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CRCF to Sponsor 2015 Downtown Holiday Fireworks

CRCF to Sponsor 2015 Downtown Holiday Fireworks

The Tinseltown Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration, presented by The Resource Center, will again feature a spectacular downtown fireworks display thanks to a generous event donation by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Community residents watching the...

2015 Holiday Parade Theme Announced

2015 Holiday Parade Theme Announced

The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has announced the theme for this year’s downtown Jamestown holiday parade. The Tinseltown Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration, presented by The Resource Center, will feature pre-parade musical entertainment, a traditional...

2016 Renaissance Block Challenge Details Announced

2016 Renaissance Block Challenge Details Announced

The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has announced details for the 2016 Renaissance Block Challenge, a program that offers matching funds to home owners up to $2,000 to put towards exterior home improvements. The program encourages and rewards neighborhood groups to...

Nearly 800 Volunteers Turn Out for Hands On Jamestown

Nearly 800 Volunteers Turn Out for Hands On Jamestown

Jamestown was swarming with yellow volunteer shirts this past Saturday as Hands On Jamestown crews collected garbage, swept sidewalks, and weeded gardens at the annual community clean up event. Nearly 800 volunteers from all over southern Chautauqua County came...

Jamestown’s 2015 Renaissance Block Finalists Announced

Jamestown’s 2015 Renaissance Block Finalists Announced

Landscaping, porch repairs, painting, sidewalk replacement, and many other projects will soon be underway in the city as part of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s annual Renaissance Block Challenge. The program gives property owners access to matching grants and...

Smart Demolition Strategy Brings Addition By Subtraction

Smart Demolition Strategy Brings Addition By Subtraction

Good news arrived for Chautauqua County's neighborhoods and Main streets this month when Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his office will grant the Chautauqua County Land Bank another $1.3 million to battle vacancy and blight. This brings the Attorney...

Looking Good for a Good Reason

Looking Good for a Good Reason

New signage went up earlier this month at Holmlund's Wallpaper & Paint, right next to the North Main Street viaduct. The sign caps off a complete overhaul of the building's exterior by owner Andy Jochum. It also caps off the polishing of the entire city block...

In Upstate Cities, Recognizing the Power of Peers

In Upstate Cities, Recognizing the Power of Peers

In 2012, a group of citizens in Oswego, NY, decided to do something about the disinvestment that was steadily eroding stable neighborhoods in that city of 18,000 on Lake Ontario. As they explored their options, they came across some information about Jamestown. They...