Nearly 700 gathered for the Governor’s two-day interactive Main Street ND Summit at the Bismarck Event Center on Feb 12 -13. The Main Street Summit brought in local and national community leaders, developers, advocates and others to share best practices and engage community leaders, entrepreneurs and students in envisioning the future of North Dakota.
Governor Doug Burgum announced twenty-nine communities thus far have joined the Main Street Initiative and expects that number to keep growing. The Main Street Initiative gives community leaders a direct access point to a variety of resources helping capitalize on strengths and make sound planning decisions.
Some keynote speakers, and strong Main Street advocates included: Bob Gibbs (Gibbs Planing Group), Roger Brooks (Roger Brooks International) and Charles Marohn (Founder/President of Strong Towns).

Association News 

Welcome New Members!
Patterson Place

Patterson Place is HUD Section 8 low income housing for elderly and disabled residents. Located in Downtown Bismarck at 420 East Main. Welcome to the Downtowners Association!

 Downtown Bismarck’s Featured Event: Dance+

Downtown Events
Feb 15
Comedy Night 
Sixteen03 Main Events

Feb 16-18
Bismarck Tribune 49th Annual Sport Show
Bismarck Event Center

Feb 17
Prince and the Pauper
Dakota Stage Ltd

Feb 20
Lip & Lines/Girls Night Out
The Rejuvenation Place

Feb 21
1 Million Cups 
Dakota Stage Ltd

Feb 22
Learn to Think Like a Pragmatic Engineer 
Dakota Stage Ltd.

Feb 23-24
Dance+
Belle Mehus Auditorium

Feb 23
A Wine Tasting
Bismarck Art & Galleries Assoc. (BAGA)

Feb 28
1 Million Cups
Dakota Stage Ltd.

Feb 28
“Fun With Hand Lettering” 
B DAC

March 3
Downtown Bismarck Onesie Crawl
Downtown Bismarck

March 8
“Fraud Watch” presented by Eunice Meidinger, AARP Fraud Fighter
Community Room @ 100 West Main