Jamestown Downtown Association

06/15/2026

Congratulations on your big move!

06/13/2026

🎶🍻 TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT! 🍻🎶

Join us for the Trainwrecks Street Dance tonight! Grab your friends, bring the family, and come enjoy a great night of live music, food, drinks, and fun right here in Jamestown.

✅ All ages welcome until 9 PM
🎵 Live music by Trainwreck
🍔 Great food available
🍺 Cold drinks flowing
💃 Dancing, friends, and summer fun

Come early, find a spot, and help us kick off an awesome night downtown! We can’t wait to see everyone there!

06/13/2026

06/09/2026

Bring your wheels! Registration is free and everything with wheels and a motor are welcome to show!

06/08/2026

A repeating mantra in our organization: we are working to revitalize our downtown one building, even one brick at a time. Every small improvement leads to another larger improvement. And when those improvements catch the eye of a potential investor or entrepreneur, things start to happen. We are so excited to see some of our core buildings changing hands, getting restored, and being put to use as business destinations once again. Shout out to Tonya Perkins, Jodi Kjellberg, and Jordan Koushkouski, we are cheering you on!!!

“Why would you move here?”

“Why would you want to start a business here?”

“Why would you renovate a building here?”

I hear these questions in a lot of places I visit. People asking them of their own community, about their own home.

That’s not pessimism or realism either, but low civic self-esteem and it’s plaguing too many of our places.

The problem with low civic self-esteem is that it can’t be fixed with the typical approach. There are no technical solutions that lift self-esteem. All the grant money in the world can’t make a community like itself. Even the best plans can’t force a town to believe in itself.

Cities don’t behave like machines. They behave like people. Because cities are made of people, not parts.

06/05/2026

Whether your pride and joy is a muscle car, a jacked-up truck, or a mini scooter, we want to see it at Rods and Hogs! Saturday June 13th! Registration is free and ANYTHING with a motor and wheels is welcome to show! To save time you can pre-register at jamestowndowntown.org

05/28/2026

We can't thank our sponsors enough!! The vendors are set! Look for Hog Time BBQ, Thirst No More , and Classic Brew Coffee. And Pit Stop Sports and their axe throwing bus! Now all we need is some great weather and a bunch of cool vehicles! Remember, registration is free and we welcome anything with wheels and a motor!!

05/28/2026

The Simplest Economic Development Strategy You’re Ignoring

There is no mystery to why certain streets thrive and others don’t. People are drawn to beautiful places. Not complicated, not controversial, just true.

When a street is irresistible, foot traffic follows. When foot traffic follows, shop owners notice. When shop owners notice, they compete for space on that street. When they compete for space, rents rise, buildings appreciate, and the surrounding neighborhood becomes more desirable. The homeowners nearby benefit. The tax base strengthens. The community grows.

This is not a theory. This is how value is created.

The public sector’s role in this chain is straightforward: invest in a high-quality public realm and enforce your building codes. That’s it. You don’t need another survey telling you that residents prefer to live in beautiful places. They do. Everyone does. Act on that.

Cities that understand this stop treating aesthetics as a luxury and start treating them as infrastructure. Because that’s exactly what they are, the infrastructure that makes every other investment work harder.

Make your streets irresistible. The private sector will do the rest.

05/27/2026

Another wonderful project restoring a part of our downtown history! We love seeing the progress here!

At its May 11 meeting, the JSDC Board of Directors approved Flex PACE funding support for Koush LLC, owned by Jordan Koushkouski, to assist with the purchase and renovation of the building at 115 First Avenue South in downtown Jamestown.

A Jamestown native, Jordan is revitalizing the former Office Bar building, which has been vacant for about three years. The renovated space will reopen as the “Park Bar and Lounge,” honoring a family legacy tied to the historic downtown location.

The project includes significant building improvements and will create a refreshed downtown gathering space featuring beverages, gaming, live music, and on- and off-sale services.

This investment supports downtown revitalization while helping a local entrepreneur reinvest in Jamestown’s core business district.

05/10/2026

We are so grateful to be a recipient of FCCU's service day!

🌿✨ A big thank you to the employees of First Community Credit Union for helping clean up Hansen Arts Park! Your time and effort make a lasting impact and help keep this space beautiful for our community to enjoy. We appreciate your support! 💚