Our holiday events are all about getting the whole community involved while bringing life to downtown. We’re inviting all downtown businesses to join the fun by decorating and lighting up their windows or buildings starting Saturday, November 22 for our big “Turn on the Holidays” celebration. (Yes, decorating before Thanksgiving is totally fine!)
Maximizing Your Business Potential Through Effective Practices: Optimizing Your Display Windows
Your display windows serve as crucial touchpoints for attracting potential customers. Instead of merely being transparent barriers, view them as dynamic stages to capture the attention of passersby and encourage them to enter your business. Effective window displays are not limited to holiday seasons; consistent application of creative principles can yield continuous results. By designing visually compelling windows, you create intrigue and motivation for viewers to explore what your business offers.
City Council Gives Go Ahead to Redesign All American City Park
Building Momentum: New Spaces, New Honors, and a Bright Future for Downtown Kinston
Downtown Kinston continues to see a ramping up of reinvestment
New businesses continue to seek available, leasable space to start-up new or expand into.
Newcomer investors to downtown Kinston are actively seizing the opportunities to acquire buildings and lease spaces, investing significantly in the rehab and remodeling to meet the demands as well as fuel the new vibe downtown.
Downtown revitalization represents a humanistic approach to economic development that prioritizes people and community well-being
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DK & the City of Kinston Hosts Record Crowd at 4th of July in Pearson Park
Despite the oppressive heat that blanketed the region, an astounding 5,000 devoted fans of the North Tower Band and enthusiastic music lovers from across Lenoir County and beyond flocked to Pearson Park on Independence Day, making it the largest Fourth of July celebration in the park's storied history.
Downtown Kinston’s Gateway Project
Kinston, North Carolina’s twenty-eight square-block downtown historic commercial district has been experiencing a great deal of interest lately. Practically overnight, it has become one of the best discoveries for investing in as well as destinations in eastern North Carolina with its restaurants, tap rooms, distilleries, live music scene, public art displays and experiential activities, all within walking distance of each other.
Millions Invested
Downtown Turnaround
Christmas 2023: Here's where we stand at the moment (Part 2)
Christmas 2023: Here's where we stand at the moment (Part 1)
Some downtown statistics for FY 2022-23
DKR is required to submit annual reports to the State and National Main Street revitalization organizations of which we have been members since 1984. Our Statistics Report submitted in June focuses only on the downtown Main Street program district which is our 28 square block Municipal Service District (MSD).
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DKR's One Agenda
Every community and commercial district is different, with its own distinctive assets and sense of place. The Main Street Approach™ offers community-based revitalization initiatives with a practical, adaptable framework for downtown transformation that is easily tailored to local conditions. The Main Street Approach helps communities get started with revitalization, and grows with them over time.