Press Releases
The Downtown Days Festival Returns to Downtown Lee's Summit This Summer, First Weekend in June
Plan to kick off summer with the FREE Downtown Days Festival, presented by Lee’s Summit Medical Center, Friday through Sunday, June 2, 3 & 4. Live entertainment featuring The Elders,…
Read MoreDonnie Rodgers, Jr. honored as Main Street America Revitalization Professional
The National Main Street Center is pleased to announce that Donnie Rodgers, Jr. of Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, Inc. in Lee’s Summit, Missouri is among the first cohort of…
Read MoreDowntown Lee's Summit Selected Among Top 25 Main Streets in National Contest
Support Downtown Lee’s Summit by Voting Today The national small business movement, Independent We Stand, announces the quarterfinalists, including Downtown Lee’s Summit, in the 2017 “America’s Main Streets” contest. As…
Read MoreCrowdfunding Campaign to Bring Highly Desired Event to Downtown Lee's Summit this Summer
The National Main Street Center, Project for Public Spaces, and ioby hosted the Cultivating Place on Main Streets Crowdfunding Challenge to award matching dollars to proposed placemaking projects in 5…
Read MoreDowntown Lee's Summit Bunny Hop is April 15
Grab your Easter basket, decorated bonnet or bunny ears, and hop on down to Downtown Lee’s Summit from 10 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, April 15, for the annual Downtown…
Read MoreDowntown Lee's Summit Main Street Receives 2017 National Main Street Accreditation
The National Main Street Center and Missouri Main Street Connection reaffirmed Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street as a nationally and state accredited Main Street community. This is the highest level…
Read MoreDowntown Lee's Summit Farmers Market Opens April 1, 2017
Shoppers will find fresh produce, plants, jams, baked goods, meats, eggs, coffee and much more at the Downtown Lee’s Summit Farmers Market, which opens for the season at 7 a.m.…
Read MoreDowntown Lee’s Summit Main Street Supports the Continuation of the Capital Improvements Sales Tax
The Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street board of directors has endorsed the proposed continuation of the half-cent Capital Improvements (CIP) Sales Tax, which will be on the April 4th municipal…
Read MoreEmerald Isle Parade Details, Grand Marshal Announced
Celebrate all things Irish during the annual EMERALD ISLE PARADE, which begins at noon Saturday, March 11, in Downtown Lee’s Summit. The main parade route is on Green, Third and…
Read MoreFourth Fridays Art Walk Announces 2017 Dates, Themes
Family-friendly event happens the fourth Friday of each month, March-August, in Downtown Lee’s Summit Fourth Fridays Art Walks in Downtown Lee’s Summit are packed with a variety of activities including…
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