Florence Foodies 2015

Do you love downtown Florence’s unique restaurants and the surprising and delicious menus you find there?  Florence Main Street is again shining the spotlight on Florence’s downtown dining revolution with the 2015 Florence Foodies series.  Florence Foodies is a unique social dining experience with an exclusive menu that features dishes not seen before on a restaurant’s regular year round menu.  Think ‘supper club’ at home grown restaurants with special menus and a rotating cast of new friends.  You’re going to want to be a part of this year long event!

Florence Main Street began the Florence Foodie series in 2013 featuring eight restaurants and it quickly exploded within the dining environment of the Shoals. The Foodies series restaurant hops to different downtown eateries each month from March thru November.  The 2015 Foodies schedule is amazing and a delicious experience is in store for attendees including new guest speakers and dishes to tantalize your taste buds!

“I think it’s safe to say that the Florence Foodies series was at the forefront of the local food scene.  Folks had their favorite places to dine but Foodies opened them up to so many more.  Our restaurants saw new faces become regular diners because of Foodies,” said Teryl Shields, Executive Director of Florence Main Street.

New for 2015 is a special event featuring Chef Alan Phillips of the Red Clay Epicurean. Chef Phillips, a native of the Shoals, graduated first in his class at Le Cordon Bleu California School of Culinary Arts. After working 10 years in the food industry in Los Angeles, he returned home to start his own company, where he takes the food cultures of the American South and puts his special twist on them. He is hosting the September Foodies special event featuring only products from Jack O’ Lantern Farms of downtown Florence. This will be the special foodie event of the year and is not to be missed.

“It was not hard to convince Chef Phillips to join the foodie program because he loves a challenge to wow people with different tastes and textures of food locals haven’t seen before. So naturally Chef Phillips jumped to the opportunity of working with Main Street. His mission with this event is to show why people should buy from the only hydroponic farm, Jack O’ Lantern Farm, in the shoals,” said Christina Dorough, Event Coordinator of Florence Main Street.The participating restaurants for the 2015 Florence Foodies series are Wildwood Tavern, Sperry’s Restaurant, City Hardware, Odette, Imagine That Bakery & Café, Dish Gourmet Café, The Pie Factory, and Rivertown Coffee Company.

Tickets for Florence Foodies will be available online for purchase at the Florence Main Street website, www.florencemainstreet.org/store/florence-foodies, including individual and full season tickets by Monday, January 16th.  The special event tickets will be available on July 1, 2015.

“Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to dine with the best and most creative chefs in downtown Florence.  This is a great opportunity to become aware of what's going on in our wonderful downtown restaurants.  As a Florence Foodie you will get sneak previews of dishes that may be included on the menus in the future.  The chefs go all out to display their creativity for the Florence Foodies and to WOW us with their new dishes.  In addition to all this is the opportunity to meet other local foodie folks and to make new friends. As an experienced Florence Foodie, I highly recommend that you come join us for the 2015 dining experience, “ commented Dave & Debra Reasons, 2014 Florence Foodies season ticket holders and originator of The Brown Bag Review blog.

 Florence Main Street, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to working with downtown business owners, community leaders, and residents toward the common goal of revitalizing Downtown Florence culturally and economically. For more information about us or any of these efforts, please contact Florence Main Street at 256-760-9648 or info@florencemainstreet.org

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Florence Main Street launches Downtown Chocolate Crawl

Downtown Florence boutiques, salons, and other businesses are turning into Chocolate Shops.Main Street wants to get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day by hosting our first Downtown Chocolate Crawl on Saturday, February 7^th from 10am until 2pm. Everyone is invited to purchase a $5 ticket at Main Street’s tent in front of Mefford Jewelers (102 North Court Street), then follow the balloons to participating downtown businesses, where they can enjoy a variety of free chocolate samples (while supplies last) and take advantage of a 10% OFF discount at each location.  Only ticket holders can sample the variety of chocolate and take advantage of the special discount. Tickets can be purchased online at this link or at the Main Street office, 301 North Pine Street. There are a limited number of tickets available, so early purchases are encouraged.“The beginning of the year can be a very slow sales time for our downtown Florence businesses. The Chocolate Crawl is a fun way to get folks downtown for sweet deals and to treat them to chocolate samples of all kinds. This is a great opportunity to check out our unique stores, their winter styles, end of season sales, and maybe some new Spring fashion collections,” said Teryl Shields, Executive Director of Florence Main Street.The crawl beings at 10am. We ask for all ticket holders to meet Main Street staff at our tent to be given a map, the discount ticket, and to put their name in the door prize bowl. Once you have visited all businesses, we ask for you to turn in your vote for the best chocolate item of the day by 2pm. The event includes door prizes of $25 Downtown Dollars that can be redeemed at participating stores. Downtown Dollars spend just like cash.“Don’t spill the news to the kiddos though. Children got to visit our merchants during the Fall Fun Fest for candy, costume contest, and much more. Now it is time for the adults and older teens to treat themselves to a day of shopping and chocolate,” said Christina Dorough, Event Coordinator for Main Street.Anyone participating in the Downtown Chocolate Crawl is encouraged to park at the public parking garage at the corner of Tennessee Street and Pine Street.The participating businesses are Cherry Tree Lane, Coat’s Clothing Company, Coco’s Boutique, Creative Jewelers, Earthside, Imagine That, Inga’s Lashes and More, Jewell’s Accessories Boutique, Le Vintage Soul, Mefford Jewelers, Merry Blu Boutique, Nicole Nicole Clothing and Design, Stained Glass Artistry, Surprise Store, The Carriage on Court, The Coiffure at 108, the end. Theatre, The Wine Seller, TRU Identity, Unraveled Yarn & Gifts, Ye Ole General Store, and more.Florence Main Street, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated of working with business owners, community leaders, and residents toward the common goal of revitalizing Downtown Florence culturally and economically. For more information about us or any of these efforts, please contact Florence Main Street at 256-760-9648 or info@florencemainstreet.org ###

2014 Florence Christmas Parade WINNERS Announced

The 2014 Florence Christmas Parade brought the sights and sounds of the holidays to historic downtown Florence and kicked off the holiday season. Over 85 floats, bands and performance groups marched, danced, sang and twirled their way down North Court Street to the delight of the spectators. Even Santa was on hand to wave at the crowd and shared some sweet treats.Florence Main Street was responsible for the coordination of this year’s parade. “There’s not much more fun than a parade and the Christmas parade really gets everyone into the holiday spirit!” said Teryl Shields, Executive Director of Florence Main Street. “There’s no better way to get excited about Christmas than seeing all the cute kids and great costumes, hearing the wonderful bands from our community play holiday music and watching the floats go by.” Winners of the parade prizes were Best Band – Wilson High School; Best Performance Group – Sole Dance Studio; Best Business Float – Champion Cheer Athletics and Best Non-Profit Organization—Faith Church.“Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2014 Christmas parade. This parade gets such great interest and support from the community and this year’s bands, floats and dancers were fantastic” said Shields. First Southern Bank was the parade sponsor this year and Florence Main Street thanks them for being so enthusiastic! First Southern Bank offered hot chocolate and balloons to parade spectators from their office on South Court Street. They also coordinated schedules with the North Pole so Santa could be here. The smiles on the faces of the little ones as Santa rode by on his sleigh were priceless! We offer First Southern Bank HUGE thanks for their sponsorship of the Christmas parade as it is through sponsorship that the parade can happen and prizes are available to be given. Big River Broadcasting served as the media sponsor and helped to get the word out about the Christmas parade and we thank them for all their hard work sharing the parade message.And the parade couldn’t happen without the fantastic support of the University of North Alabama ROTC who handles logistics on the night of the parade; UNA University Police and the Florence Police Department for all of their hard work providing a safe and secure environment for the parade. Anyone with questions about the parade can contactFlorence Main Street at 256.760.9648. 

Florence Christmas Parade 2014

The parade is tonight Friday, December 12th beginning at 7:00pm. All floats can be seen coming down Court Street through Downtown Florence.

Christmas Ornament Project 2014

Downtown Florence is the place to be this holiday season and Florence Main Street is adding to the fun with a project involving local children and decorating the Florence Christmas Tree.Main Street is collaborating with Florence City Schools 3^rd grade classes at Weeden, Harlan, Forest Hills Elementary schools. Every 3^rd grader will create a Christmas ornament out of recycled materials and each class will create one 20x20 ornament to decorate Wilson Park. Recycled materials have been donated by City of Florence Recycling Department, The Surprise Store, Pegasus Records, Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Alabama Chanin, Nicole Nicole Clothing & Design, and Scarborough Doors.Donated materials and representation:Keys: Key to the CityCD's: Music HeritageWater Bottles: TN RiverFabric: Fashion IndustryBooks: Great Authors of FlorenceThe class ornaments will be hung before the lighting of the Florence Christmas Tree on Friday, December 5^th at 7:00pm. We invite the community to come to Wilson Park to see what our children have made for the holidays. 

Fall Fun Fest in Downtown Florence

Times Daily writes about our first ever Fall Fun Fest. Click here to read more.

Florence Christmas Parade 2014 presented by First Southern Bank

'Ring in the Holidays' with theFlorence Christmas Parade Friday, December 12, 2014  7:00 p.m.

There's no better way to celebrate the holiday season than to 'Ring in the Holidays', this year's theme for the Florence Christmas parade.  You are encouraged to theme your float, performance or musical group in costume, decoration or musical selection.  Get creative & have some fun! Florence Main Street is once again responsible for coordinating the Florence Christmas Parade and as always, there are rules to be followed. These rules and regulations are to improve safety (following state laws and city ordinances) and provide increased enjoyment for participants and spectators. VERY IMPORTANT...The Parade route will follow Court Street from the north end at Rogers Hall on the UNA campus to the southern end at First Southern Bank (Alabama Street).  Parade line up will begin at 6pm on Pine Street between Irvine and Cumberland Streets.  Your exact time for line up will be determined by your placement in the parade.  That information will be sent to you the week before the parade.Please remember with the Parade line up being on Pine Street and ending on South Court Street at Alabama Street to arrange your drop off and pick up locations to match those areas.The following are the guidelines set forth for the 2014 Florence Christmas Parade:There will be awards for Best Decorated Float (Commercial & Non-Profit), Best Band and Best Performance Group. Each entry is limited to four (4) units. For example, the XYZ club will be allowed four cars in their entry. Entries MUST be decorated or dressed to reflectthe theme of the parade: 'Ring in the Holidays';however, no one is to be dressed as Santa Claus or Mrs. Claus. Any float having a human Santa or Mrs. Claus will be ejected from the parade. Motorcyclists are required by Alabama state law to wear helmets at all times. Motorcycles which are not designed and licensed for public streets will not be allowed to participate in the parade. Alabama state law prohibits ATVs from public streets; therefore, ATVs are not permitted in the parade. Vehicles not allowed on public streets, according to Alabama state law or City of Florence ordinance will not be allowed to participate in the parade. Participation is contingent on Police Department approval. Horse units will not be allowed. Monday, December 1 is the deadline for return of entry forms and fees. This will be stated on the entry form and will be strictly enforced. Any late entry will be at the sole discretion of FMS, and may result in an additional $50 late fee being charged. More information is available from the Florence Main Street office by calling 256-760-9648.We thank you for your participation and look forward to seeing you at the 2014 Florence Christmas Parade.  Parade Entry Form 2014

The Secret Sisters Praise Downtown Florence

Star Traveler interviews The Secret Sisters on Fox News

Fall Fun Fest Press Release

FALL FUN FEST IN DOWNTOWN FLORENCE

Presented by Florence Main Street

You know Fall is here when the leaves start changing and you can feel cooler weather sweep through the Shoals. During this excellent time of year, Florence Main Street will bring you the first Fall Fun Fest in Downtown Florence Saturday, October 25, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm.The event will feature a costume contest, trick or treating with participating downtown businesses, a spooktacular trolley ride decorated by American Red Cross of Northwest Alabama, and over 20 local charities providing Halloween-inspired children’s activities to the general public. The children’s activities will be located on the East and West 100 block of Tombigbee Street. There will be a costume contest for age categories of 5-13, 14-17, and 18 years old and up. The costume contest will be hosted by The Geek Gathering. They will judge ages 5-13 at 5:00pm, 14-17 at 6:00pm, and 18 years and older at 7:00pm. Each age category will have 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd place prizes.“Start planning who or what you will be for the Fall Fun Festival. We invite everyone to come to downtown in their best costume with friends and get to know the local businesses and charities!” commented Christina Dorough, Event Coordinator of Florence Main Street.Local charities can register for a vendor space until September 25^th. Please email Christina Dorough at christinad@florencemainstreet.org and include what type of free children’s activity you will provide to the public.Florence Main Street thanks Downtown Florence Unlimited, the sponsor who helped finance this event.Florence Main Street is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization made up of over 100+ businesses, community leaders, and residents working together toward the common goal of revitalizing Downtown Florence culturally and economically. For more information about us or any of these efforts, please contact Florence Main Street at 256-760-9648 or info@florencemainstreet.org ###

Times Daily writes about Downtown Businesses - Sept. 8, 2014

Florence 'fabulous'

New businesses going up, opening in downtown area’s ‘unique space’Written by: Wayne Smith 

100 Things to do in Downtown Florence Brochure

Florence Main Street is creating a 100 Things to do in Downtown Florence Brochure. We want you to share with us what you think should be on the list of things to do.Examples:Check out a book from Florence-Lauderdale Public Library.Taste a new wine or beer from The Wine Seller.Have a romantic dinner at Sperry's Restaurant.Learn to knit or crochet at Unraveled Yarn & Gifts.Watch the sunset at River Bottom Grille while getting a bite to eat.Find out what art exhibit is installed at Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts.Grab a coffee at Rivertown Coffee Company.Add something to the list by clicking on this link:100 Things to do in Downtown Florence Poll

Florence Main Street Launches Downtown Dollar Gift Certificates

Downtown Dollars Keep it LOCAL 

Can't make a decision on what to get a friend or family member for  their birthday, a holiday, anniversary, or just as a happy? Downtown Dollars are the perfect gift for all ages.  These gift certificates can be redeemed at many of our merchants throughout Downtown Florence.

Below we have provide a list of merchants who currently accept Downtown Dollars. However, please inquire at other locations. Even if they are not on list we will be happy to explain the program to new merchants and quickly add them.

Merchants interested in participating in the program should contact Florence Main Street atinfo@florencemainstreet.orgSubject Line: Downtown Dollars

It is truly the gift for everyone and every occasion! 

Alabama Outdoors / 119 North Court Street / 256-764-1809Art & More / 124 East Tennessee StreetCherry Tree Lane / 305 North Court Street / 256-767-4262Coats Clothing Company / 122 North Court Street / 256-760-0033CoCo’s Boutique / 106 West Tennessee Street / 256-349-2133Creative Jewelers / 216 North Court Street / 256-766-7650Dixie Garage / 110 East Mobile Street / 256-627-6545Edison Workshops / 110 East Mobile St / 256-299-9745FloBama Music Hall / 311 North Court Street / 256-764-2225Hidden Treasures / 417 East Tennessee Street / 256-366-4985Inga's Lashes & More / 413 East Tennessee Street / 256-765-7001Jimmy John’s / 101 North Court Street / 256-768-9994Legends Steakhouse / 201 North Seminary Street / 256-766-5072Lyon's Coffee Roasters / 218 North Court Street / 256-669-0266Mefford's Jewelers / 102 North Court Street / 256-275-7030On the Rocks / 110 North Court Street / 256-760-2212Printers & Stationers, Inc. / 113 North Court Street / 256-764-8061Reclaimed Spirit / 416 North Court St / 256-792-5816Rosie’s Mexican Cantina / 302 North Court Street / 256-767-5599River Bottom Grille / 1050 Clayborn Liles Drive / 256-768-1721Rivertown Coffee Co. / 117 North Seminary Street / 256-765-7128Shoals Takeout / 110 East Mobile St / 256-415-8472Stained Glass Artistry / 116 West Mobile Street / 256-765-2100Singin' River Brewery / 526 East College Street / 256-349-2294Tennessee Street Billiards /118 East Tennessee Street / 256-760-5300The Basement Gym / 115 North Court Street / 256-444-5492The Chicago Cafe / 106 East Mobile Street / 256-710-3607The Coiffure at 108 /108 East Tuscaloosa Street / 256-577-8391The Eclectic  / 411 East Tennessee Street / 256-718-7999The Pie Factory / 106 North Court Street / 256-275-3248The Spinning Spoke Hub Club / 221 North Seminary Street / 256-349-5302Wildwood Tavern / 108 East Mobile Street / 256-349-1239Wilk's Tire & Battery / 619 East Tennessee Street / 256-764-8551Ye Ole General Store  / 219 North Seminary Street / 256-764-0601Yumm Thai Sushi & Beyond / 117 North Court Street / 256-349-2074

Downtown Florence ROARS a Welcome to UNA

6:00-8:00 p.m. Visit with participating downtown businesses and enter to win Downtown Dollars & $1,000 UNA Scholarship

**Every time you enter your name the more chances you will have to WIN money!6:30-8:30 p.m.  Music on Mobile Street(Rain location 116 E Mobile)Rachel WammackFollow ApolloThe Bear & The Bride

   8:30 p.m.   WINNERS ANNOUNCED!Lion Night Stage on Mobile Street

9:00 p.m. Muscle Shoals Documentary, Shoals Theatre – Free to UNA students,  $5 for the public

Sponsors:Downtown Florence Unlimited – UNA Department of Student Affairs – UNA Office of Student Engagement –   Student Government Association – Shoals Community Theatre

SGA and Main Street invites all UNA students to Downtown Florence

Dirt Plate joins Florence Foodies at City Hardware

Dirt Plate compliments Jeff Eubanks, chef at City Hardware, and Steve Carpenter, farmer of Jack O' Lantern Farm on a fantastic Florence Foodies night dining in Downtown Florence.Read here about her experience with Florence Foodies.

4 Courses 25 Foodies and Sperry’s Slam Dunk

Read how Florence Foodies is making an impact with creative dishes, social dining, educating diners with local guest speakers, and foodie bloggers.The Brown Bag Review writes about Sperry's Restaurant

4 Courses 25 Foodies and Sperry’s Slam Dunk

Florence Main Street Announces Restaurant Week Charity Winner

Florence, AL – May 20 - Florence Main Street will announce the winning charity from their Restaurant Week promotion at 10am Thursday, May 22. The live press conference will take place at McDaniel Window & Door Company headquarters, 300 E. Tennessee St, Florence AL. The winning charity will receive a $5,000 check from Restaurant Week Presenting Sponsor McDaniel Window & Door Company followed by light refreshments. Restaurant Week would not have been possible without the generous support from our sponsors McDaniel Window & Door Co., Specs Downtown and Integrated Corporate Solutions, along with assistance from Florence Lauderdale Tourism and the Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa.

Restaurant Week, held May 9 – 17, was a promotion to showcase the excellent independently owned and operated dining options available in downtown Florence and nearby. Fifteen restaurants participated in the Florence Restaurant Week promotion. To add an extra incentive to dine in the participating restaurants, local charities were nominated to be included on a ballot, where diners could vote for them to receive a $5000 check. “Most of the feedback we’ve received from the restaurants has been positive” said Teryl Shields, Florence Main Street Executive Director. “The only concern expressed was the anticipation of crowds for Restaurant Week on top of the known crowds for visitors for UNA’s graduation and Mother’s Day. Other than that, most of them seem pretty happy with the week. I’ve been told they’ve seen some good traffic.”A promotion of area restaurants was run previously by the Florence Lauderdale Tourism Board but their focus was more aimed toward getting out of town visitors to come into Florence. Florence Main Street’s Restaurant Week was all about getting local citizens that might not have tried the dining options in downtown, to see what all the excitement is about. “Kind of like a prophet isn’t recognized in his own town,  we want our locals to be proud of what an amazing food scene we have here in Florence, said Shields. Our out of town guests are always amazed at our restaurants, their variety of cuisine and the number of our options. Florence Restaurant Week was a way of showcasing our great food to folks in our area”.While the primary effort was attracting local diners, Main Street Event Coordinator, Christina Dorough wanted to make sure folks from all over knew about Florence and our culinary treasures, so she researched regional food bloggers and invited several to visit during Restaurant Week along with inviting local bloggers and writers to share their dining experiences also. “We invited food bloggers from Urbanspoon with highly rated blogs in the Southeast. Taking into consideration of specific writing styles, age, and experience, we narrowed them down to Grant Goggans of Marie Let's Eat from Atlanta, GA and Lauren Widelitz of Old Red Boots from Nashville, TN. They seemed very impressed with all we had to offer and Grant even commented that if one of our restaurants was in Atlanta ‘folks wouldn’t’ shut up about it’. We look forward to reading all of their reviews”.Florence Restaurant Week participating restaurants included Sperry’s Restaurant, The Pie Factory, City Hardware, Ricatoni’s Italian Grill, Rosie’s Mexican Cantina, The Chicago Café, Legends Steakhouse, Rivertown Coffee Company, Bookmarks Coffee Shop, Montagu’s Sandwich Shop, Frostbite Frozen Treats, Sweet Basil Café, Poplar South Deli & Grille, FloBama Music Hall and the Dish Gourmet Café & Catering.Charities eligible for the top prize include Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary, Pets Are Worth Saving (PAWS), Scope 310, Hearts of Alabama: Save, Rescue, Adopt (HASRA), and Safeplace Inc.More information about the nominated charities and food reviews blogs can be found at eatoutflorence.com. For more information contact Florence Main Street at 256.760.9648.

Economic Development Specialist Visits Florence

Main Street Alabama hosted a nationally recognized market strategist, Todd Barman, in Florence Alabama this week. After meeting with representatives from the Chamber of Commerce, City of Florence, and economic development professionals, Barman will conduct a market analysis to showcase existing and new market expansion opportunities in downtown Florence.   The study was requested by Florence Main Street’s Executive Director, Teryl Shields, as a tool to further develop their downtown.With more than 20 years of experience in the development field and more than 16 years firsthand Main Street experience, Barman’s expertise in market analysis is widely recognized.   As a national leader, Todd convenes discussion groups on ways to better approach market analysis and help communities put economic restructuring principles into practice more effectively.   Todd is known throughout the United States and into Canada for his work in downtown development planning and refining Main Street’s asset-based economic development strategies.  His areas of expertise include capacity building and evaluation of local Main Street programs, organizational and community planning, entrepreneurship, targeted market research, and commercial district market position.Mary Helmer, State Coordinator of Main Street Alabama, stated “we are pleased to bring this nationally recognized expert to Florence and sponsor the work he is doing for one of our designated communities.  A complete market study is one of the many items available to Main Street designated communities in our tiered program of services.  Such studies, paired with professional development, help bolster community efforts and position Main Street programs for success.”Main Street Alabama focuses on bringing jobs, dollars and people back to Alabama’s historic communities.  Economic development is at the heart of our efforts to revitalize downtowns and neighborhood commercial districts.

2nd Annual Florence Main Street Golf Tournament

Unpack your golf clubs and get ready to place your golf ball on the tee at Blackberry Trail this May.Florence Main Street is hosting our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament as our annual fundraiser.  We choose Blackberry Trail because of it's gorgeous 6,851 yards of rolling fairways and green side bunkers featuring accommodations like practice bunkers, chipping green, putting green, and driving green. We are recruiting teams of 4 to compete against one another for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners with additional competitions in longest drive, closest to the pin, and putting.Schedule of Tournament11:00 Lunch provided12:30 ShotgunClick here for a virtual tour of the golf course provided by the City of Florence.Our goal is to raise $10,000 to support restoration and revitalization efforts in historic downtown Florence. Examples of uses of funds are retail and special events to increase awareness of the downtown community, building facade improvements, downtown beautification, banners, gifts of public art, recruitment of new business.Fill out the Golf Tournament flyer 2014 and send back to Florence Main Street. We look forward to spending the day with you at Blackberry Trail.

2014 Florence Restaurant Week Press Release

Florence, AL – March 10, 2014 – Between April 1 and April 25, Florence Main Street wants you to nominate your favorite charity to win a $5,000 charity check from our Presenting Sponsor McDaniel Window & Door Company during Florence Restaurant Week.

From your nominations, five charities will be included on a ballot that diners will be able to vote on at participating restaurants during Florence Restaurant Week. Tuesday, April 1 through Friday, April 25th, nominate your favorite charity and tell us why they deserve $5,000. (To be considered, a charity must be a designated 501c(3) organization with the state of Alabama and have an office in the Shoals.) The three most nominated charities will automatically be included on the ballot, and Florence Main Street will choose two wild-card charities based on number of nominations, impact on our community, and other factors.You can nominate your favorite charity three ways. Florence Main Street will have a poll on our Facebook page, on our website  or you can mail in your nomination. If you choose to mail in please include these items:First and Last NameEmail addressWhy you are nominating the charity?Contact information for charity.Then, from May 9-17, Florence Main Street will be hosting Florence Restaurant Week, and ballots with the five chosen charities will be available at participating restaurants. Every time you eat at a participating restaurants during Florence Restaurant Week, you will have the opportunity to vote for one of our five local charities. Every time you eat, you get to vote! Florence Restaurant Week is not only a showcase of our best local eateries, but it will also help to shine the light on some of our best local charities. The charity with the most votes at the end of the week will walk away with a check for $5,000 from our Presenting Sponsor McDaniel Window & Door Company–money that will be used to do good work right here in Florence. Mark your calendars now for FLORENCE RESTAURANT WEEK–May 9-17, 2014! And please, help us do good where it counts by nominating YOUR favorite charity today!

Florence Restaurant Week 2014 May 9th - 17th

Stay Tuned for more details.

Exciting news is coming to you!