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Rise & Revitalize to discuss expanded parking hours

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

RE/NEW DeKalb will be holding it’s January Rise & Revitalize meeting next Wednesday, January 26th, at 8:30am at the Egyptian Theatre. Downtown DeKalb Parking Hours will be the main discussion topic of the meeting. The City of DeKalb is considering expanding downtown parking hours to accommodate visitors, employees and residents.

Come learn about the proposed changes and be part of the discussion. Business owners and landlords are strongly encouraged to attend,but all stakeholders are welcome. RSVPs are appreciated by Tuesday, January 25th to office@renewdekalb.com or 815-748-7788.

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Downtown DeKalb Winter Construction Update

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Monday, December 13th, 2010

From RE/NEW DeKalb

The major construction work on Lincoln Highway and Locust was completed as of November 18. The work was finished ahead of schedule for the overall project. Work will resume on Locust in the spring to complete the project by June of 2011 as anticipated.  Hollydays in Downtown DeKalb is underway and many of our businesses are reporting a good start to the season.  Shoppers and visitors are enjoying the downtown improvements as well as our many wonderful shops and restaurants and we encourage everyone to keep it local this season!

While most work is done until spring, here are some updates and a few reminders regarding construction during the winter months.

Utility work

ComEd, Frontier, and Comcast will be scheduling and overseeing their individual utility crossovers through the winter and in the spring.  Customers will be contacted by the utility companies when work is schedule as well as if and when any disruptions in service might occur.
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DeKalb’s first Middlewest Fest this weekend

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Middlewest Fest is Northern Illinois’ celebration of the live music and arts, taking place throughout the weekend of Sept. 10th and 11th in downtown DeKalb. Middlewest is not a genre-specific festival. Variety is the spice of life, is it not? Well, that variety is the is the central ingredient to the feast of the senses that shall be Middlewest! You may find a singer-songwriter plucking away at his acoustic guitar in a tiny corner bistro, a boisterous heavy metal band playing a rock club down the street while the art gallery next door hosts an independent film viewing. Middlewest is the convergence of the local music and art communities and a celebration of the vibrant culture of the Northern, IL area!

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Lemons to Lemonade Block Party

By Gracie Mott · Comments (0) · Saturday, July 10th, 2010

A Day of Fun for All Ages

On Saturday, July 10th from 10am-4pm the downtown will make the best of the construction with the “Lemons to Lemonade Block Party”, which will be located on Palmer Court in Downtown DeKalb. This party is geared towards families and especially kids.

Activities will include: Awesome Alley Sales at participating businesses, a FREE Bouncy House, FREE Fun Fair Games, & FREE Crafts, all sponsored by Kid Stuff. A FREE Magician from 11am -3pm and a FREE Magic Show at 2pm (Bring a Chair), sponsored by Snare System. There will also be FREE Lemonade at participating businesses.

Smalltown Skateboard Shop, located at 229 E. Lincoln Hwy., will be hosting the “Northern Illinois Game of Skate” at the block party. Skateboarders from the area will compete one on one by performing flat ground tricks. The game of “skate” is the equivalent of “horse” in basketball, where one person does a trick, and the other one tries it and if he fails, he gets an “s”.

The Skate contest starts at 2pm and goes until 4pm, and sign up starts at 10am. There will be prizes for the top three finalists. If any one has any questions about the Skate Contest feel free to call (815) 756-5555 and ask for Jay or Ariel. There will also be FREE Music during the Party, sponsored by Smalltown Skate Shop.

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Downtown DeKalb Construction Update

By Gracie Mott · Comments (2) · Monday, June 21st, 2010

Block 1 (1st to 2nd Streets on the South Side) construction is almost done. The only things that remain are the landscaping beds and putting the benches and garbage cans back in. Block 2 (2nd to 3rd) is down to bricks and lighting. This block will be done except the landscape beds and furniture by the end of this week. Block 3 (3rd to 4th, South side) will have concrete poured this week. Hopefully the fences on this block will be gone by the middle of the week.

Block 4 (1st to 2nd on the north side): Monday is the start of work on the North side of Lincoln between 1st and 2nd. Expect removals to start on Monday or Tuesday. As a reminder the first day of removals is loud and messy. Doorways are accessible but signs directing pedestrians to the alley for those with alternate entrances will be up. Expect to see the fencing go up on Monday or Tuesday. Following removals, work will be done underground and getting ready to pour light bases.

Block 4 and 5 business are planning a Lemons to Lemonade block party the weekend of July 10 in the back in Palmer Court, to celebrate construction. Construction in both blocks should be occurring at that time.

Pedestrian Pass thru work will begin early next week. They will be coating the walls with a special sealer first and then installing geofoam.  If you have any questions about the Downtown Construction please contact Mike Bauling at the City of DeKalb at 817-748-2000 or Jennifer Groce at Re:New DeKalb at 815-748-7788.

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