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Welcome to Alliance for Downtown Meridian Dear Stakeholder,
The Alliance for Downtown Meridian operates the
Meridian Main Street Program under contract with the City of Meridian. What is Main Street? Bob Seger wrote a
song called "Main Street." Main Street is the downtown of our city. It is where people work,
shop, eat, live, and are entertained. The Alliance is a member of Mississippi Main Street. www.msmainstreet.com The four pillars of Main Street are as follows: Promotion, Economic Development, Design,
and Organization. Please help the Alliance make downtown a vibrant community. If you would like to get
involved, contact us: 601.693.7480. |
| Support Your Local Restaurants  The Deli On 5th offers a variety of your favorite
sandwiches, soups, salads, and desserts. Located in the heart of downtown, 2211 5th Street, "The Deli" is
a local favorite. Come early on Wednesdays to be sure and get a seat for their famous Cheeseburger Pasta. |
Weidmann's Restaurant  One of Downtown Meridian's finest restaurants, Weidmann's offers
unique entrees that cannot be found anywhere else. Weidmann's is one of Downtown Meridian's oldest operating restaurants,
having opened back in 1870. Either dine in the fine dining room or, for the more laid- back, eat
in the Monkey Bar. |
The Chili House  Stop in and say hello to Tammy and Kim; they will be sure to put you in "a good
mood with their great food!" They offer beignets in the morning and New Orleans-style Creole cuisine, salads,
and wraps for lunch. They are presenting Chili-Fest 2009 on Saturday, October 10th, featuring live music by
Mr. Tone, a chili cook-off contest, and much more. Admission is free, and children are welcome! On October 31,
they will be sponsoring a fall festival. They will have the streets closed off and a live remote with 95Q.
"The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" will be playing on the big screen, there will be a costume contest, and
area businesses will be participating in the "Candy Grab." Each business participating will have pumpkins
or fall decorations outside of the business from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There are approximately 20 businesses that will
stay open and have candy to give out. Bring all of the little ones to get candy downtown! For more information,
please call 601.482.4663. |
Jean's  Are you in the mood for some home cooking? Jean's Restaurant offers breakfast from
6:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m., as well as lunch, to the downtown working crowd. The breakfast menu has a variety of
choices, including eggs, hash browns, grits, bacon, and sausage. The lunch menu offers fresh vegetable plates,
county fried steak and onions, veal cutlet, and, of course, catfish on Fridays. It is almost guaranteed
that you will run into someone you know. Call them at 601.482.2348, and they will fax you a menu for the day.
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Tulane BBQ and Catering  Are you in the mood for some finger-licking good food?
Then go see Inez at Tulane BBQ. Their menu includes BBQ lunch specials that are posted daily. Dinner plates include
Chicken, Ribs, Pork Chops, and Fish. They are located at 2215 8th Street, and their hours are from 11:30 a.m. until.
They also deliver orders of $20 or more. Call 601.553.3070. |
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| Board Members Tim Allred Billy Beal Johnny Brewer Scott Carmichael Gaines Crawford Barbaree Heaster Minnie Hunter Jim McGinnis Michele
Pearson Guy Purvis James Rowcliff Dennis Sankovich Esperanza Sullins Kenny
Watts Larry Jones Executive Director Amy Reede Main Street Manager |
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But Important Facts:
If half of the employed
population spent $50 per month supporting locally-owned, independent businesses, more than $42.6 billion in revenue
would be generated. For every $100 spent in locally-owned, independent businesses,
$68 returns to the community through taxes, payroll, and other expenditures. When
the same amount is spent supporting national chains, only $43 is returned. If
the same amount is spent online, nothing is returned. |
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Dog Diggity
Come see our newest eatery downtown. Tracy Donaldson
opened a mobile hot dog stand in Dumont Plaza on Wednesday, September 23. Hot Dog Diggity is famous for bringing
regional hot dog favorites from around the country to satisfy any craving. Coming soon, The Original Chicago Dog,
which includes a beef frank served on a poppy seed bun, wedged tomatoes, a dill pickle spear, pickled hot peppers,
neon green pickle relish, mustard, and celery salt. From plain Jane dogs, to beer brauts, to slaw dogs,
she offers it all. She also offers a flat-bread grilled pizza. Her business hours are Monday through
Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
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Alliance for Downtown Meridian Address/2120-A 5th Street; Meridian,
MS 39301 |
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