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• Sales
Tax Revenue Rises
• Pearl
Street Stampede
• Best Place to Find Stiocking
Stuffers - Win $50!
• Private Party Venue Listings for the Holidays
• DBI Urges Support of Ballot Issue 202 & Question 2D
• Tell Us Which Events You Attended & Win a Bag!
• Last Three Farmer's Market Of The Season
• Terry Tempest William, Rwanda Healing Project
• Boulder Arts and Crafts Gallery Call for Entries
• Web Site Tips and Tricks
• Spotlight
On: Munchkin
Masquerade
Downtown Sales
Revenues Up in August
Sales
tax figures from the city of Boulder showed sales
tax revenues increased through August. The Pearl
Street Mall was up 6.64%, Downtown outside the Mall was up 3.22
and the total Boulder revenue was up 2.40%. For
the full report, click
here.
The
Pearl Street Stampede
The Bricks of Pearl Street are the place to be this
Friday as the Stampede will
rally Downtown Boulder’s
locals and visitors for an evening of music,
celebration and fun. Starting at 7 p.m. on the 1300
block of Pearl Street, the Golden Buffalo Marching
Band will entertain with the CU Football team mingling
with fans of all ages.
The Stampede will head west on
Pearl Street towards The Camera, so dress in your
CU best, come on out and cheer on our team as they
get ready to battle Kansas State! Bring the family
out for a Stampede like you’ve
never seen before! Click
here for more.
Best
Place to Find Stocking Stuffers
Winter is knocking at the door, and so is the next
issue of our new magazine, Downtown: Local Shops, Local
Stories. For our Holiday issue want to know your favorite
places to find stocking stuffers in Downtown Boulder.
Respondents will be entered into a drawing for a $50
DBI
Gift Card. Thanks for your help!
Click here to take the survey.
Private
Party Venues
Attention Downtown Hospitality
Establishments:
For businesses interested in booking Holiday parties,
Downtown Boulder is creating a listing for "private party
venues" in the
Dining section of the web site. Please sent pertinent
information to info@dbi.org including:
Venue name, capacity, available days of the week & times,
menu selection, private or
semi private area, price
range, and contact info.
DBI
urges support of
Ballot Issue
202 and Ballot Question 2D
The board of directors for
Downtown Boulder, Incorporated (DBI) urges voters
in the city of Boulder to support Ballot Issue
202 and Ballot Question 2D this coming election.
Click here for more information.
Please Tell Us:
Who's Attending What?!
Downtown Boulder is interested in learning who's coming
to our events! If you attended any of our 2008
events thus far (Tulip
Fairy and Elf Parade, ArtFair, Bands on the Bricks, Noon
Tunes, Endless Summer Music Celebration and/or Fall Festival), please take two minutes to fill
out a quick
online survey (10 questions) by October 17.
The survey link is also posted on BoulderDowntown.com -
please encourage your family and friends to take it as
well! Ten lucky participants will receive a Downtown
Boulder Canvas Bag (to be chosen at random).
Click here
to take the survey!
Last
Three Farmers' Markets of the Season
Get it while
it's still organic at the best place to shop for
groceries in Boulder! The Farmers' Market ends November
1, so be sure to stop by the next few Saturdays and support
local farmers and pruveyors. Located on 13th Street
next to Central Park. www.boulderfarmers.org
Terry
Tempest William, Rwanda
Healing Project
Join the Center
for Native Ecosystems and the Rwanda Healing Project in
welcoming renowned
author Terry Tempest Williams to
the historic Boulder Theater on
October 27. The
evening will feature readings by Terry from
her new book Finding
Beauty in a Broken World ,
an interactive discussion with the audience,
a book signing, a silent auction
benefiting Center for Native Ecosystems and
handmade goods by the "barefoot
artists" of
Rwanda. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit
Center for Native Ecosystems and the Rwanda
Healing.
www.bouldertheater.com
Boulder
Arts and Crafts Gallery Call
for Entries
The Boulder
Arts and Crafts Gallery, an artist owned and operated
cooperative, is looking for new work for display
in their store on an ongoing basis. Consignment
applications can be picked up at the gallery, obtained
on their Web
site or
by calling 303-443-3683. There is a $25 application
fee to apply.
Website Tips
and Tricks
Did
you know we have wealth of data and knowledge
on Downtown Boulder that we have collected over the
years (including surveys and research from the city
and Boulder Convention and Visitor Bureau)?
Try
it:
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Go to www.boulderdowntown.com
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Click on "Research
and Resources” at
the bottom of the page
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Move your mouse to the green box
on the left-hand side of the page and click through
to Downtown
Research.
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To
download information, right click on the hyperlink
and choose "Save Target As..."
Check out all the updates at boulderdowntown.com.
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great variety of antiques, furniture, primitives, textiles,
collectibles, silver, china, jewelry, glass, books,
gifts, and more. Open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
Munchkin
Masquerade. It is truly magical to witness 3,000 children
descending on Downtown as businesses
up and down Pearl Street participate in trick or treating
for your little ones. Costumes are strongly encouraged
for all who attend. Treating starts with a complimentary
picture, balloon and a treat bag at the Camera (located
at 10th and Pearl streets). Children will also receive
a Treat Stop Map. 
