Downtown Three Rivers’ annual Christmas Around Town (CAT) event is just a few weeks away, and organizers have assembled a collection of pandemic-friendly activities that families can participate in despite this year’s unusual circumstances. A few other events on Main Street were cancelled earlier this year, but with proper time to plan, the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Program (TRDDA) and the downtown merchants are ready to host festivities again on the weekend immediately following Thanksgiving.
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An outdoor “Main Street Commons Social District” may be coming to downtown Three Rivers soon. At a regular meeting of the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Program (TRDDA) Friday, board members voted to approve recommending the district to the Three Rivers City Commission for approval. The district is a new opportunity under the Michigan Liquor Control Commission (MLCC) to permit patrons at certain drinking establishments to consume alcoholic beverages outside.
Three Rivers City Commissioners approved a motion Tuesday to proclaim the city as the “Center of the Universe.”
A new outdoor music event in downtown Three Rivers drew a full audience this past weekend. Backstage Bash 2020 was organized by the Riviera Theatre and the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Program (TRDDA). It took place Saturday afternoon and evening on a temporarily closed section of Railroad Drive behind the theatre. Featuring four music acts, it served as a fundraiser for this year’s upcoming Christmas Around Town.
An opportunity to experience live music will take place this Saturday, October 10 on Railroad Drive in downtown Three Rivers. Live music acts will perform in the area behind the Riviera Theatre between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and seating areas will be available in the form of socially distanced circles, marked on the ground, accommodating up to five attendees each.
Two businesses in the Main Street Historic District have received additional deadline extensions on completion of work under a building rehabilitation grant program.
Downtown Three Rivers experienced an above-average crowd on its sidewalks over the weekend. Following a declaration establishing Saturday, September 26 as Downtown Day by Governor Gretchen Whitmer a few weeks ago, the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Program (TRDDA) joined downtown merchants, the Michigan Downtown Association, and other communities across the state in hosting festivities.
John Rivers has made innovations which have brought him fortune, occasional notoriety, and opportunities to see the world. In the last four years, he has brought his capacity for new ideas into downtown Three Rivers with his restaurant, Venue 45.
Bobbi Schoon, Acting Director of the Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL), feels good about the way the new building at North Main and Moore Streets has come together. “It’s going good,” she said. “we’re getting there, you know?”
The Three Rivers Public Library (TRPL) resumed curbside lending service Monday, beginning public operations at its new location at 88 N. Main St. for the first time.
The Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority and Main Street Program (TRDDA) announced its board, staff, and businesses plan to celebrate “Downtown Day” this Saturday, September 26.
The downtown Mural Mall that connects Railroad Drive with the intersection of Main Street and Portage Avenue in downtown Three Rivers got some much needed attention Friday.
The Three Rivers Public Library announced Friday it will reopen at its new location on Monday, September 21.