News around downtown
Gearworks Opens as New Entrepreneurial ‘Bridge Space’ on Main Street
The interior of the brick storefront at 120 E. Main St. has shed its dreary look. Walls coated with whiteboard paint are covered with notes and lists written in assorted colors. A large, wall-mounted monitor in the refinished back room displays app data. And remodeled...
Town Earns Award for Pop-Up Art Fence Project
From left: Downtown Development Manager Mari Howe, Cultural Arts and Events Manager Debbie Dunn, Garner artist Virginia Maier, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Director Sonya Shaw and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Assistant Director Rob Smith. The...
Calling All Artists for Paint on Main
Downtown Garner and GrafixHouse are now seeking artists for Paint on Main, our holiday window painting project. Each year, Paint on Main transforms Main Street’s business district into a winter wonderland from Thanksgiving to New Years – last year, hundreds of citizens came to Downtown Garner to check out this great community art project!