Connecticut Main Street Center http://ctmainstreet.org Thu, 17 May 2012 20:35:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Hartford Courant References CMSC Award for O’Rourke’s Diner in Middletown http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-references-cmsc-award-for-orourkes-diner-in-middletown/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-references-cmsc-award-for-orourkes-diner-in-middletown/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 20:34:39 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1588 Read more]]> In addition to being named winner of the CMSC Community Spirit Award for Business Retention for the Middletown community effort to re-open O’Rourke’s Diner, the famous landmark has also been given a 2012 preservation award by the Design Review and Preservation Board.  Read the full Hartford Courant article below:

Middletown Businesses Honored for Preservation Efforts

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-references-cmsc-award-for-orourkes-diner-in-middletown/feed/ 0 Republican American Reports on CMSC CL&P Award Winner http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/republican-american-reports-on-cmsc-2012-clp-winner/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/republican-american-reports-on-cmsc-2012-clp-winner/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 20:18:53 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1584 The Republican American featured an article on the the Northwestern Connecticut Regional Planning Collaborative, winner of CMSC’s 2012 Connecticut Light and Power Co. Award.  Click on the link below to read the full story.

Northwestern planning collaborative receives CL&P award

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/republican-american-reports-on-cmsc-2012-clp-winner/feed/ 0 CMSC Awards Featured in CT by the Numbers http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-awards-featured-in-ct-by-the-numbers/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-awards-featured-in-ct-by-the-numbers/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 16:32:46 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1579 CT by the numbers, a website that posts important numbers and statistics in Connecticut news, featured an article on CMSC’s 2012 Award Winners.  Check out the link below to read the full story.

CT Main Street Initiatives Promote Economic Development

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-awards-featured-in-ct-by-the-numbers/feed/ 0 CMSC Announces Winner of 2012 CL&P Award http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-winner-of-2012-clp-award/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-winner-of-2012-clp-award/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 16:52:39 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1565 Read more]]> The Northwestern Connecticut Regional Planning Collaborative has been chosen to receive the 2012 Connecticut Light and Power Company Award from CMSC.  The Collaborative was chosen as a result of their regionally coordinated efforts to engage and support local economic development through their Village Center Vitality initiative.

Click here to read more about this deserving winner.

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-winner-of-2012-clp-award/feed/ 0 Hartford Courant Reports on CMSC Property Owners of the Year Winners http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-reports-on-cmsc-property-owners-of-the-year-winners/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-reports-on-cmsc-property-owners-of-the-year-winners/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 19:13:51 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1555 Read more]]> The Hartford Courant wrote an article about Michael Sokolowski and Michael DiPiro.  The two were named CMSC’s Main Street Property Owners of the Year for their work on 505 Main St in Middletown which collapsed under ice and snow in February 2011 and is on schedule to be rebuilt by the end of this summer.  Click on the headline below to read the full story.

Middletown Building Owners Honored by Main Street Group

 

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-reports-on-cmsc-property-owners-of-the-year-winners/feed/ 0 New London Day Reports on CMSC Award Winners http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/new-london-day-reports-on-cmsc-award-winners/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/new-london-day-reports-on-cmsc-award-winners/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:22:49 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1547 The New London Day wrote an article on the winners of the CMSC 2012 Awards of Excellence.  Click on the headline below to read the full story.

NL Main Street wins awards for Parade, other efforts

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/new-london-day-reports-on-cmsc-award-winners/feed/ 0 Town of Mansfield Issues RFQ for Planning, Design & Community Engagement http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-mansfield-issues-rfq-for-planning-design-community-engagement/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-mansfield-issues-rfq-for-planning-design-community-engagement/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:05:51 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1551 The Town of Mansfield has issued a Request for Qualifications for professional services for planning, design and community engagement.  Click here for more details.

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-mansfield-issues-rfq-for-planning-design-community-engagement/feed/ 0 Town of Suffield Issues RFP for Acquisition & Redevelopment http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-suffield-issues-rfp-for-acquisition-redevelopment/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-suffield-issues-rfp-for-acquisition-redevelopment/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 15:04:06 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1541 The Town of Suffield is seeking proposals for the acquistion and redevelopment of a 3.43 acre parcel with building at 90 Bridge St. in the Suffield Town Center. Click here for more details.

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/town-of-suffield-issues-rfp-for-acquisition-redevelopment/feed/ 0 Connecticut Main Street Award Winners Announced http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-2012-awards-of-excellence-winners/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-2012-awards-of-excellence-winners/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:47:50 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1520 Connecticut Main Street Center announced the recipients of its 2012 Awards of Excellence.  Click on the link below to see the full list of award winners.

2012 Award Winners

]]> http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/cmsc-announces-2012-awards-of-excellence-winners/feed/ 0 Hartford Courant Praises CMSC Board Member for Work on ‘Granny Flats’ Ordinance http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-praises-cmsc-board-member-for-work-on-granny-flats-ordinance/ http://ctmainstreet.org/2012/05/hartford-courant-praises-cmsc-board-member-for-work-on-granny-flats-ordinance/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 14:16:01 +0000 christinectms http://ctmainstreet.org/?p=1530 Read more]]> CT Main Street Center Board member Toni Gold was praised by the Hartford Courant for her years of hard work when the Hartford city council recently passed an ordinance allowing apartments in historic barns or carriage houses, often referred to as mother-in-law or ‘granny flats’.  Read the full editorial below.

Hartford Allows ‘Granny Flats’ – State Should Do Same

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