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Historic Downtown Snohomish Association
Together we aim to revitalize our historic downtown through preservation-based economic development and community-driven revitalization.
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February, 2021 HDSA Newsletter |
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HDSA Mission Statement
Our mission is to promote, preserve, and improve the downtown historic district as the heart and soul of the City of Snohomish.
January 2021 Newsletter
- Eat Local First Collaborative
- Support Small Businesses
- A Valentine's Day Gift Bag For Her
- A Valentine's Day Gift Bag For Him
- A Valentine's Day Gift Bag For The Whole Family
- Membership
- Restaurant Canopies
- Snohomish Delivery
- Trex Recycling Program
- Carnegie Library News
- Tom Pendergast's Blog
- 2021 Calendar
- River Front Gazebo
- COVID-19
- Volunteering
- Snohomish Map and Directory
- Support HDSA - Amazon Smile
HDSA Board of Directors
Ingrid Harten –President
Pam James – Vice President
Judi Ramsey – Secretary
Karen Smith - Treasurer
Fred Gibbs
Kelli Toomey
Beth Braun
Terry Schuler
Executive Director
We’re Here For You!
HDSA
P.O. Box 1192
Snohomish, WA 98092
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Snohomish is open for business! Visit our website and filter by business type to find business contact and operation info.
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Here's how to shop AmazonSmile
2. Sign in with your Amazon.com credentials.
3. Choose a charitable organization to receive donations.
4. Select – Historic Downtown Snohomish Association and shop away.
Couldn’t be easier – and it doesn’t cost you a penny more! Every month HDSA will receive a check from Amazon Smile. And the best part, you don’t need to get dressed up to go shopping!
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Eat Local First Collaborative
The Eat Local First Collaborative is made up of regional partner organizations from around the state that are working together to merge different online farm finder tools into a single easy-to-use platform. This comprehensive Washington Food and Farm Finder will connect you with local food growers, producers and farmers markets across Washington. Next time you're going out to dinner, please make sure the restaurant is part of the "Eat Local First Collaborative".
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Support Small Businesses
Now more than ever, the small businesses that make Main Street thrive need our support. According to Small Business Recovery Research from American Express, 62 percent of U.S. small businesses reported that they need to see customer spending return by the end of 2020 in order to stay in business.1 Fortunately, there's also a growing desire to support small businesses. Seventy five percent of consumer respondents said they are currently looking for ways to Shop Small® and support their community. From cozy corner coffee shops to quirky boutiques, we know that small businesses add vibrancy and character to our Historic Downtown Snohomish.
And when you Shop Small, you're supporting the places that bring value to the place you call home, approximately 67 cents of every dollar spent at a U.S. 'small business remains in the local community'.
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LET'S GET CREATIVE THIS VALENTINE'S DAY!
The Historic Downtown Snohomish Association (HDSA) is thrilled to offer our friends and neighbors The Snohomish Bag™ - Valentine's Day Edition - 2021.
Each bag is filled with fun surprises for your loved ones and every gift is sourced from HDS shops.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Don't forget the
Snohomish
Valentine's Bag,
or you'll be blue!
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A VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT BAG FOR HER |
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Your special girl will swoon when she sees this fabulous gift bag.
Get her ready for spring with an hour at the Snohomish Running Company with a personal instructor. Then throw caution to the wind with delicious hand-made chocolate fudge, tea for that special breakfast in bed, a rose-scented spray for the pillow, an aromatic candle for the bath, and a gift card for a beautiful indoor plant. She will also find a heart-shaped necklace and a handcrafted brooch.
She'll wind down sharing her new drinking glasses with her choice of wine
from one of our world-class wineries.
$150.00
A VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT BAG FOR HIM
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Surprise your man with an amazing gift bag packed with the things he wants for Valentine's Day.
He'll find an incredible smelling shaving gel, an always-handy bottle opener, a money clip, locally roasted coffee beans, and hand-made chocolate fudge. Watch him open gift cards from Spada Farmhouse and the Artisan Grain Bakery. There is an hour at Snohomish Running Company with a personal instructor, plus his choice of beverages
from one of our local wineries, or distilleries.
$130.00
A VALENTINE'S DAY GIFT BAG FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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Thrill your family with a gift bag loaded with local family activities.
Gifts they'll find include a Swim Card from Snohomish Aquatic Center, and 2 hours of creative fun at Bruning Pottery Shop. Surprise them with gift cards to the Snohomish Creamery, Cat House Pizza, Top It Yogurt and Snohomish Pie Company. There are also puzzles and card games from Looking Glass Coffee, and root beer from SnoTown Brewery. Bring spring to life with this Valentine's family activity bag.
$200.00
We hope you'll support your favorite historic downtown by purchasing The Snohomish Bag™ - Valentine's Day Edition - 2021.
Order here!
By clicking the above link, you will find all the details about the gift bags, and where to pick them up.
Snohomish small businesses are the heartbeat of Snohomish neighborhoods,
the spine of our economy and the spirit of our town.
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The purpose of the Historic Downtown Snohomish Membership Program is to enhance the business environment in downtown Snohomish by balancing historic preservation with economic development while retaining and enticing new businesses.
Our vision is to create new positive partnerships that promote an attractive and cultural Historic Downtown District.
Your membership allows businesses, organizations, and individuals to take an active, annual role in Historic Downtown Snohomish.
Why join Historic Downtown Snohomish Association? (HDSA)
- Beautification efforts such as the hanging Baskets, Holiday Lights and other aesthetics important to the overall look of the downtown area
- Bring people downtown for shopping and dining
- Attract and retain good businesses through the use of economic development
By supporting HDSA you are an active, vital participant in the efforts to preserve and strengthen our historic downtown assets that provide a unique and vibrant lifestyle in downtown Snohomish.
Snohomish strives to maintain our downtown area as the focus of the community where history is preserved, businesses thrive, visitors and community members dine, shop, live and enjoy the arts and entertainment.
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Invest a little more in the HDSA to help us do more
for your business and Snohomish
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Restaurant Canopies
In late July, the city set up canopies for multiple restaurants on First Street to create outdoor dining spaces. These were rentals being paid for with federal CARES Act dollars which concluded at the end of the year.
The canopies seen on First Street today are owned or being rented by the restaurants.
Until state virus safety rules loosen, outdoors is the only way to legally provide dining service.
Retailers have said they want the restaurants active because this brings foot traffic to First Street.
If new money comes from the Legislature, the city might opt to set up a grant program to help local restaurants buy their own canopy.
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The town now has a delivery service for local merchandise.
It's called "Snohomish Delivers," and here's how it works: You find a merchant on www.virtualsnohomish.com, buy something from a merchant, and if you live close to town, you can arrange to have it brought to you for free.
This excludes food. City economic development manager Wendy Poischbeg explained that restaurants already have Grubhub and similar companies.
The delivery program launched last week and serves people in the 98290 and 98296 ZIP codes. If it's more convenient, you can have something delivered to your workplace in Snohomish. The service is a joint effort between the city and the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce.
Sarah Dylan Jensen, who runs the Snohomish farmers market, is the driver. Federal CARES Act money from the county is funding the program.
The program is open to every Snohomish retailer to get deliveries made.
The service "eliminates the barrier of shopping locally if concerned about leaving home because of COVID-19." Poischbeg said.
Service debuted on Jan. 5 with eight Snohomish businesses onboard for the free drop-off option. Goodies from boutiques or an apothecary, as well as flowers, wine, tea and more, can be bought then brought to your front door.
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Trex is proud to sponsor local recycling programs in universities and communities throughout the country.
This is where you can recycle plastic bags - and turn them into benches!!
The new drop-off location for plastic recycling in the Bags-to-Benches program is located in the foyer of Northwest Sound & Security at 1208 10th Street (one block east of Avenue D) - 8am to 5pm Monday through Friday. Thank you Rick O'Brien, a Snohomish Kiwanian and owner of Northwest Sound & Security! Sponsored by the Snohomish Lions Club and Kiwanis.
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The fence around the Carnegie Building at First and Cedar was taken down last week. There is still some work going on inside.
The redone Carnegie is not going to receive a grand opening at the moment because of COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings.
For further information, click here.
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Discovering Vetucchio (aka, Riverview Wildlife Refuge)
From Tom Pendergast's blog:
"I’m no fan of this pandemic but without it, there would be no Vetucchio. There would be no magical land of early morning fog, no kaleidoscope of birds, no month-long daily binge on blackberries, no daily escape from the routine to this wonderful landscape just down the street from my house."
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Leprechaun Quest - March 5 - 17
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Charm Walk - April 24 - May 8
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Snohomish Stores Outdoors - Labor Day Weekend
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Tweed Ride - September 18
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Open House - November 4 - 6
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Snohomish Restaurant Week -
November 9 - 19
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Home for the Holidays - TBA
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Holiday Charm Walk - December 13 - 21
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Winter Solstice - December 21
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The River Front Gazebo is in disrepair and the Snohomish City leaders would like ideas on how to replace it.
"City staff hope to bring a plan to the Snohomish City Council sometime in early 2021", Economic Development Manager Wendy Poischbeg said.
Earlier this year the city was in the running for America's Main Street Contest, where the prize was $25,000. That money was expected to go toward the gazebo, but another town was chosen.
The city still wants to replace it, but it's a bigger task than previously thought.
"It turned out it was more than just a paint job and fixing a few floor boards," Poischbeg said. "It needed a complete overhaul."
Anyone with a suggestion can email - it doesn't matter where you live.
The rebuilt River Front Gazebo needs to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines, but it could have different features, such as a small stage for speakers or live music. The remodel is expected to be complete in 2022, Email ideas to Wendy at Poischbeg@snohomishwa.gov.
The River Front Gazebo is located at 10 Avenue A.
- from the Everett Herald
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How creative ideas and innovation are assisting
Small Businesses in this age of COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting the use of indoor dining room space, the Snohomish City Council passed an ordinance for our restaurants and bars to add more table seating outside.
This ordinance will temporarily allow bars and restaurants to add outdoor dining space in the public right-of-way.
Two concerns arose at the City Council meeting, one being the assurance that the City comply with the ADA regulations and assure that those who have disabilities are able to have access into and through those areas.
The other issue is open containers in the public right-of-way – particularly in the parklet model. Alcohol will be served in this area, as an extension of their current liquor license, Economic Development and Communications Manager City of Snohomish. The barrier fencing is 42” high as required by law. Each restaurant needs to let the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board know their outdoor plans.
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WE WANT TO SEE YOU IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SNOHOMISH!
WE MISS YOU!
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We have hand sanitizer, face masks and social distancing to keep us all safe! |
Volunteering and its surprising benefits!
In its efforts to implement the Main Street approach to organizational structure and management, the HDSA has four committees: Organization, Design, Economic Vitality and Promotion. These four committees form the basis for the Main Street Four-Point Approach which is a time-tested, holistic approach to historic downtown revitalization efforts nationwide.
If you are interested in volunteering in any of these Committees, please reach out to Terry Schuler at terrys.hdsa@gmail.com.
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The Snohomish Map and Directory!
This map & directory represents hours of computer research, thank you Google, miles of walking and re=walking our streets, to assure that every building, business, service, ATM and city park was accounted for. Our goal is for the Historic Downtown District visitors to find you, shop, visit and share a meal in our town with the hope that they enjoy their time with us and return often. Please let us know of any corrections.
Such an undertaking! Maps are now in the 3 kiosks on 1st Street! And, look for the QR Code on merchants windows. You can use your smartphone camera to grab the QR Code and you can download a .pdf of the map.
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Historic Downtown Snohomish
@snohodowntown
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