DISCOVER DOWNTOWN MIDDLESBORO INC
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Community
Location
2008 Cumberland AveMIDDLESBORO, KY 40965 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Discover Downtown Middlesboro (DDM) is a non-profit organization that encourages citizen participation in the revitalization of Cumberland Avenue between 10th and 24th Street and several mixed-use walkable blocks to the north and south. We seek to improve the physical appearance of the downtown while maintaining its historic integrity; to retain existing businesses and to attract new ones; and to make downtown Middlesborough the center of the economic, civic, and social life of the Tri-State area.
Description
Discover Downtown Middlesboro is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that was founded in 2004. Since that time the organization has worked to spearhead revitalization of the downtown area. This is accomplished through coordinating grassroots action by volunteers on four committees - Organization, Promotion, Design, and Economic Restructuring. Some recent DDM projects include organizing the Christmas Parade and decoration of the downtown, addition of four fountains and seating at Cumberland Avenue and 20th Street, and encouraging the restoration of several buildings downtown.