As Jamestown makes the jarring transition from polar vortex to vernal equinox, subtle signs of spring are popping up around the city. Some of these signs remind us how green and colorful Jamestown will be in just a month or two, and about the close connection between...
Four years ago this week, the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and its partners began a project that has changed the face of North Main Street: the demolition of Winter Garden Theater and the construction of Winter Garden Plaza. After years as a great movie house,...
[Editor's Note: This editorial is a follow-up discussion to a story published on March 2, 2014, about the National Comedy Center.] Cities frequently fall prey to the seduction of the "magic bullet," the project that promises to solve a slew of civic ailments in one...
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...
How can downtowns compete with suburban shopping centers and their acres of free parking? Provide the same. Just remove parking meters and make way for an influx of retailers and customers. At least that was the conventional wisdom for many years. But it hasn’t...
Next month, almost 91 years to the day after opening as Jamestown's grandest movie house, the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts will be showing its last film. Not its last movie, but its last movie on actual film, as it makes the conversion to the Digital Age. Over the...
The Downtown Jamestown Farmers Market represents a type of "flexible" retail space that JRC and others are trying to cultivate in Jamestown---spaces where entrepreneurs can test new products and services in a low-risk, low-overhead environment. You can read more about...
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) is proud to announce the winners from Jamestown’s Snowball Express Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration that was held on Friday, December 6 in downtown Jamestown. There were approximately 120 groups who participated,...
Jamestown's Riverwalk has been expanding over the past few years, and plans are in the works to add new paths and amenities to make the city's Chadakoin riverfront a recreational destination for area residents and visitors. Click here to take a brief survey about how...
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) will present “Jamestown’s Snowball Express” Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration, sponsored by The Resource Center and Lutheran Jamestown this Friday at 6:30pm. The parade will travel from Monroe Street east on Third...