Roy Stoves | 4th Avenue Historic District Birmingham, AL https://4thavebham.com/ 
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https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

Mariah Montgomery & Shelley Paasch 
https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/
https://sweethometowns.com/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

Kathy LaPlante, Women Who Lead Main Street

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

Executive Director of Jasper Main Street Michael L. Putman joins Mary to talk all about Jasper's downtown and the success they are having there. https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/jasper/ www.mainstreetalabama.org

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

More Mary Means whom some call the "Mother of Main Street".  This is part 2 of a 2 part interview.
https://sweethometowns.com/
https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

Meet Mary Means whom some call the "Mother of Main Street".  This is part 1 of a 2 part interview.
https://sweethometowns.com/
https://www.mainstreetalabama.org/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

On this episode you will get to meet a few of the Women Who Lead Alabama Main Street.
https://sweethometowns.com/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

Volunteers & Grassroots Initiatives are our Secret Sauce!  
Meet some of our Main Street Directors as they talk about how their volunteers are an integral part of a successful Main Street program.
https://sweethometowns.com/

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

AL SPARK, a Main Street Alabama initiative, was created to energize emerging and growing businesses in Designated Main Street Alabama Districts across the state and is supported by funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration. AL SPARK has three components Live Wire (Education), Illuminate (Marketing), and Bright Ideas - A Pitch competition for existing businesses looking to expand and grow.
Learn more about AL Spark

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama

State Coordinator and our Host, Mary Wirth explains more about Main Street Alabama and its initiative to help revitalize main streets in Alabama as well as what is involved in becoming a Main Street Alabama community.

Main Street Alabama: Sweet Home Towns Podcast
Welcome to Sweet Home Towns, the official podcast of Main Street Alabama, where we celebrate the heart and soul of our state’s downtowns. Each episode takes you to a different Alabama community revitalizing its Main Street—one storefront, one festival, one neighbor at a time. Join us as we share inspiring stories of small-town innovation, historic preservation, and the people who are breathing new life into their hometowns. From community leaders and business owners to volunteers and dreamers, these are the voices shaping Alabama’s sweetest success stories. Whether you’re a local leader, small business owner, or simply someone who loves small-town charm, Sweet Home Towns will leave you proud to call Alabama home.
Main Street Alabama