DBA QUARTERLY

“The return on the investment of

membership in the DBA is im-

measurable! As a new business

owner, I am so grateful fir the

DBA events that draw traffic to

my front door month after month.

You don’t get that level of sup-

port in a strip mall. DBA efforts

truly make downtown a

destination!”

Christina Rogers

Owner,

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In This Issue

Farmers

Market

First Fridays

Community

Public Art

Upcoming events

Recap At a Glance

Designed by Doug DeLong, Osborne DeLong

The purpose of this newsletter is to keep you connected with DBA‘s

ongoing efforts to support and enhance the vibrancy of our city cen-

ter.

Our Mission: The mission of the Downtown Bloomington Association is to promote the revitalization and growth of Historic Downtown Bloomington through collaboration among property owners, private citizens, community and business leaders, town and government representatives and civic organizations.

Our Vision: The Downtown Bloomington Association envisions an active and vibrant downtown that preserves the historic character, enhances natural re-sources and encourages new and continuing opportunities for growth, economically, socially and culturally. The vision of DBA fosters pride and promotes a positive image of Downtown Bloomington. This vision sup-ports and attracts businesses and visitors thus enhancing the quality of life for all members of the community.

Downtown Bloomington News and Information JUL—SEPT 2016

COMMITTED TO EDUCATION, OUR FARMERS’

MARKETS INCLUDE REGULAR COOKING DEMONSTRA-

TIONS AND RECIPES FEATURING MARKET PRODUCE.

Outdoor Farmers’ Market

welcomed 22,500 guests

this quarter!

HUNDREDS OF GUESTS INCLUDE THE FARMERS MARKET IN THEIR WEEKEND ROUTINES!

OUR LINK UP ILLINOIS GRANT ALLOWS US TO

DOUBLE THE VALUE OF LINK TOKENS, MAKING

HEALTHY FOOD AVAILABLE TO ALL OF OUR

PATRONS!

First Friday themes for 3rd quarter were: July: Summer in the City / Artistic Freedom August: Dog Days of Summer September: Back to School / Artist Trading Card release.

We also embraced the Pokemon craze that-brought lots of visitors to our downtown!

Downtown is a popular destination for special events, especially in the

summer. In addition to our monthly First Friday events, we worked with

community partners in the late summer months to

include the Sunrise Rotary Brats and Bags event, as well as the City of

Bloomington Criterium Bike Race.

DBA Public Art Program adds 3D Murals to downtown landscape.

With cooperation from City of Bloomington Public Works Department, the DBA

Public Art committee added the first of 9 power box murals. Artists featured were

left , Rose Tuttle, corner of Main and Washington; Danell Dvorak, corner of Wash-

ington and Center, and Mickey Lower, Main and Market.

Contact Us

Give us a call for more

information about our

programs, and how YOU

can help!

Downtown Bloomington

Association

106 W. Monroe

Bloomington, IL 61701

(309) 829-9599

Tricia Stiller,

Executive Director

tstiller

@downtownbloomington.

org

Visit us on the web at

Downtownbloomington

.org

UPCOMING DOWNTOWN PROJECTS AND EVENTS

NOVEMBER 4—FIRST FRIDAY

NOVEMBER ART WALK

AROUND THE CORNER ARTIST GROUP

ILLINOIS TATTOO COMPANY FUNDRAISER

for Stevenson Elementary School

NOVEMBER—19— THANKSGIVING FARMERS’ MARKET

NOVEMBER 26 - SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

DECEMBER 2-3— ONCE UPON A HOLIDAY

LIVE WINDOW VIGNETTES

LIGHTING OF THE WITHERS TREE

COMMUNITY CAROLING

JAYCEES HOLIDAY PARADE

CHRISTMAS AT THE COURTHOUSE

DECEMBER 5— DBA ANNUAL JEAN ANDERSON AWARDS

at Reality Bites

Third Quarter Recap—At a Glance

Number of DBA Events - 16

Outdoor Farmers’ Market—(July, 5; August, 4; Sept, 4)

First Fridays –3 (July, August, September)

Additional Downtown events, supported by DBA:

Criterium Bike Race

BCPA 10th Anniversary Celebration

DBA Staff Community Involvement:

E.D. served as Artistic Director, Miller Park Summer Theatre

E. D served as Writer, Producer and Director, BCPA 10th

Anniversary Performance

Estimated event Attendance Total 25,850

Volunteers - 100

Hours given - 175

Correspondence Record :

Newsletters sent –26

Social Media Activity—30 tweets; 180 FB posts

Meetings attended - 34

Private Project Permits in progress 10

Total 3rd Quarter Private Reinvestment — $149,775