Flemington Borough is an interesting place. Flemington is the county seat for Hunterdon County, and is famous for lots of things, among them the Lindbergh kidnapping trial, which until this year was re-enacted every year, and its outlet shopping center. Interestingly, those two things have had a direct effect on the health of its Main Street. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘downtown’
Digitizing Downtown Retail
Posted in Community, Community Institutions, Media, tagged advance publications, Community, community media, downtown, hunterdon county, hunterdon county democrat, Local, retail, Revenue on December 28, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Can a pawn shop be a good citizen?
Posted in Community, Community Institutions, tagged Community, downtown, local ordinance, pawn shop, retail, revitalization, vacant storefront on March 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I had a lovely visit this week to a small city where I’m doing some research on an upcoming article. Like most cities in the Northeast, this one is definitely missing its manufacturing-related employment base, and lots of people there are working hard to try to revitalize its downtown in a post-industrial world. It’s a struggle. (more…)
Community Ties 