Mayor exclaims, "the Arts District is on the Way and it all starts today!" Today, August 27, 2024, at the 100 Block of North Commerce Street, the City of Natchez and DNA held a groundbreaking ceremony to commemorate the start the ADA compliance sidewalk project for...
DNA had a great day at the Mississippi Rural Placemaking Summit organized by the Community Foundation For Mississippi. Natchez was well represented! It was a great day of information, idea exchange, and networking! Thanks again to the Community Foundation for...
Applications Now Open Until Friday, Aug. 2nd, 2024 at 5:00 pm CST DNA Announces A Balcony, Awning, & Façade Stabilization Incentive Grant Program! Application available for download: GET GRANT APP The purpose of DNA’s Incentive Grant Program is to stimulate...
7 Awards Presented at Smoot's Grocery as Part of "Natchez Celebrates The Blooms" The Downtown Natchez Alliance (DNA) announced this year's honorees for the "Sallie Junkin Ballard Keep Natchez Blooming" Awards earlier today, Saturday, June 29, 2024 at Smoot's...
We are so honored to be recognized at Mississippi Main Street Association Annual Awards Ceremony in Jackson on Thursday, June 20, 2024, for achieving National Main Street America Accreditation, and we received an award for the Best Planning Project in the State for...
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...
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,...
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?...
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 future city park...
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...