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Downtown News

Steve Baker to serve as Parade Grand Marshal
29 Nov 2017

Steve Baker to serve as Parade Grand Marshal

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown Happenings, Downtown News | 0

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

2017 “Made in Piqua” Ornament Available
5 Oct 2017

2017 “Made in Piqua” Ornament Available

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown News | 0

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

City of Piqua is awarded a $300,000 CDBG Downtown Revitalization Grant for the Downtown Business District
13 Sep 2017

City of Piqua is awarded a $300,000 CDBG Downtown Revitalization Grant for the Downtown Business District

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown News | 0

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

Coloring Contest now open for Rockin River Duck Drop
13 Jul 2017

Coloring Contest now open for Rockin River Duck Drop

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown Happenings, Downtown News | 0

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

Blast From Piqua’s Past: The Raid on Pickawillany
21 Jun 2017

Blast From Piqua’s Past: The Raid on Pickawillany

by Darrin Michael | posted in: Blast From Piqua's Past, Downtown News | 0

*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

Food is #1 at Taste of the Arts
10 May 2017

Food is #1 at Taste of the Arts

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown Happenings, Downtown News | 0

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

Business Basics: Financing your Small Business Venture
21 Apr 2017

Business Basics: Financing your Small Business Venture

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown Happenings, Downtown News | 0

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

Spring in Piqua: A Photo Gallery
20 Apr 2017

Spring in Piqua: A Photo Gallery

by Darrin Michael | posted in: Downtown News, Visitor's guide | 0

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 of Piqua offered
29 Mar 2017

Historical Walking Tours of Piqua offered

by Lorna Swisher | posted in: Downtown Happenings, Downtown News | 0

  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

Blast From Piqua’s Past: The Great 1913 Flood
24 Mar 2017

Blast From Piqua’s Past: The Great 1913 Flood

by Courtney Denning | posted in: Blast From Piqua's Past, Downtown News | 0

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

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