Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Mainstreet Unscripted
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| Mainstreet Unscripted EP:7 Part 2 | 25 Aug 2026 | 00:44:57 | |
Part 2 of Episode 7. Holly has been in conference mode and learning from other Mainstreet organizations what works and what doesn't to apply it to the Casa Grande Downtown District. She lost a shirt in the process but gained knowledge and validation for the directions Casa Grande Mainstreet has been taking the district. Conferences attended Downtown Matters in Flagstaff, AZ Rural Policy Forum in Kingman, AZ Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Tucson, AZ Main take-aways: “Software upgrade requires a Hardware upgrade” – Jon Jon, aka The Happy Urbanist If we want people to spend more time Downtown, we need to change the landscape and atmosphere to cater to the desired outcome. The main ways this will happen is to deter vehicle traffic, increase walkability and bike-ability, and take steps towards enhancing our “sense of place”. Consumers are craving experiences, and walking is an experience—especially in a Downtown that has an established sense of place! When it comes to creating a sense of place, the Strong Towns approach is amazing! However, Mainstreet cannot do this alone. There are small actions that Downtown businesses can take which will reinforce the Downtown atmosphere that invites and caters to foot-traffic and consumers (hello, outdoor music!). Afterall, the community IS the destination! | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP:7 Part 1 | 25 Aug 2026 | 00:51:51 | |
Holly has been in conference mode and learning from other Mainstreet organizations what works and what doesn't to apply it to the Casa Grande Downtown District. She lost a shirt in the process but gained knowledge and validation for the directions Casa Grande Mainstreet has been taking the district. Conferences attended Downtown Matters in Flagstaff, AZ Rural Policy Forum in Kingman, AZ Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Tucson, AZ Main take-aways: “Software upgrade requires a Hardware upgrade” – Jon Jon, aka The Happy Urbanist If we want people to spend more time Downtown, we need to change the landscape and atmosphere to cater to the desired outcome. The main ways this will happen is to deter vehicle traffic, increase walkability and bike-ability, and take steps towards enhancing our “sense of place”. Consumers are craving experiences, and walking is an experience—especially in a Downtown that has an established sense of place! When it comes to creating a sense of place, the Strong Towns approach is amazing! However, Mainstreet cannot do this alone. There are small actions that Downtown businesses can take which will reinforce the Downtown atmosphere that invites and caters to foot-traffic and consumers (hello, outdoor music!). Afterall, the community IS the destination! | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP6: Downtown Revitalization | 08 Aug 2026 | 00:43:03 | |
MAINSTREET UNSCRIPTED — EP. 6 - Downtown Revitalization Holly is away at conferences for Main Street, While she is away Stephanie, Main Street's Administrative Assistant, is co-hosting. WHAT WE’RE EXCITED ABOUT
VOLUNTEERS
STEPHANIE’S STORY - FROM VOLUNTEER TO MAIN STREET
SPACE 108 What was the original concept? How has it evolved? What have we learned? What is it becoming now?
DOWNTOWN NOW What is actually changing downtown right now?
CLOSE cgmainstreet.org | @CGMAINSTREET Music: Summer Holiday Dance Pop License Code: ASLC-48BEF0AF-211994EEAE | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP5: Summer Events and Programs | 17 Jun 2026 | 00:45:11 | |
What’s Up Downtown?
Current Events or Programs Available Main Street
CG Books, Movies & More
ArtMobile
Casa Collective
Pour Therapy
Paramount Theatre
Yoga Recovery Healing Arts Program
Casa Grande Guide
Music: Summer Holiday Dance Pop License Code: ASLC-48BEF0AF-211994EEAE | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP4: Collaboration | 12 May 2026 | 00:53:18 | |
Mainstreet Unscripted Episode 4: Collaboration What's Up Downtown? A collection of events for the month of May were discussed. For a list of those events visit https://www.cgmainstreet.com/index.php/event Who's Collaborating with us? For this episode we brought in Emmi Rakoci, the Artistic Director for the Black Box Foundation, a local community theater in Downtown Casa Grande. Emmi and Blackbox Foundation are community partners with Casa Grande Main Street that work directly with us to participate, enhance, and entertain at our community events. We dive into how and why Blackbox is not just a Main Street partner but an entity that really looks for how to leverage the opportunities created by Main Street to promote their foundation while providing fun and interesting entertainment for us. We dive a little bit into some of the negatives of not collaborating and why and how it hurts the Down Town community as a whole. Then we talk about some potential solutions and why all of us do what we do. Music: Summer Holiday Dance Pop License Code: ASLC-48BEF0AF-211994EEAE | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP3: Eight Trends For Small Business | 21 Apr 2026 | 00:43:00 | |
Mainstreet Unscripted Episode.3 - Holly and Matt talk about Main Street America's 2026 Eight Trends for Small Businesses and how they may impact the Casa Grande Downtown District. The show outline is as follows: Main Street America's 2026 Business Predictions - K-shaped economy will push consumers to seek a good value - Shifts in social media will push consumers to want in-person connections, and shopping experiences - Increased opportunities and desires for small business manufactoring - Millenials and Gen Z will take the lead on spending trends - New and increased opportunities for business ownership structures, specifically co-ops - E-commerce will move back to brick-and-mortars, specifically direct to consumers businesses - Less alcohol consumption among Millenials and Gen Z will push for new socializing opportunities not centered around alcohol - The retail sector will take on the closed-loop system, emphasizing consumers' value of sustainability | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP2: Economic Vitality | 21 Apr 2026 | 01:01:01 | |
If you haven't been to the downtown area of Casa Grande, a lot has changed in the last couple of years. Amazing new shopping oppportunities, restaraunts, and experiences are popping up all over the district. Casa Grande Main Street has been the tip of the spear for beaufication, events, and programs that enable and enhance the primary goal of econimic vitality. In this episode we talk about many of the experiences Downtown has to offer and how we are encouraging the revitalization of the area. - - Economic Vitality - - - Basic introductions of ourselves for new listeners - Basic introduction of Mainstreet as an organization for new listeners • Mainstreet Approach = ECONOMIC VITALITY overtime - How Mainstreet has/does address Economic Vitality • Beautification & projects • Events! • Advertising (AZ Drive Guide, Pinal Central, Chamber books, Visit Arizona, ABC15, etc.) - It's a slow process, but it's working! • New businesses in the past two years: RoseLuv, Lew's, Buhr's, Feed Right, AZ Native, The Shoppe, The Spott, Eco Nomad, Dolce Salon, Cass Collective, Pour Therapy - Pour Therapy and Casa Palomino will be great game changers! • Night life: BeDillons, Casa Collective, Pour Therapy, Casa Palomino, The Spott ~ BlackBox, Art Museum Music: Summer Holiday Dance Pop License Code: ASLC-48BEF0AF-211994EEAE | |||
| Mainstreet Unscripted EP1: Who are We? | 02 Apr 2026 | 00:55:46 | |
This episode we talk about who we are and why we are doing this along with some reports of recent activities and events on the horizon for Historic Downtown Casa Grande. We talk about our efforts to revitalize the downtown district through historical preservation, economic vitality, and beautification. | |||