Veteran WHIO-TV journalist Steve Baker is being honored as the Grand Marshal of the Downtown Piqua Holiday Parade this Saturday. Baker is being honored for his many years of news coverage of the Piqua community and important events in the … Continued
Piqua’s rich industrial heritage continues to be honored by Mainstreet Piqua as the tenth “Made in Piqua” ornament is now available. The new ornament honors The Orr Felt Company and features the front of the Orr Felt building on South … Continued
The Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Community Development (ODSA, OCD) awarded the City with a $300,000 CDBG Downtown Revitalization Program Grant. ODSA received twenty-one Community Development Program Competitive Set-Aside applications this year. Funding requests for the Competitive Set-Asides, which … Continued
Mainstreet Piqua’s Rockin’ River Duck Drop has added a fun new way for kids and families to get involved in the annual duck drop. A coloring contest will be held and the winners of the contest will receive fun prizes … Continued
*This “Blast From Piqua’s Past” article was written by a Piqua native currently working as a digital marketing intern at my business. Her name is Jasmine Larsen and she is headed into her senior year at the University of Cincinnati … Continued
What could be more fitting to get a true “taste” at this year’s Taste of the Arts than an actual taste of the amazing food offered at the event? Besides being a wonderful evening featuring many different artist demonstrations, live … Continued
Mainstreet Piqua, the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce and PPP (Positively Promoting Piqua) are joining together to host a ‘lunch and learn’ on Wednesday, April 26 on the topic of small business financing. This free educational opportunity will be held … Continued
With Spring finally arriving, we thought it might be fun to share some photos taken by some of our board members and local residents from around the area for everyone to enjoy. Feel free to share them with your friends; … Continued
Historical Walking Tours Offered The Piqua Tourism Council, in cooperation with the Local History department of the Piqua Public Library and Mainstreet Piqua have teamed up to offer four different walking tours of Piqua to occur this spring … Continued
This week marks the 104 year anniversary of the Great Flood of 1913. While uncommon today, the Great Miami River frequently flooded in the 1800s in Miami County. From 1805 to 1905 the river flooded in Piqua nine times. In … Continued