New Fiscal Year, New Ideas

We've just begun a new fiscal year for the Uptown Shelby Association, Inc. and that's a great reason to do some new year's wishes or resolutions.

One of the key thing we've discussed in our staff meetings and in talking with all sorts of folks here in Uptown Shelby is a renewal of focus on merchants and other businesses in our midst. We were backers of the recent $20 on the 20th campaign undertaken by the STAR, and that helped get us past the first thoughts of what can be done.

I'm heading out to talk with merchants over the next two weeks to see what they are thinking and how we can find common ground for us all to learn something new and apply new thinking to how we pull in more shoppers, diners, and business clients to Uptown Shelby. Consider this an open invitation to any and all readers to let us hear your own constructive ideas or dreams.

Everything will be put into the mix and we will work on crafting the best programs, campaigns and promotions we can pull together with the resources we have.

I also hope that everyone is getting excited about all of the good stuff on our horizon. I got a quick peek inside the Don Gibson Theater yesterday and that is now beginning to look like a sharp entertainment and gathering spot for Shelby. Plus we've got Fall Festival for the children coming up in late October at the same time of Livermush Expo and Art of Sound. In the meantime, next week brings us the Real to Real International Film Festival!