Join us for the Fall 2024 Downtown Update on November 6, 2024, at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts!
Event: Downtown for All: Addressing the Complexity of Homelessness
Time: 7:30 AM – Registration & light breakfast | 8:00 AM – Program begins
This event will highlight current efforts to tackle issues related to homelessness, anti-social behaviors, and housing in Downtown York. Hear from Kristin Paradise, Central Region Director for Governor Shapiro’s Office, as she provides an overview of the newly released Executive Order on Housing and Homelessness. Don’t miss this critical conversation for our community!
Thank you to our Reception Sponsor, WellSpan Health!
Past Downtown Updates
From notable milestones to significant announcements, reading old updates allows you to relive the exciting moments that shaped Downtown York’s progress.
Fall 2023 Downtown Update
Attendees will hear an update on the work of Downtown Inc, the organization committed to driving, enhancing, and encouraging investment in Downtown York through promotions, placemaking, public safety, and economic development. Presenters include Katie Mahoney, Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for YCEA & Downtown Inc., Hannah Beard, Marketing and Merchant Engagement Manager and Bronley Martin, Urban Revitalization Manager. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, M&T Bank, our reception sponsor, WellSpan, and to our Live Stream Sponsor, Business Information Group, for helping make this event possible.
Spring 2023 Downtown Update
Get the scoop on exciting recent development and hear from local community leaders and organizations on all things Downtown York. Thank you to our presenting sponsor, M&T Bank, our live stream sponsor Business Information Group, Inc. and event host, Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Fall 2022 Downtown Update
The Fall 2022 Downtown Update was held at the Appell Center for the Performing Arts on October 5, 2022. The program included an update on the Economic State of Main Street Communities by Julie Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Downtown Center, and a Downtown York Economic Forecast. A panel discussion featuring Downtown York business owners followed. Panelists included Lauren Days, owner of Sara Ellen Event Venue & Skillet2Plate Soul Bistro, Joanne Wilmore, owner of Grace Manor Bed & Breakfast, and Kate Harmon, co-owner of Working Progress.
Spring 2022 Downtown Update
The Spring 2022 Downtown Update was held at the Appell Center for Performing Arts March 15, 2022. The program included speakers from Keystone Kidspace, Yorktowne Hotel, the History Center, C.S. Davidson, Police Commissioner Michael Muldrow.
