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I love Downtown Pleasanton!
I am really going to try to do it. I am really going to try to blog. Most of my friends are probably giggling right now, as they read this. They know me. They know that I have the patience of a, well, I don’t even have the patience to think of something to compare it to… you get the idea.
One of the things that I do find so fun to discuss, is the pure passion that is occupying the hearts of some many merchants in the downtown Pleasanton area. Once I opened our shop, Thriving Ink & Co., I decided to was important for me to get involved in the downtown activities and groups. I joined the PDA ( Pleasanton Downtown Assoc.) and the Downtown Merchant Marketing Group. You know what is so exciting?? Even our city manager and community development director have the very same passion as all of us! They are very involved in the change you will be seeing downtown!
As many of you know, the downtown has seemed to be at a standstill for the past few years. There really wasn’t much of a draw, besides the shopping, amazing food and a few great events. However, there needs to be more to make a downtown vibrant. In Pleasanton, we need to have more activities, events and more retail! Although service business’, salons, spas, banks, etc.. is an incredibly important part of a thriving downtown, the actual placement of these business’ is important to the ‘strolling’ aspect of a successful downtown. Do you agree?
Have you been downtown lately? You are going to be seeing lots of change! Just in the summer alone, there are so many amazing events planned. Some of them include:
- Movies In the Park
- Concerts in the Park
- Wine Stroll
- Live music Wednesdays
- First Wednesday Street parties
- Thirsty Thursdays at Blue Agave
- Stroll the Boardwalk event
…and more….
What a great line-up for our downtown!
And at Thriving Ink & Co?
- Make a shirt for dad
- Yoga in the Park
- Wine tasting
- Live Art events
- Art in the Park
- Guitar Hero Tournies
- Live Music
….well you get the hint. So, nothing to do this summer? Head downtown. You won’t be disappointed….
