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 BROWN BAGS ABOUND Brown Bag Series Location Change for Thursday, July 22. It is going to be HOT (again) on Thursday, July 22 and to make it more pleasant for everyone the
Downtown Brown Bag Series will be held in the Commission Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Government Complex. See you on the Second Floor of the City Building. 
Photo By:Mike Ullery Piqua Daily Call Downtown Piqua employees, residents and visitors will be 'Brown Bagging It' as Mainstreet Piqua's annual Downtown Brown Bag Series will be returning to the fountain plaza in front of the city building each Thursday in July. The Brown Bag Series lunches start on Thursday, July 8 and will run from 11:45 through 1 p.m. each Thursday through July 29.
During the luncheon series a different downtown restaurant will be serving a brown bag lunch and an area entertainer performs on the Fountain plaza stage. To kick off the series on Thursday, July 8 Michalo’s Pizza and Wings will serve a smoked turkey on whole wheat sandwich with potato chips, cookie and soft drink while pianist Scott Oglesbee performs. On Thursday, July 15 guitarist Jimmy Felts will entertain while Lighthouse Café serves a single turkey and bacon club sandwich with chips, cookie and a drink. On Thursday, July 22 Susie’s Big Dipper will be selling chicken salad on Artisan bread with chips or pretzels, brownie and drink while the entertainment will be Spittin’ Image and the final Brown Bag lunch will be held Thursday, July 29, and Zender’s of Ohio will have a three piece chicken dinner plus chips and a drink. The featured entertainment will be pianist and singer Bill Corfield. All meals, including the drink, are $6. In the event of bad weather the brown bag luncheon will be held inside the city building. The Brown Bag Series is a presentation of Mainstreet Piqua and is sponsored by Mutual Federal Savings Bank, Fifth Third Bank, MainSource Bank, Chase Bank, Unity National Bank and US Bank. For more information about the Downtown Brown Bag Series please call Mainstreet Piqua at 773-9355. Leadership Speaker Pete Luongo to return to Piqua When the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their Regional Business Showcase in October 2009 the keynote speaker was the former President and CEO of The Berry Company Pete Luongo. Mr. Luongo’s 45-minute presentation focused on leadership and he accomplished what every speaker should – he left the crowd wanting more! As a result the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Business Showcase committee will be hosting a two-hour presentation by Pete Luongo on Tuesday, October 19 from 4 – 6 p.m. in the Fort Piqua Plaza Conference and Banquet facility. The presentation will be followed by a social hour and book signing from 6 – 7 p.m. Pete Luongo’s presentation will be based on his book “10 Truths About Leadership… it’s not just about Winning.” Tickets to the presentation are $25 for Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce members and $35 for Non-members. Tickets can be purchased at the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce and there are discounts for bulk ticket purchases. The event is being sponsored by Grow Piqua Now. For more information contact the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce at 773-2765.
Need a Gift? Run out of time? The Mainstreet Piqua website has a new enhanced shopping basket feature and now all your Piqua Collectibles are available with the click of a mouse! Payment is handled through the secure payment processor PayPal. There are currently 15 items to purchase on the website and more items will be added as they are added to the Mainstreet Piqua inventory. All items will be shipped using the Flat Rate shipping services through the United States Postal Service with receipt delivery confirmation. Once you have chosen your items and completed payment your selections will be carefully packed and shipped from the Mainstreet Piqua office. If you decide to ship multiple items to one location your selections will be combined into one box and additional shipping charges will be refunded through PayPal. If you have ideas or suggestions for the improvement of downtown Piqua please share your thoughts with us through the Mainstreet Piqua Suggestion Box. We appreciate your input and thank you in advance. Mainstreet Piqua is on Facebook
Become a fan of Mainstreet Piqua on Facebook!Click Here! The 6th Annual Holly Jolly 5K Run was held Saturday, December 5th The links to race results can be found below… Hance Pavilion Cat's Meow Now Available
Just in time for the holidays Mainstreet Piqua is offering a brand new Cat's Meow of Hance Pavilion. Cat's Meow Collectibles are exact replicas of a building or landmark on silk-screened custom shaped pieces of wood. The Hance Pavilion Cat's Meow features the landmark building surrounded by brightly colored fall trees. The Hance Pavilion pieces are available at Readmore’s Hallmark, 430 N. Main Street, Apple Tree Gallery, 405 N. Main Street and Tapestry Angel, 516 N. Spring Street. The cost is $20 per piece. Also available from Mainstreet Piqua are Cat’s Meow replicas of the Municipal Government Complex and the Fort Piqua Plaza. For more information please call Mainstreet Piqua at 773-9355.
Third “Made in Piqua” Ornament now available
Mainstreet Director Lorna Swisher, who is coordinating the project, says the response to the first two ornaments in the series has been overwhelming. “The Decker’s lard can ornament and the Hartzell Propeller ornaments both sold out within a couple of weeks.” Says Swisher. We anticipate this ornament will do just as well.” says Swisher. “We appreciate the cooperation of Piqua Paper Box Company with this project. We thought it was very important to have a “Made in Piqua” ornament that could be purchased in a box that was made in Piqua.” she added. The ornaments are available at the Mainstreet Piqua office, 326 N. Main Street as well as Readmore Hallmark, 430 N. Main Street, Apple Tree Gallery, 405 N. Main Street, Knobby’s Shop, 333 N. Main Street and Tapestry Angel, 516 Spring Street. For more information contact Mainstreet Piqua at info@mainstreetpiqua.com Mainstreet Piqua is a non-profit organization dedicated to the revitalization, promotion and economic development of downtown Piqua, Ohio. The organization was founded in 1993 with a core mission of improving the heart of our community. Mainstreet Piqua follows the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s 4-point approach for downtown revitalization. We are a designated Ohio Main Street Program and have been certified as a National Main Street Program for seven consecutive years. The organization is led by a dedicated Board of Trustees and is widely supported by the downtown business community, area financial institutions and a host of corporate supporters and individuals from throughout the Piqua community and beyond. Mainstreet Piqua also appreciates the full support of the City of Piqua. We host a variety of family-oriented community events including Taste of the Arts, Downtown Brown Bag Series and Christmas on the Green. For a full listing of all our events please visit our Calendar of Events. To support the ongoing mission of the organization Mainstreet Piqua we are proud to offer a complete line of Piqua collectibles and memorabilia. Our offerings include two different decks of Piqua Playing Cards featuring historical photos of Piqua, mugs, ornaments, note-cards, mini-crocks, spoon rests, and a DVD featuring a 40-minute driving tour of Piqua done in 1957. There are numerous volunteer opportunities within the Mainstreet Piqua organization. Please call us a 937-773-9355 if you have any questions or feel free to drop us an email at info@mainstreetpiqua.com Contact Information: Mainstreet Piqua, Inc. |
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In tribute to Piqua’s rich industrial heritage Mainstreet Piqua is unveiling their third in a series of collectible “Made in Piqua” ornaments. The brass ornament features a Favorite stove with the word ‘Favorite’ on the ornament. The ornaments are designed to look exactly like a ‘typical’ Favorite base burner stove. Each ornament comes in a blue box that was specially produced for the project by Piqua Paper Box Company. The cost per ornament is $12. 
