The Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has taken a position to oppose the granting of a special use permit to allow a church at 54 North Main Street in the city’s central business district. The action came during the November meeting of the DDA Board of Directors Friday morning (November 9) in which the [...]
“Our new Fine Arts Gallery/Market is a success already!” That’s the word from Becky Hackenberg of the Three Rivers Artists Guild regarding the Holiday Gallery & Art Market at 54 North Main Street in downtown Three Rivers. According to Hackenberg, “The entire Guild membership is included in this Gallery/Market, so come and buy from your [...]
A noontime ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday (December 9th) – coordinated by the Three Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce and its Ambassador Committee – celebrated the presence of the Holiday Gallery & Art Market in downtown Three Rivers. The enterprise – sponsored by the Three Rivers Artists Guild – is located at 54 North Main Street, next [...]
New traffic signals are in place and operational at the intersection of Main Street and Michigan Avenue in downtown Three Rivers. The old signals – attached to a diagonal cable across the intersection – were removed Wednesday (May 1st) and the new signals were activated. According to Nick Schirripa, communications representative with the Michigan Department [...]
The Three Rivers Police Department reports that the “Storytime” sculpture that was added to the “walk-through” in downtown Three Rivers late last year was maliciously damaged. The book that was held was stolen after snapping the arm off. The police department is seeking citizen help in solving the crime. According to a police department news [...]
“It’s never too late to live happily ever after and that’s exactly what I’m going to do.” These are the words of Ethel Wolf during a River Country Journal interview on Wednesday (June 30th), the final day for retail sales in her Craft Fair Too store at 53 North Main Street in downtown Three Rivers. [...]
What was an eyesore and detraction in downtown Three Rivers for many years is now a thing of beauty and the headquarters for a local business that has helped to construct and restore a number of buildings in the community for more than a decade. The old granary at 110 West Street – once the [...]
New benches are now in place in the “Mural Mall” in downtown Three Rivers.
It was ‘Back to the Sixties’ Friday evening (July 22nd) in Historic Downtown Three Rivers as ‘Wildcats’ from that decade gathered for class reunion activity from 6 to 9 p.m. A number of downtown businesses stayed open into the evening hours to be available to the former students who populated the area for a bit [...]
Historic Downtown Three Rivers will be a “happenin’ place” Friday evening (July 23rd) with Three Rivers High School class reunion activity, plus a Music and Art Hop from 6 to 9 p.m. Downtown stores and the Carnegie Center for the Arts will have refreshments, art and music to enjoy. For a list of Three Rivers [...]
“I’ve seen a lot of good activity downtown.” These were the words of Mayor Allen Balog during the “Commissioners’ Comments” portion of Tuesday evening’s (September 2nd) meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission. Balog mentioned the recent openings of Pub 21 and a Safety Glasses USA retail store, the relocation of Wright’s Printing Company to [...]
Nearly 50 cars were entered at the 3rd annual Constantine Car Show which was held from 2 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday (July 11) on East Water Street in the downtown area. There were a few less cars this year for a variety of reasons, but Willie Harder and Jamie Judsen, coordinators of the show, [...]
The Three Rivers Planning Commission has approved a special use permit to allow V x V Ministries to operate a ‘public place of worship’ on the first floor of the property at 54 North Main Street in downtown Three Rivers. The action came on a 4-to-1 vote during the planning commission’s November meeting Monday evening [...]
Establishment of a Local Historic District under Michigan’s Local Historic District Act will be a topic for conversation during the next regular meeting of the Three Rivers City Commission.
The project to reconstruct the ‘Mural Mall’ in downtown Three Rivers is moving forward with the goal of having it in place by Three Rivers Water Festival time in mid-June. Work to remove the existing structure began on New Year’s Eve and much has been accomplished since then. Tom Brady of Brussee/Brady, Inc., the contractor [...]
Downtown Constantine will be the setting for an “Art & Antique Walk” on Friday (May 29th).
Fine art and White Pigeon will come together for “Art in the Park” on Saturday, September 12th. “Art in the Park” is an event sponsored by the White Pigeon Downtown Revitalization Association (DRA), an organization established three years ago to bring new life to White Pigeon’s downtown area.
A proposed Historic District Ordinance will be the subject of a public hearing during the Three Rivers City Commission meeting Tuesday evening (May 17th). The commission set the stage for the public hearing during its May 2nd meeting when it accepted the draft of the ordinance for ‘first reading’ and scheduled the hearing. The process [...]
The Three Rivers City Commission has taken the initial steps toward development and use of a Local Historic District Ordinance. In action Tuesday evening (February 2nd), the commission voted unanimously to adopt a resolution to authorize the appointment of a Historic District Study Committee to conduct a Historic District Study for the purpose of establishing [...]
For some interesting reading about downtown development – and about downtown Battle Creek, in particular – click on the following link to access a story from MiBiz: Downtown Transformation: Battle Creek adds to growing list of downtown amenities, more needed.
