Press Releases
Donna Furr of Lee's Summit Honored with the Volunteer of the Year Award
The Missouri Main Street Connection hosted the annual Evening of Excellence Awards Thursday, July 28 to honor communities, individuals, businesses and civic organizations that have completed exemplary work in downtown…
Read MoreDowntown Lee’s Summit Main Street Honors Volunteers and Businesses at Annual Awards Event
Volunteers, community members and local business owners were honored during the Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner, June 28 at The Gamber Center in Lee’s Summit,…
Read MoreDowntown Lee’s Summit Main Street Receives 2016 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 Days Street Closures 2016
The Downtown Days Festival is coming up this weekend! This event is the main fundraiser for Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street and helps make so much possible downtown. The festival takes…
Read MoreDowntown Days Returns to Historic Downtown Lee's Summit
Plan to kick off the summer during the annual Downtown Days Festival, presented by Lee’s Summit Medical Center! The festival is Friday to Sunday, June 3-5, spanning six blocks in…
Read MoreDowntown Lee's Summit Main Street Announces New Events & Promotions Director
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street (DLSMS), a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization and historic preservation of Downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri, recently welcomed the addition of Julie Cook as…
Read MoreLee’s Summit EDC Releases Results of Downtown Housing Study
As population grows, demand for new housing stock is expected to rise Lee’s Summit, MO.— March 7, 2016 –- Steady population growth in Lee’s Summit through 2020 is expected to…
Read MoreRestART LS aims to ignite public art in Downtown Lee’s Summit
Passionate art enthusiasts in the Lee’s Summit area have come together to create RestART (pronounced Rest-Art) Lee’s Summit. The goal of RestART, with help from Downtown Lee’s Summit and local…
Read MoreJob Opening: Events & Promotions Director
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street, an accredited Main Street program through the National Main Street Center and Missouri Main Street Connection, is searching for an events & promotions director for…
Read MoreDowntown Lee’s Summit Main Street announces new assistant director
Downtown Lee’s Summit Main Street (DLSMS), a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to the revitalization and historic preservation of Downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri, announces the addition of Ashley Nowell as assistant…
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