By Óscar Contreras, Denver7News | Shakespeare in the park. Pop up restaurants. Or even a pickleball tourney with your friends – all happening in downtown Denver. That’s the hope of Mayor Mike Johnston and other city leaders who announced a plan Monday to revitalize downtown Denver after the area saw substantial loss of foot traffic at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Dynamic Downtown Denver plan – a partnership between the city, Denver Arts & Venues and the Downtown Denver Partnership – will distribute more than $350,000 in grants to help “both elevate and activate the city in a way that we know makes everyone remember why they fell in love with downtown Denver in the first place,” according to Johnston, who called on Denverites to apply for these grants during a morning news conference outside the City and County Building.
Individuals, nonprofits, community groups, businesses – all are eligible to apply for the grants, which will range from $500 to $25,000, said Kourtny Garrett, the CEO of the Downtown Denver Partnership. Applications will open Monday, Oct. 16, and can be found here [see URL below].
“We know that there’s no better way to bring our community together to re-energize downtown and re-instill a collective love for downtown than through music, through art, culture, and celebration,” Garrett said.
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Read the whole article here with rules for the grants:
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/mayor-johnston-announces-350-000-plan-to-revitalize-downtown-denver-in-response-to-dwindling-foot-traffic
[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]
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