#mainstreet — Public Fediverse posts
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Mead and a Yellow Motorcycle
A mead flight in Somerville left me underwhelmed. -
Mead and a Yellow Motorcycle
A mead flight in Somerville left me underwhelmed. -
Pause for MetroLiner. #StreetPhotography #MainStreet #MainStreetBridge #LAMetro
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Pause for MetroLiner. #StreetPhotography #MainStreet #MainStreetBridge #LAMetro
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LA River arches and a train. #StreetPhotography #MainStreet #MainStreetBridge
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LA River arches and a train. #StreetPhotography #MainStreet #MainStreetBridge
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I sing of Power and a Brewery. #StreetPhotography #LincolnHeights #MainStreet #PowerLines
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I sing of Power and a Brewery. #StreetPhotography #LincolnHeights #MainStreet #PowerLines
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#wallstreet 's #centralbanks are #crashing #crash the real economy #mainstreet #economy prepare to eat your #fiat #papermoney https://youtu.be/_5Sil5OvzK4?t=811 #economy #finance #mafia #ecb #fed #inflation this will lead to more radicalization of society and more #poverty and more #crime and more #unrest possibly pushing #democracies over the edge towards #dictatorship but maybe that was the plan from the start?
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#wallstreet 's #centralbanks are #crashing #crash the real economy #mainstreet #economy prepare to eat your #fiat #papermoney https://youtu.be/_5Sil5OvzK4?t=811 #economy #finance #mafia #ecb #fed #inflation this will lead to more radicalization of society and more #poverty and more #crime and more #unrest possibly pushing #democracies over the edge towards #dictatorship but maybe that was the plan from the start?
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Lenox: Garden Party to highlight local businesses Saturday | Bizbrief https://www.allforgardening.com/1822109/lenox-garden-party-to-highlight-local-businesses-saturday-bizbrief/ #ChurchStreet #DowntownLenox #garden #gardener #gardening #HousatonicStreet #LenoxChamberOfCommerce #LenoxGardenParty #LenoxMa #LocalRetail #MainStreet #ShoppingEvent #SmallBusinesses #WalkerStreet
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Lenox: Garden Party to highlight local businesses Saturday | Bizbrief https://www.allforgardening.com/1822109/lenox-garden-party-to-highlight-local-businesses-saturday-bizbrief/ #ChurchStreet #DowntownLenox #garden #gardener #gardening #HousatonicStreet #LenoxChamberOfCommerce #LenoxGardenParty #LenoxMa #LocalRetail #MainStreet #ShoppingEvent #SmallBusinesses #WalkerStreet
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Greenville’s Bergamo restaurant to move from Main St address
GREENVILLE — The Ristorante Bergamo welcomed diners seeking an upscale Italian cuisine experience before downtown Greenville was a particularly welcoming destinat…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #greenville #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #mainstreet #restaurantmove #ristorantebergamo
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Greenville’s Bergamo restaurant to move from Main St address
GREENVILLE — The Ristorante Bergamo welcomed diners seeking an upscale Italian cuisine experience before downtown Greenville was a particularly welcoming destinat…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiancuisine #greenville #Italia #Italian #italiancuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #mainstreet #restaurantmove #ristorantebergamo
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Greenville’s Bergamo restaurant to move from Main St address https://www.diningandcooking.com/2685675/greenvilles-bergamo-restaurant-to-move-from-main-st-address/ #greenville #Italia #Italian #ItalianCuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #MainStreet #RestaurantMove #RistoranteBergamo
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Greenville’s Bergamo restaurant to move from Main St address https://www.diningandcooking.com/2685675/greenvilles-bergamo-restaurant-to-move-from-main-st-address/ #greenville #Italia #Italian #ItalianCuisine #ItalianRestaurant #italiano #italy #MainStreet #RestaurantMove #RistoranteBergamo
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Walt Disney’s First Company-Wide Creative Agency Main Street Launches, Led By Carrie Brzezinski-Hsu
#News #CarrieBrzezinskiHsu #MainStreet #WaltDisneyCompanyhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/walt-disney-main-street-carrie-brzezinski-hsu-1236941409/
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Walt Disney’s First Company-Wide Creative Agency Main Street Launches, Led By Carrie Brzezinski-Hsu
#News #CarrieBrzezinskiHsu #MainStreet #WaltDisneyCompanyhttps://deadline.com/2026/06/walt-disney-main-street-carrie-brzezinski-hsu-1236941409/
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https://robin-mesarosch.de/ #spd #respekt hat es erkannt was vor sich geht, den monat den jetzt alle hassen heisst #merz und wen bedient der #merz ? natürlich den #blackrock #reform more pressure on #democracy in #germany as #inequality is widened by #politics for the #rich while #healthcare becomes more and more expensive at worse service because someone profits (similar #usa) was niemand anspricht: die #real #wirtschaft #mainstreet ist nicht das problem, das problem ist die grösste #lobby in #berlin die #korrupte #dysfunktional #finanzwirtschaft aka #wallstreet ohne alternative? @Finanzwende bitte googelt alle mal #bernardlietaer
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ICYMI: Small businesses storm Capitol Hill over digital ad costs and privacy bills: Internet for Growth brings small businesses to Washington to push back on rising digital ad costs, state taxes, and privacy rules threatening Main Street jobs. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-storm-capitol-hill-over-digital-ad-costs-and-privacy-bills/ #SmallBusiness #DigitalAdvertising #PrivacyProtection #MainStreet #CapitolHill
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Walked in to Al Nalli Music on #MainStreet in #AnnArbor #Michigan circa early 1980s. The keyboard section was empty, just a bunch of cables and cords hanging off of keyboard racks. Me: "Did you get robbed or something?" Them: "Naw, #StevieWonder came in here and bought everything we had!" #HappyBirthday number 76 to a legend, a genius, and fellow tech nerd. 🎵 🎶 ⚡ 🎹 🎂 👍 😁 #Music #Motown #RhythmAndBlues Photo credit: Susan Wineberg, 1981.
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Walked in to Al Nalli Music on #MainStreet in #AnnArbor #Michigan circa early 1980s. The keyboard section was empty, just a bunch of cables and cords hanging off of keyboard racks. Me: "Did you get robbed or something?" Them: "Naw, #StevieWonder came in here and bought everything we had!" #HappyBirthday number 76 to a legend, a genius, and fellow tech nerd. 🎵 🎶 ⚡ 🎹 🎂 👍 😁 #Music #Motown #RhythmAndBlues Photo credit: Susan Wineberg, 1981.
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FYI: Small businesses warn Congress: digital ad rules threaten Main Street survival: A small business coalition heads to Capitol Hill May 12-13, backed by polling showing 94% of voters say digital tools are vital for small business survival. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-warn-congress-digital-ad-rules-threaten-main-street-survival/ #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal #DigitalMarketing #AdRules #MainStreet
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FYI: Small businesses warn Congress: digital ad rules threaten Main Street survival: A small business coalition heads to Capitol Hill May 12-13, backed by polling showing 94% of voters say digital tools are vital for small business survival. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-warn-congress-digital-ad-rules-threaten-main-street-survival/ #SmallBusiness #SupportLocal #DigitalMarketing #AdRules #MainStreet
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ICYMI: Small businesses warn Congress: digital ad rules threaten Main Street survival: A small business coalition heads to Capitol Hill May 12-13, backed by polling showing 94% of voters say digital tools are vital for small business survival. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-warn-congress-digital-ad-rules-threaten-main-street-survival/ #SmallBusiness #DigitalAdvertising #MainStreet #Congress #BusinessSurvival
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Small businesses warn Congress: digital ad rules threaten Main Street survival: A small business coalition heads to Capitol Hill May 12-13, backed by polling showing 94% of voters say digital tools are vital for small business survival. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-warn-congress-digital-ad-rules-threaten-main-street-survival/ #SmallBusiness #DigitalMarketing #MainStreet #Congress #AdRules
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Small businesses warn Congress: digital ad rules threaten Main Street survival: A small business coalition heads to Capitol Hill May 12-13, backed by polling showing 94% of voters say digital tools are vital for small business survival. https://ppc.land/small-businesses-warn-congress-digital-ad-rules-threaten-main-street-survival/ #SmallBusiness #DigitalMarketing #MainStreet #Congress #AdRules
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Even a smaller town can grow the arts and have a thriving local creative scene. At a Texas Downtown (TXD) regional roundtable event, I learned how Corsicana TX did it:
https://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-grow-the-arts-in-your-town/
#SocialTown #tourism #marketing #EconomicDevelopment #MainStreet #art #theater #PublicArt
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Even a smaller town can grow the arts and have a thriving local creative scene. At a Texas Downtown (TXD) regional roundtable event, I learned how Corsicana TX did it:
https://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-grow-the-arts-in-your-town/
#SocialTown #tourism #marketing #EconomicDevelopment #MainStreet #art #theater #PublicArt
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Zelle survey says boomers are selling businesses but younger buyers aren’t interested
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/04/boomer-business-sale-gen-z-interest/
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Predators, FanDuel Sports Network broadcast partnership to end after 2025-26 season https://www.rawchili.com/nhl/539492/ #FanDuelSportsNetwork #Hockey #Kings #LukeEvangelista #MainStreet #MainStreetSportsGroup #Nashville #NashvillePredators #NashvillePredators #NBA #NHL #Predators #RegularSeason #season #StLouisCardinals
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#noisysunday #digitalphotography #photomanipulation #glitchart #autumn #vancouverwa #mainstreet #redleaves #distortion #surreal #multipleexposures #2015ce #remix #nogenerativeai
Remembering Autumn at Springtime
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#noisysunday #digitalphotography #photomanipulation #glitchart #autumn #vancouverwa #mainstreet #redleaves #distortion #surreal #multipleexposures #2015ce #remix #nogenerativeai
Remembering Autumn at Springtime
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No Flash, ISO80 long exposure. I used a tripod. Kodak EasyShare Camera 8MP
Street Streak Plain City, OH
©2008 WickedLizzie#WickedLizzie
#Photography
#UrbanExploration
#MainStreet
#PointAndShoot
#KodakEasyShare
#StreetPhotography
#NightPhotography
#LongExposure
#LightTrails
#CityStreets
#UrbanNight
#NightLights
#SmallTownVibes
#StreetsAtNight
#SlowShutter
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No Flash, ISO80 long exposure. I used a tripod. Kodak EasyShare Camera 8MP
Street Streak Plain City, OH
©2008 WickedLizzie#WickedLizzie
#Photography
#UrbanExploration
#MainStreet
#PointAndShoot
#KodakEasyShare
#StreetPhotography
#NightPhotography
#LongExposure
#LightTrails
#CityStreets
#UrbanNight
#NightLights
#SmallTownVibes
#StreetsAtNight
#SlowShutter
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Angels Are Starting Their Own TV Network To Deal With Main Street Sports Mess https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/612957/ #Angels #AtlantaBraves #Baseball #Broadcasting #DetroitRedWings #DetroitTigers #La #LAAngels #LAAngels #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #LosAngelesKings #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #MainStreet #MainStreetSports #MLB #TheAngels
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Protecting our Indie bookstores from rent displacement
Source: nextcity.org“When a bookstore closes, it’s as if a light has gone out in the neighborhood. A bookstore is a city’s soul; it’s where we go to find ourselves and each other.”
— Unknown
Just the other day we visited one of our local independent bookstores in suburban Albuquerque to trade/sell/buy some books. Upon arriving, we were shocked and saddened to learn the store will be closing in May 2026. Why? Not because of poor business practices, nor a lack of customers, but because their landlord raised their rent by a $1,000/month!
For independent bookstores, which traditionally operate on lower margins set by publishers and exacerbated by online competition, such a sudden and substantial rent increase is often unaffordable. Furthermore, the local store could not find another nearby location. As a result the store sold their entire book inventory to someone who plans to open a bookstore roughly 10+ miles away and this Albuquerque suburb will be losing an iconic local retailer and its lone bookstore.
Such a sad story is hardly unique, as large rent increases are a common factor that drives independent bookstores out-of-business or forces them to relocate to a different (more affordable) location. When a bookstore owner does not own the building where they are situated, they can be subject to the whims of their landlord. And like apartments, some landlords are good and others…not so much.
“If communities want a strong, diverse, and dynamic retail and service base, they must find ways to support their local business owners. As ‘third places,‘ bookstores, coffee shops, pubs, and similar informal social gathering spots are particularly critical cornerstones to fostering economic vibrancy. They are literally the super glue that holds it all together.”
– panethos.wordpress.com
Rent burden displacement is not a problem solely for bookstores, it is a potential challenge for all small businesses who lease their space. Therefore, if communities want a strong, diverse, and dynamic retail and service base, they must find ways to support their local business owners. As ‘third places,‘ bookstores, coffee shops, pubs, and similar informal social gathering spots are particularly critical cornerstones to fostering economic vibrancy. They are literally the super glue that holds it all together.
Supportive efforts to help prevent rent displacement may include but not be limited to grants, subsidies, tax abatements, commercial land trusts, low-interest loans, or even kickstarter and go fund me campaigns. Bear in mind, the assistance often must be in the form of a rapid response to effective help the business owner during a crisis.
“We talk about empty storefronts as if they’re just an aesthetic problem, as if it’s acne, but let’s add up all the missing sales tax from all the businesses that are not there.”
“It’s easy to respond to this by saying a commercial lease isn’t a public concern, it’s a private negotiation between two private parties. But…it is public: this kind of landlord-tenant conflict isn’t a private matter because ultimately if you wind up with a downtown with no small businesses in it, it’s not private anymore. If small businesses can’t make it, it is a civic problem [emphasis added]. After all, policymakers tacitly acknowledge this when they give subsidies to larger-scale developers who promise economic activity.”
– How to Protect Bookstores and Why, page 119.
Without access to emergency rent assistance, impacted storefronts may sit empty for extended periods or become occupied solely regional/national chains who can afford the higher lease rates. Do we really want our Main Streets and other local retail areas to become blighted by noticeable gaps in their storefronts or to become overpopulated with the same bland cookie-cutter “Generica-style” appearance found along commercial zones all across the United States.
Abandoning your local businesses is also a bad financial decision. Chain stores and online retailers simply do not plow money back into the local economy like local businesses do. Here’s a comparison using independent bookstores:
“The ABA [American Booksellers Association] report claims that approximately 29% of all revenue at independent bookstore immediately recirculates in the local economy. This translates to a local impact advantage of 109% that of chain competitor Barnes & Noble, and a massive 405% local impact advantage over Amazon.”
– How to Protect Bookstores and Why, page 12.
[In other words, 29 percent of every dollar spent at an independent bookstore is immediately recirculated in the local economy, while a Barnes & Noble only plugs 13.9 percent of every dollar back into local economies and Amazon returns a paltry 5.74 percent to local economies.]
Lastly, what makes no sense to this retired planner is why landlords jack-up rents to only have their existing tenants depart, leaving vacant spaces for months or even years. Such an approach seems counterintuitive. An occupied retail space is a monthly payment coming in to cover property taxes and other ownership costs to the landlord. Maybe the landlord does not make as much in profits, but at least they are covering more costs than an empty space would do.
So…what gives? Are these empty spaces a tax write-off? If so, then our tax laws definitely need to be re-written and re-codified in a manner that supports retail spaces being occupied over and above them being left to sit empty. In the meantime, strategies for emergency assistance when a crisis arrises should be crafted to meet their immediate needs and help insure that your local ‘third places’ such as independent bookstores and other treasured local businesses remain open and operating.
Peace!
#books #bookstores #business #cities #displacement #history #landUse #landlords #leasing #mainStreet #planning #rentBurden #renting #retail #smallBusiness #storefronts #ThirdPlaces -
Thousands turn out for Trinity Gardens Parade https://www.allforgardening.com/1623908/thousands-turn-out-for-trinity-gardens-parade/ #BerkleyAvenue #CarnivalSeason #garden #gardening #MainStreet #MardiGras #MobilePoliceDepartment #TrinityGardensParade
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Thousands turn out for Trinity Gardens Parade https://www.allforgardening.com/1623908/thousands-turn-out-for-trinity-gardens-parade/ #BerkleyAvenue #CarnivalSeason #garden #gardening #MainStreet #MardiGras #MobilePoliceDepartment #TrinityGardensParade
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Even a smaller town can grow the arts and have a thriving local creative scene. At a Texas Downtown (TXD) regional roundtable event, I learned how Corsicana TX did it:
https://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-grow-the-arts-in-your-town/
#SocialTown #tourism #marketing #EconomicDevelopment #MainStreet #art #theater #PublicArt
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Even a smaller town can grow the arts and have a thriving local creative scene. At a Texas Downtown (TXD) regional roundtable event, I learned how Corsicana TX did it:
https://www.tourismcurrents.com/how-to-grow-the-arts-in-your-town/
#SocialTown #tourism #marketing #EconomicDevelopment #MainStreet #art #theater #PublicArt
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Old school newsstand. #StreetPhotography #MainStreet #DTLA