibility, and fill out the submission form on our website to have a consultation with the Doctors regarding your preservation project.

Contact Ben White at Ben@momainstreet.org if you have any questions.