We went to see Dana's parents last weekend. They live in Morganton which has been in the process of revitalizing their downtown. They went all out on the Christmas lights and even have horse and buggy rides during this Christmas season. The population is under 50,000. They had a successful free concerts on Friday last summer. Our demographics are too strong to not have similar events.
http://www.downtownmorganton.com/html/tgif.html
I have a contact with a Morganton Downtown representative. I'm trying to get some information about their 13 year plan and their success and failures.
I have been wanting something like that here in High Point for a while now. I grew up in Ocala, Fl; there we had an ice skating rink, horse and buggy rides, pictures with Santa and it all starts in November with a great community event called Light Up Ocala. The downtown store fronts have lights on their building and the city puts lights up in the trees and lines the streets as well. On that day they have a mini parade, performances, food, and other vendors. It's beautiful and fun!
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