[OMS_MANAGERS] Downtown Bend Business Association News - June 2018

[Downtown Bend Business Association]

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What's new in Downtown Bend
New Businesses:
* Worthy Brewing Taps and Tacos (https://www.worthybrewing.com/taps--tacos.html) : 806 NW Brooks St.

Upcoming Events:
* June 29th: Ride Bend Launch (http://cascadeseasttransit.com/ride-bend-free-shuttle-launch-june-29/)
* July 4th: Pet Parade  (https://www.bendparksandrec.org/activities/4th-of-july-festival/)
* July 6th: First Friday Art Walk (https://www.facebook.com/events/172206353399916/)
* July 7th: Kindness Bend (https://www.facebook.com/events/201305203819822/)
* July 11th: Deep Cleaning Starts
* July 13-15th:SummerFest (https://www.facebook.com/events/2090513561228373/)
* July 26-29th: Sidewalk Sale (https://www.facebook.com/events/2198381050395053/)

Downtown Bend Beautification
We want to send out appreciation and recognition for some of our downtown businesses' who are taking storefront presentation to the next level.  Many of our Downtown businesses are doing a great job.  Just to name a few... L&K Barber, Wildflower, Sidelines, Lark, Lone Crow, ICE & Clementine and Romantique. We want to remind everyone, while the DBBA cleans sidewalks, waters flower baskets and installs banners, we still need your help!  Please check the windows and entryways to your businesses and make sure they're clean and decorated so that together we can create the cleanest, quaintest Downtown district in the Pacific NW!

Sidewalk Sale is Around the Corner!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2198381050395053/
We have been working to finalize events for our annual Sidewalk Sale. We have new events, a lot of fun for families to come and enjoy! Be sure to keep up with our event page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/events/2198381050395053/) for more updates as they come.

Bend Celebration Night
The Downtown Bend Celebration Night was a huge success.  It brought together business owners, building owners, employees, and community partners.  We had fun giveaways, live music, interesting trivia - and we raised almost $8,000 for Downtown Bend.

Thank you to everyone who donated, and to all who came out to help us celebrate Downtown Bend.

Special thanks to Miguel Edward Photography (https://migueledwardsphotography.pixieset.com/dbba/)  who volunteered time to take some amazing photos (click here) (https://migueledwardsphotography.pixieset.com/dbba/) and Juke Box Productions (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScp45BjcXM)  who volunteered time to create this incredible video of our Celebration Night (click here) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GScp45BjcXM) .

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The DBBA – June News

We've had a lot of changes and new faces to the DBBA board and staff. For one, Michaela Beechem has joined Mindy Aisling (Executive Director) and Marc Stevens (Operations Manager) as the Public Relations representative for the DBBA. You might notice the name from NewsChannel 21 where she was a reporter and weather woman. We are excited to have her on our team!

On June 21st, the DBBA, City of Bend, and Bend Police hosted a meeting to discuss summer security/policing in Downtown Bend. There was a mix of mostly business owners and residents at the meeting who expressed their concerns and shared stories of trespassers, shoplifters and other downtown safety issues. Bend Police is stepping up their presence in Downtown Bend. Sgt. Mike Landolt is leading the team and there will be up to five officers (including himself) providing education, engineering, and enforcement in the downtown area plus doing daily patrols and special projects. One of the handouts is a list of offenses in which they can exclude someone from the downtown area for 90 days, with a 6 day waiting period after the notice is issued for someone to file a dispute.

Here are some important Contact Numbers:
* If you have an emergency, dial 911.
* If you have a non-emergency, call the City of Bend Police Non-Emergency number: (541) 693-6911
* Sgt. Mike Landolt, Intelligence-Led Policing Sergeant: (541) 948-0683
* DBBA Executive Director, Mindy Aisling: (541) 788-3628
* City of Bend Advocate, Ben Hemson: (541) 388 5529

If you witness an incident, Bend PD is asking that you please report it to the City of Bend Police – Non-Emergency number: (541) 693-6911. They would like to track the incidents to determine where the primary problem areas are.

In Addition, please feel free to always contact the DBBA.  We are happy to provide support, help you resolve an issue or help you contact the right people.

Looking forward to August, we have a Merchant Mixer! It will be at the ** At Liberty (http://atlibertyarts.com/)
theater. It will be a chance to get to know your fellow business and building owners, and for us to build a stronger Downtown Bend community.

We have an awesome opportunity to highlight Bend! Our city will be the spotlight for the ** 1859 Oregon's Magazine (https://1859oregonmagazine.com/)
. Their writers will be in Bend for 72 hours where they will immerse themselves in our lifestyle and write about it in the September/ October issue. This is a great opportunity to advertise your business to a statewide audience interested in seeing what your destination has to offer. For more information, feel free to contact, DBBA.

If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to reach out to us at 541-788-3628 or ** downtownbend at gmail.com (mailto:downtownbend at gmail.com)
.  You can also visit our website, ** www.downtownbend.org (http://www.downtownbend.org)
, for more information.


DOWNTOWN BEND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION
A private nonprofit organization
working to improve the vitality of Downtown Bend
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