On this segment of the Lynn Lowdown we spoke with Tia Cole, Director of Community Engagement at Lynn Main Streets.
Creative Reopenings - Bruce Orr and One Mighty Mill
On this week's LCTV News update anchor Mukala Kabongo updates the city on covid-19 cases, Lynn Fire Dept. receiving grant and Diverse People United march for Breonna Taylor. We also look back at the Complete Count Committee Mobile Questionnaire Assistance event and Raw Art Works Good 2 Go mural paintings. On the Lynn Lowdown we were joined by Nathan Gray. The LCTV News is a weekly news program highlighting several big news stories in Lynn, video showcases of organizations and places in Lynn, interviews with movers and shakers within the Lynn community, and more.
New Grants Will Provide Resources to Local Businesses in Lynn
The City of Lynn, in partnership with Lynn Main Streets (LMS), has been awarded $81,132 through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program. This grant will provide resources and support to restaurants and retail businesses in Lynn, with a focus on the downtown, through ‘creative reopening’ solutions that allow for safe and profitable outdoor vending.
In the short few months that we’ve launched, we believe Lynn Main Streets has already proven to be an essential ally to the city’s most vulnerable residents and businesses—and an advocate for this special place we call home. We are dedicated to our long-term mission to bring the community out of their silos, give everyone a seat at the table and reinvigorate our downtown. Looking to the future, we intend to continue our work toward that mission—pivoting quickly to meet the most urgent community needs, as we have shown we can over the last few mont
A COLORFUL COLLABORATION AT CHRISTOPHER’S IN LYNN
Salem resident Anna Dugan, 30, paints a mural on the concrete slabs outside of Christopher’s Cafe on Wednesday afternoon in Lynn. (Olivia Falcigno)
LYNN COMMON HAS SOME FLOWERY DECORATIONS
Helping with Lynn Main Streets efforts to beautify downtown Lynn on Saturday was, from left, Jim Kemos of Lynn, City Coucilor-at-Large Brian LaPierre, Janet Merrill of Kensington, N.H., City Councilor Richard Colucci, and Peter Merrill of Kensington, N.H. (Spenser Hasak)