On May 2, Spencer Main Street held its annual Roc n' Guac Cinco De Mayo celebration. The event brought around 80 participants to 19 participating Grand Avenue businesses to try a selection of cocktails and guacamole.
DES MOINES Main Street Iowa hosted the annual Main Street Iowa Development Awards celebration last Friday evening in Des Moines. Fourteen projects were honored and Spencer Main Street was among them. The program honors the efforts of local leaders who work tirelessly to revitalize Iowa’s downtowns and Main Street districts.
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Spencer Main Street hosted national downtown revitalization leadership from Main Street America to help strengthen the local Main Street program. Main Street America is a national organization that seeks to revitalize downtowns through preservation-based economic development, and this visit is part of a partnership with Main Street Iowa. Jackie Swihart, program officer for Revitalization Services, visited Spencer on Tuesday.
“Celebrity” waiters and waitresses served food to Spencer Community Theatre patrons Saturday night as part of a fundraiser for Spencer Main Street’s Micro Grant program. A wide variety of foods and deserts were served by the wait staff including (above) Eric Meeter, of Pressed. (Below) Waiter Paul Daniels collected $150 in tips to lead all tip collections. Tables, filling the SCT lobby for the event, were packed with supporters. (Photos submitted)