From The Tribune staff reports
LEEDS — The public is invited to celebrate the official launch of the Leeds Main Street program on Tuesday, June 21, from 5:00 p.m. until 8 p.m.
The celebration will take place in Downtown Leeds on the corner of Parkway Drive and 8th Street.
Related Story: Leeds announced as one of four 2022 Main Street Alabama Designated Communities
The City of Leeds was announced as one of the four 2022 Main Street Alabama Designated Communities on Wednesday, June 1.
Main Street Alabama is a nonprofit solely focused on revitalizing historic downtowns in Alabama. Typically three cities are chosen a year from the many that apply, but this year four were selected. Main Sreet Alabama comes into the city and analyzes what the downtown merchants, the leaders, and the citizens want the historic downtown to look like.
The four cities selected were Demopolis, LaFayette, Leeds, and Talladega.
According to the Main Street Alabama website, Main Street programs are more than having great events and making downtown look better. At its core, Main Street is an economic development tool that enhances the tax base of a community, fosters entrepreneurship, builds community capacity, and creates partnerships among key groups in a community.