JAMESTOWN - The annual Hands on Jamestown Clean up effort proved to be another successful one for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. According to JRC officials, nearly 800 volunteers from all over southern Chautauqua County came together last … [Read more...]
Thursday Night to Feature Return of Downtown Jamestown Concert Series
JAMESTOWN - Live music will be filling the streets of downtown Jamestown Thursday, May 21 as the first Third Thursday free concert event of the 2015 season takes place on North Main St.. Third Thursday is a free, all ages community arts event and … [Read more...]
Hands on Jamestown is Saturday
JAMESTOWN - The biggest single cleanup day of the year is happening in downtown Jamestown Saturday with hundreds of volunteers expected to take part in Hands on Jamestown. The event, presented by M&T Bank, is dedicated to cleaning downtown … [Read more...]
Jamestown City Council to Consider Enacting Nuisance Property Ordinance
JAMESTOWN - Members of the Jamestown City Council’s housing committee will soon begin the process of developing a law to crack down on nuisance properties. On Monday committee members met with officials from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation … [Read more...]
Groups and Individuals Encouraged to Participate in Hands on Jamestown on May 16
JAMESTOWN - Group and individual registrations are being accepted for Hands On Jamestown 2015, the city’s largest volunteer-driven community clean-up effort. The event, presented by M&T Bank, is dedicated to cleaning downtown Jamestown, … [Read more...]
JRC Announces 2015 Participants of Renaissance Block Challenge Program
JAMESTOWN - Landscaping, porch repairs, painting, sidewalk replacement, and many other projects will soon be underway in the city as part of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s (JRC) annual Renaissance Block Challenge. The program gives … [Read more...]
Fourth Annual Grow Jamestown Garden Fair is Saturday
JAMESTOWN, NY - The fourth annual Grow Jamestown Garden Fair is set to take place tomorrow in downtown Jamestown. The Garden Fair will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Lillian Vitanza Ney Renaissance Center on the corner of Third and Washington … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Grow Jamestown Garden Week and Fair
Originally airing Thursday, March 12, 2015. WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Mary Maxwell and Edwin Rodriguez from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, who discuss first ever GROW Jamestown Garden Week, culminating with the fourth annual GROW … [Read more...]
Noeplace Convenience Store to Provide More Nutritious Options for Customers
JAMESTOWN - Noeplace Convenience Store on E. 2nd St. is taking part in the Healthy Community Market project, coordinated by the Chautauqua County Health Network (CCHN) and Creating Healthy Places. The a project is designed to offer more healthy food … [Read more...]
Deadline for Block Grant Challenge Pre-Application is March 13
JAMESTOWN - The 2015 deadline to get started on applying for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation's Neighborhood Renaissance Block Challenge is Friday, March 13. The Neighborhood Renaissance Block Challenge encourages groups of neighbors to … [Read more...]
