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Up on the Roof
Join us for a GREAT party ... at the 6th Annual Up On The Roof event! Saturday, June 7, 2008 on the Rooftop of the Bicentennial Garage. Up On The Roof
Annual Report
The BID's annual report entitled Accomplishments of 2007 and Goals for 2008 is now available. Click here to see it in pdf format.
Downtown West Chester ended 2007 with 468 businesses in operation. This is a net gain of 35 more businesses than 2006 or an 8 percent increase. The retail sector was stronger with a net gain of 4 in 2007 compared to a net gain of 1 in 2006. Restaurants were slightly weaker with a net gain of 3 in 2007 compared to 4 in 2006. The strongest sector were with professional offices with a net gain of 29 in 2007 compared to 12 in 2006. This was due in part because of the increased new office space availability. Other highlights include significant expansions for items such as sales for the Downtown Gift Certificate program ($46,500 were sold) and the amount of traffic on the downtown website DowntownWestChester.com in 2007 (255,300 or 699 per day).
Cultural Center Events
Are you looking for a way to get beyond the wintry blues? Check out the list of events at The Cultural Center at the Chester County Historical Society. Film, art, history, and music are all part of the line-up.
2008 Events-at-a-Glance
Setting up your calendar for 2008? Check out 2008 Events-at-a-Glance for the biggest and best events occuring in West Chester.
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The Vote Is In
MyFoxPhilly wanted you to cast your vote for your favorite businesses and so many voted that eleven Downtown West Chester businesses were selected--more than any other area suburb! Go to MyFoxPhilly.CityVoter.com to see the West Chester winners.
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Shopping
Downtown West Chester is the perfect place to browse for just that perfect style or gift. It is, after all, why it's been called The Perfect Town.
Remember, parking is free all weekend in the Parking Garages & Lots and on-street meters. And you never have to feed the meters after 5 pm everyday.
See the complete listing of downtown retail shops.
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The Perfect Gift
Do you know someone who is hard to shop for? Now you will never go wrong with a West Chester Downtown Gift Certificate, available in increments of twenty-five dollars. They are good at virtually all downtown businesses. Downtown Gift Certificates come in packets that include a directory of shops and restaurants where they can be used. It's the perfect way to share the experience of shopping downtown and insuring that the perfect gift is found and enjoyed. Find out how to purchase them.
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New Book Takes You on Walks in West Chester
A new guidebook that captures all of the picturesque Pennsylvania charm and history of West Chester is now available. West Chester, Six Walking Tours by author Bruce Mowday with photography by Rick Davis takes the reader to over 75 sites within the historic borough. Learn more.
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Smoke Free Thursdays
A select number of eating and drinking establishments in downtown West Chester have committed to a new program called 'Smoke Free Thursdays' to encourage patrons to leave their cigarettes at home at least one day a week. This joins a growing number of establishments that are now smoke free all the time.
Participating restaurants will display signs like the one on the right that inform the public that Thursdays are now smoke free. To see a directory of participating restaurants, click on Smoke Free Thursdays.
Holly Brown and Scott Smith of the West Chester Borough Council have asked that the West Chester BID and the West Chester Chamber of Commerce assist in creating and promoting this program.
Smoke Free Thursdays coincides with the Great American Smokeout, a national event supported by the American Cancer Society and promotes local and nationwide activities.
In addition, Chester County has published a "100% Smoke Free Dining Directory for Chester County." 25 West Chester Borough restaurants are listed in the directory. A directory of restaurants that are smoke free in downtown can be seen at Totally Smoke Free.
Eating and drinking establishments may join 'Smoke Free Thursdays' anytime so check back to see if your favorite is participating.
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