All Things Business, History & Tourism
By 1812Blockhouse
Saturday brought the Secret City Tour sponsored by Downtown Mansfield, Inc., a component part of Saturday and Sunday’s RichHistory Weekend.
As in years past, a sampling of historic buildings in the downtown area were readied for these “sneak peek” tours. Buildings on this month’s edition included 87 West Fourth Street, 111 North Main Street (Second Floor), 137 North Main Street, 100 North Main (Second Floor), 130 North Main (Second Floor), 193 North Main, and 25 North Park.
The aim of the event is not only to provide an opportunity for Mansfielders and others to experience local history, but to demonstrate the potential of these spaces as redevelopment opportunities – the kinds of opportunities that can be fueled with recent downtown living grant funding provided by local civic leaders.
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An annual highlight of RichHistory Weekend is taking place this Saturday.
Downtown Mansfield, Inc. (DMI) is holding its summer 2022 Secret City Tour on Saturday, May 7 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Take a peek into some of Mansfield’s most exquisite historic buildings and architectural gems on this self-guided tour. With continued interest in downtown development, this tour offers a unique look to the past while challenging us to reimagine the future of these great spaces.
Buildings on the tour will include 193 North Main Street, 137 North Main Street, 130 North Main Street, 111 North Main Street, 100 North Main Street, 17 East Temple Court, 25 North Park Street, and 87 West Fourth Street.
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By 1812Blockhouse
One of the most popular local summer traditions is back again for 2022, bigger and better than ever!
It’s the best way to experience sunshine, good food, and good music. The 2022 Final Friday Concert Series at The Brickyard hosted by Downtown Mansfield, Inc. (DMI) will kickoff on Friday, May 27 with the lineup of Emily Raff, Third Degree Sideburn, and Terry Lee Ridey.
The full 2022 summer lineup is as follows:
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Join us on Friday, April 1 in downtown Mansfield for Shop Hop! Enter to win gift certificates to spend downtown and enjoy an evening of Jazz at Social on Main with Mansfield’s own Jeff Boyd and Friends for the First Friday Live series.
Downtown Mansfield is home to more than 50 independent businesses, and an abundance of dining, attractions, and service options. During shop hop, many shops are open late and feature specials and entertainment. Participating merchants will also have the opportunity for entry to win one of 15, $20 gift certificates.
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By Downtown Mansfield, Inc.
For over 13 years, a community of donors and volunteers have joined The City of Mansfield and Downtown Mansfield, Inc. to beautify downtown. Each year, we strive to make the community even more beautiful through a concentrated effort including the planting of over 1000 flowers throughout the downtown. We have received some national recognition for the efforts and have heard from many in the community who enjoy the floral displays all summer.
We could not do this work without your support! To achieve our beautification goals for 2022, we are launching our annual fundraising effort. The PlantLove campaign will seek to fund downtown beautification annually in lieu of project by project requests. This funding covers projects from April to December and includes regular cleanups, planter maintenance, soil, growing agents, as well as flowers, plants, and evergreens seasonally!
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DMI is bringing a brand new event to the 2022 calendar.
On Friday, March 4, come and enjoy an evening of Jazz by Mansfield’s own Jeff Boyd and Friends at their opening event for the First Friday Live series.
First Friday Live is a free event and will feature the music of Jeff Boyd and friends for open Jazz nights at Social on Main, located at 128 North Main Street in downtown Mansfield. Doors will open at 5:30 PM and music will begin at 6:00 PM. Drinks available for purchase and DMI encourages the public to bring food from a downtown restaurant or from the Cell Block Café Food Truck, that will be onsite at The Brickyard. Event will last until at least 8:30 PM.
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Downtown Mansfield, Inc. is excited to announce the opening of the Tiny Tim Christmas Shoppe for 2021! One of Mansfield’s great holiday traditions, the Tiny Tim Shoppe, will officially open on Saturday, November 20.
A great experience for families across the community, this year, the Tiny Tim Shoppe will be located at our DMI office, 128 North Main Street. All children are welcome to shop for family and friends on the Christmas list.
The Tiny Tim Shoppe is a volunteer assisted Christmas shop for children ages 12 and under. To ensure the health and safety of our guests, one reservation must be made per each child shopping. Reservations are free and 4 time slots are available per each half hour. For families with more children please reserve overlapping times. *For example, a family of six children would reserve four tickets between 10:00 AM and 10:30 AM and two tickets between 10:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
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For the first time ever Downtown Mansfield, Inc. (DMI) will hold a second Secret City Tour in one year.
DMI’s Fall 2021 Secret City Tour will be Saturday, September 18 from 10:00 AM to 4 PM. Take a peek into some of Mansfield’s most exquisite historic buildings and architectural gems on this self-guided tour. With continued interest in downtown development, this tour offers a unique look to the past while challenging us to reimagine the future of these great spaces.
Buildings on the Fall 2021 Secret City Tour will include:
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Join Downtown Mansfield, Inc. downtown this Friday, July 30, for sunshine, good food, and good music.
The July 2021 Final Friday Concert Series will kick off at 5:30 PM at The Brickyard with Red & Six, Departure, and Red Ball Jets.
As always, the Final Friday Concert Series is free and open to the public; lawn chairs are encouraged, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Outside beverages and coolers are prohibited.
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Join your friends and Downtown Mansfield, Inc. in downtown Mansfield this Friday, June 25, for some sunshine, good food, and great music.
The June 2021 Final Friday Concert Series will kick off at 5:30 PM at The Brickyard with Jody Odom Jr., Jeffrey Boyd & Park Street Blue, and Honey & Blue.
Like always, the Final Friday Concert Series is free and open to the public. Lawn chairs are encouraged, and refreshments will be available for purchase. Outside beverages and coolers are prohibited. More…
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By 1812Blockhouse
Downtown Mansfield looks more colorful this week as the new, two-way Diamond Street was unveiled between First Street and Sixth Street.
More than $550,000 was spent on the street conversion, which included the installation of new light signaling and striping.
At the same time, downtown advocates took the opportunity to enhance the sides of Diamond Street with new decorative elements, including benches and dozens of planters, through a public-private partnership which included the City of Mansfield, Downtown Mansfield, Inc., and many volunteers. More…
By 1812Blockhouse
In an announcement this week on their Facebook Page, the folks at Downtown Mansfield, Inc. announced the lineup of summer Final Friday concerts at The Brickyard.
The list includes local favorites and a couple of new names. They include: More…
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It is all happening in Downtown Mansfield this Friday, May 7.
From Shop Hop, to Pop Up Shops and Downtown Open House, there is lots to do downtown that evening! During Shop Hop, stop by great spots like Richland Carrousel Park, Phoenix Brewery, Martinis, and many others and enjoy a great night downtown! Most businesses are open till 8pm or later, so shop, dine, and explore!
The DMI Pop-Up Shop supports both the local entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as to add to the downtown activities. This Friday from 5-8 during Shop Hop hours stop by 128 North Main Street and meet a new group of budding entrepreneurs looking to grow their businesses in Richland County. For our May First Friday Pop-Up Shop we are excited to bring you Calla Lily Yarn Works, Oh So Delicious!, Motivated Mom LLC, Lola & Lily’s Pastry Shop, Life Is Art, Twisted Fig Tea and Tea Doctors. More…
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Downtown Mansfield, Inc. (DMI) will hold the 2021 Secret City Tour on Saturday, May 1 from 10:00 AM to 4 PM. Take a peek into some of Mansfield’s most exquisite historic buildings and architectural gems on this self-guided tour. With continued interest in downtown development, this tour offers a unique look to the past while challenging us to reimagine the future of these great spaces.
Buildings on the 2021 Secret City Tour will include: 33 North Main Street, 135 North Main Street, 117 North Diamond Street, 137 North Main Street, 116 North Main Street (second floor), 118 North Main Street (second floor), 135 North Franklin Street, 25 East Fourth Street (second floor), and 67 North Main Street (second floor). More…
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By Daniel Polleta, The Land, with introduction/additional reporting by 1812Blockhouse
Across the county, the pandemic has changed the ways in which Americans live and work. In terms of the latter, it has impacted the ways in which traditional central city areas function — providing new opportunities for creative approaches to downtown revitalization.
We recently ran across an interesting post discussing downtown Cleveland’s approach to the pandemic. It comes from “The Land,” a new news startup that, like 1812Blockhouse and Richland Source, is a member of LION Publishers, the country’s foremost consortium of independent online news publications. Downtown Cleveland is, of course, much larger than Mansfield’s — but some of the same factors are at play in both, as is a sense of optimism in both about the future.
We first contacted Jennifer Kime, CEO of Downtown Mansfield, Inc., to find out how downtown Mansfield has been impacted. Jennifer shared the following: More…
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