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Shoppers enjoying a lively downtown sidewalk sale with numerous local businesses participating and offering various products.
Main Street News

Downtown sidewalk sale boosts local businesses with 10+ participants

From January through June, downtown Colorado Springs restaurants and retail businesses collectively generated $198.

Vincent Moretti·September 6, 2026
New four-story apartment building with ground-floor retail under construction on a revitalized Main Street, symbolizing downtown development.
Main Street News

Main Street Sees New Housing Construction, Boosting Downtown Developments

In Port Washington, a four-story, 51-unit apartment building has just broken ground, part of a multi-city surge in Main Street developments totaling over $70 million.

Vincent Moretti·August 15, 2026
Construction barriers and heavy machinery line a closed section of Blue Springs' Main Street, with storefronts of local businesses partially hidden, illustrating the impact of the ongoing project.
Main Street News

Blue Springs Main Street construction begins, impacting downtown businesses

Downtown Blue Springs' Main Street is now a construction zone, a transformation not slated for completion until spring 2027.

Vincent Moretti·August 10, 2026