This column appeared in The Express Newspaper, Oct. 17, 2007
The Uptown Update
Here’s the latest news from the Uptown Wadesboro business district.
Uptown Fall Festival on Wed. October 31, 2007, 4:00 to 8:00 pm
Presented by local Uptown merchants and sponsored by the Town of Wadesboro, an Uptown Fall Festival will be held on Oct. 31, 2007 from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Come and celebrate the arrival of Fall. There will be special sales and activities including “trick or treating” for kids at participating merchants, a costume contest, pumpkin painting and fall stories. Have fun with or without the kids and support your local Uptown merchants. Food and drinks available.
Outdoor Uptown Merchants Market at the Square on Sat. Nov. 3, 2007 starting at 9:00 am
There will be an Outdoor Merchants Market at the Square with a number of Uptown businesses offering special sale prices on merchandise. Refreshments available.
New or Relocated Businesses in Uptown Wadesboro
Wadesboro Home Care has opened at 108 S. Greene Street, 704-694-2768.
MerrieLynn’s Specialty Nuts & Sweets and Custom Wedding Favors, opened by Merrie Datin, at The Forever Inn Bed & Breakfast. Merrie is offering gourmet glazed pecans & brownies, available for online ordering or order for local pickup. 704-690-0715 or www.merrielynns.com.
New Websites
HW Little & Co. Hardware has a new website at www.hwlittle.doitbest.com. You can order online from the entire hardware supply catalog of Do It Best Hardware, not just what they have in stock at the Uptown HW Little store. You can also ship anything that you order from the website for FREE for pick up at HW Little Hardware store.
The Anson County Arts Council has a new website at www.ansoncountyartscouncil.org. Learn the latest about the Ansonia Theatre renovation and learn more about our talented local artists.
Renovations on Rutherford Street
There’s been a lot of activity on Rutherford Street this year. The most recent renovation has been at Mac’s Record Rack where Mac’s daughter Qui has had all the front windows, doors and awnings repainted. Qui McDaniel applied for and received a UWI Façade Grant to help with the cost of these improvements. For more information on UWI Façade Grants, please call 704-695-1644.
Organization Profile – Wadesboro Garden Club and Ola Kala Garden Club
Perhaps you don’t realize the time that members of two garden clubs spend in beautifying our Uptown business district. Join us in thanking the Wadesboro Garden Club and Ola Kala Club for all their hard work in our Uptown business district.
The Wadesboro Garden Club, organized in 1939, has planted and maintains a number of the flower pots placed around Uptown. Some flower pots are maintained by merchants but some are maintained solely by volunteers of the Wadesboro Garden Club. You may also have noticed the garden at the back of the Medical Museum at the corner of Wade and Washington Streets. This small garden is planted and maintained by the Wadesboro Garden Club.
The Ola Kala Garden Club was organized in 1950 and if you’ve ever wondered about the name “ola kala”, it comes from the name of a deep yellow ruffled iris hybridized in 1943. And that name came from the legend of Greek "Shine Boys" rubbing shoes until they shone like burnished gold, and their words were "Ola Kala" meaning O.K. The Ola Kala Garden Club maintains the Thomas Wade memorial garden at the Anson County Courthouse corner. The flower beds are filled throughout the growing season with flowering annuals and perennials. An irrigation system was recently installed.
Uptown Wadesboro Website and Shopping Guide
Remember that Uptown Wadesboro has a website at www.uptownwadesboro.com. The website was created to promote the Uptown business district and encourage both residents and visitors to patronize Uptown Wadesboro businesses. If you have a business in Uptown Wadesboro and you have a website, let us know and we will add a link (at no charge) to the online Business Directory.
An Uptown Wadesboro Visitor Shopping Guide is available at the UWI and Chamber of Commerce offices and at retail stores throughout Uptown.
This column is presented by Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. (UWI), a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to improving the Uptown Wadesboro Business District. If you have comments, questions or news for The Uptown Update, please let us know at uptownwadesboro@alltel.net or call 704-695-1644.
Thank you. Submitted by the Publicity Committee of Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. | This column was submitted for The Express Newspaper, May 30, 2007
The Uptown Update
If you missed our first column, The Uptown Update is a new column covering events and businesses in the Uptown Wadesboro business district. It is presented by Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. (UWI), a volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to improving the Uptown Wadesboro Business District.
Latest Garden Bench Addition to Uptown
UWI has installed a new metal garden bench in honor of Henry Little. Town workers installed the bench in front of the HW Little Hardware store on S. Greene.
New or Relocated Businesses in Uptown Wadesboro
Contour Services, offering community health services, has opened on Rutherford Street in a newly remodeled building. Jimmy Crider, the property owner, received a facade grant for the renovation through UWI’s facade grant program.
Renovations on Rutherford Street
There’s been a lot of activity on Rutherford Street in the last few months. The most recent renovation is two doors north of Thrift Loan on Rutherford. The building owned by Bill Wall has undergone a dramatic facelift with an entirely new front brick facade. Bill and his contractor Neil Hubbard have worked hard on this project and are very pleased with the results. A Facade Grant from UWI will help Bill Wall with the cost of this improvement.
UWI’s Brick Paver Program
The newest UWI commemorative brick pavers were installed in March 2007 on the sidewalks of Uptown Wadesboro. These brick pavers are available for purchase through Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. and are a rewarding way to honor a friend, your family or a business or to commemorate a loved one. UWI has started a new brick paver campaign. Application forms are available at the Uptown offices at the Chamber.
Uptown WadesboroWebsite and Shopping Guide
In case you missed it, Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. now has a website - www.uptownwadesboro.com. The website was created to promote the Uptown business district and encourage both residents and visitors to patronize Uptown Wadesboro businesses. If you have a business in Uptown Wadesboro and you have a website, let us know your website address and we will add a link (at no charge) to the uptownwadesboro.com Business Directory.
The Uptown Wadesboro Visitor Shopping Guide is available at the UWI and Chamber of Commerce offices and at retail stores throughout Uptown. Created to promote the shops, restaurants, museums, lodging and art in Uptown Wadesboro, the Visitor Shopping Guide is also available as a downloadable pdf file on the UWI website.
UWI’s Facade Grant Program
UWI’s Facade Grant Program offers incentive grants to Uptown business property owners to help with the cost of improving the facade of their properties. The most recently awarded facade grant is for facade renovations at 110 N. Rutherford Street where Contour Services is now located.
Since the overall impression of Uptown Wadesboro is affected by the appearance and condition of the buildings in Uptown, the Facade Grant Program is one of UWI’s most meaningful projects. UWI would like to encourage all Uptown property owners to participate in this program (government-funded businesses are excluded). For further information on eligibility and guidelines or to obtain a Facade Grant application, please call the Uptown Wadesboro, Inc. office at 704-695-1644.
If you have comments, questions or news for The Uptown Update, please let us know at uptownwadesboro@alltel.net or call 704-695-1644. Thank you. |