The Downers Grove Rotary Club’s GroveFest proposal was approved by the village council Tuesday night, ensuring a privately operated alternative to Heritage Fest, which the council suspended last year citing budget issues. The club, which has hosted annual Oktoberfest celebrations and also operated the Heritage Fest Beer Garden for the past five years, is confident [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Downtown Management Corp.'
Restaurant Week returns
April 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Dining, Downtown Management Corp., Economic Development, Entertainment
The Downers Grove Hospitality Alliance is serving up another restaurant week, Great Meals and Extraordinary Deals, today through April 25 and for dessert, there’s a tempting contest. The more participating restaurants you visit, the better your chance to win a $200 cash prize , a $100 downtown Downers Grove gift certificate or Downers Grove gift [...]
Not too taxing
April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off · Downtown Management Corp., Local Business, Taxes
Another cute idea from Downtown Management Corp. In honor of April 15, 27 CBD businesses are offering eight percent discounts to offset the usual sales tax. So stop in today to Aurelio’s Pizza, Avec Panache, Baubles & More, Bello Tea, Chazerly Designs, Consider It Done, Décor Pro Carpet & Flooring, Dream Interiors, Emmett’s Ale House, [...]
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Because girls need a night out
March 10th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Downtown Management Corp.
The popular Girls’ Night Out event returns to downtown Downers Grove from 5 – 9 p.m. Thursday. The event will feature sales, tastings, prize drawings, massages, makeovers and demonstrations — in short, plenty of activities to appeal to a group of girlfriends looking for an evening of leisure. Click here for all the details and [...]
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Ice Fest ’10
February 14th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Community Events, Downtown Management Corp.
Lots of people with cameras out again this year. If someone has a notable pic they’d like to share send it on over and I’ll paste it in. These aren’t pictures of every sculpture. You can vote for your favorite sculpture on the Downtown Management Corp’s website here. Pics are after the break…
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Weekend forecast: Ice
February 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Community Events, DG Visitors Burea, Downtown Management Corp.
The weather promises to be ideal for the Downers Grove Ice Fest, which is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 13 and 14, throughout the downtown area. This marks the first time the event will take place without the sponsorship of the village Community Events Department. The annual Ice Sculpture [...]
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Five reasons to shop locally in 2010
December 29th, 2009 · 21 Comments · Downtown Management Corp., Economic Development
Rebecca Joers, the owner of Jolie Boutique at 937 Curtiss St., made good use of the internet this holiday season to promote her shop’s lovely and unusual offerings in a series of highly successful “13 days of Christmas” e-mails. Yesterday, she followed up with an electronic thank-you note that made an excellent case for shopping [...]
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Cool stuff
December 18th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Downtown Management Corp., Economic Development, Entertainment, Park District
The Christmas shopping hasn’t gone so well, maybe because I’ve spent the entire season way behind the power curve. Projects, decorating and shopping have all been started. None have yet been finished, and with only six days until Christmas, I’m feeling the heat. So I thought I’d open a thread where readers could share great [...]
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The man in the Santa suit
December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Downtown Management Corp.
A reader wrote to ask after the Santa who for years welcomed children to his downtown digs at Curtiss and Main streets on Thursday nights. “He is absolutely outstanding. He has a real beard and real boots, and he doesn’t do the boisterous ‘ho, ho, ho’ routine.” But with Thursday night Santa visits eliminated this [...]
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Ginger bread
December 9th, 2009 · Comments Off · Downtown Management Corp.
The Goodrick Family of Downers Grove and Aurelio’s Pizza were awarded $100 gift certificates to downtown shops and restaurants as winners of the Downtown Management Corp.’s 2009 Gingerbread House Contest. They were among 22 entrants in the contest, which was held for the first time this year. Nearly 400 village residents cast ballots for their [...]