News & Updates
DNA Receives National Designation as 2024 Accredited Program by Main Street America
The Downtown Natchez Alliance (“DNA”) has been designated as a Nationally Accredited Main Street America program for meeting rigorous national performance standards. Main Street America’s national standards provide a strong foundational framework for local...
Top Of The Morning: April 19th
Destination Downtown: Let's Keep Natchez Blooming Read the full article by Michael Wilson on the Natchez Democrat Website: The latest Y’all Means All event coming up this weekend in Downtown Natchez has Natchez “blooming” with anticipation. Blooming By The River,...
Top Of The Morning: March 8th
Destination Downtown: Traffic Flow, Why One-Way or the Other When You Can Have Both? READ THE FULL ARTICLE BY MICHAEL WILSON ON THE NATCHEZ DEMOCRAT WEBSITE: When it comes to traffic flow in Downtown Natchez, why have it one-way or the other when you can have both?...
Revels Plaza Signing Ceremony Paves Way for Next Phase of Anchor of Downtown Plan To Proceed
On January 25, 2024, Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church and The City of Natchez held a signing ceremony for the official donation of a portion of the church-owned M.L.K. Triangle property to the City for the future development of Hiram Rhodes Revels Plaza, a...
Accreditation Workshop with Main Street America
We here at the Downtown Natchez Alliance are going through a two-year process to establish “best practices” for national Main Street accreditation. Today, we participated in a workshop with Jennifer Lay of Mississippi Main Street and Lisa Thompson of Main Street...
Saturday In Natchez: Fun, Fellowship, & Christmas In July
Republished from The Natchez Democrat, with permission Sunday, July 16,2023 • 10:39am | by Jan GriffeyPhotographs submitted from Downtown Merchants NATCHEZ - Despite stifling heat, Miss-Lou residents were out and about in downtown Natchez Saturday at an event on...
2nd Annual Sallie Junkin Ballard Winners announced as part of Crepe Myrtle Season
Article by Sabrina Simms Robinson • Reposted from Natchez Democrat with permission KEEP NATCHEZ BLOOMING:Volunteers honored at Celebrate the Blooms event NATCHEZ — To begin the 2023 celebration of the blooms in Natchez, the Downtown Natchez Alliance (DNA) group...
EASTER EGG SCAVENGER HUNT IN DOWNTOWN!
Today though Easter Sunday, bring your kids to The Great Downtown Natchez Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt! Oh dear! Oh no! The Easter Bunny went shopping and hopping in Downtown Natchez and he has lost his eggs! Will you help the Easter Bunny find his lost eggs in time for...
Spring Open House Announced for Downtown Merchants
Downtown is Hopping: Let’s Go Shopping! Spring Open House in Historic Downtown Natchez on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 pm Ring in the Spring at our Downtown Natchez Open House EGG-stravanganza this Sunday, April 2nd from Noon to 4:00pm: 50 shops,...
Ring In Spring In Downtown Natchez: March -April – May
Shop the experience of beautiful Downtown Natchez where everyone is ready to welcome you! This Spring, make your gifting and shopping experiences SPECIAL! Don’t just run errands, ENJOY yourself! Whatever the occasion, our creative and experienced Downtown Natchez...