First Friday Downtown
All Ages Art Show…Featured Painter…Etched Glass…Book Discussion…Live Guitar…Drum Circle…Where could you do all of these things in a single evening? FIRST FRIDAY DOWNTOWN. All Ages Art Show @ Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center, 5:00pm – 8:00pm Featured Painter @ Chartreuse, 5:00pm – 8:00pm Etched Glass @ If Only…a fine store, 5:00pm... [Read more]
Up Close and Personal
Come downtown and witness the start of the 2010 Yukon Quest on Saturday, February 6th at 11:00 AM. The race will start on the Chena River near the Cushman Bridge in front of the log cabin, the Alaska Race Headquarters, at 550 1st Avenue. There are 24 mushers signed up for this epic, tough as nails race, and we Alaskans want to be there showing our support and cheering for the mushers and their... [Read more]
City to hear Polaris plan
Opposite the gleaming State Court building, the moldering Polaris has long eluded revitalization or demolition. The City Council will hold a work session with the Polaris’ new owner Marc Marlow to review his plan to refurbish the Polaris. The meeting will be February 8th at 6 PM in Council Chambers at City Hall and is open to the public. Taking into account current and desired future uses downtown,... [Read more]
Downtown welcomes Alaska’s signature events in February
Downtown is already Fairbanks’ ‘living room’, seat of signature events, site of our pioneer history and showroom of our community character. And downtown is getting even better. For the first time, the Iron Dog finished downtown last year; and now Tired Iron is moving downtown. To kick-off a fantastic February, the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race starts on the Chena River in downtown... [Read more]
2010 Membership Drive Underway
The 2010 Membership Drive is underway ! The Downtown Association had a very successful 2009 and would like you to join us in our efforts to promote and revitalize downtown Fairbanks in the coming year. We will be out and about delivering Membership packets this week and next . Or you can submit your Membership forms online. Call Amy Geiger at 452-8671 for more information. Join the Downtown Association... [Read more]
Borough Assembly advances Vision Fairbanks zoning ordinance
Borough Mayor Luke Hopkins introduced ordinance 2010-09 to the Borough Assembly on January 14th that embodies the Vision Fairbanks Development Standards developed over the course of twelve months by Fairbanksans in consultation with downtown revitalization consultant Crandall Arambula. Read the story. The draft zone types were referred to the Fairbanks City Council and the Borough Planning Commission;... [Read more]
‘Housing First’ for chronic inebriates could work in Fairbanks
Meeting in City Hall January 12th, Alaska Housing Finance Corporation brass described a ‘housing first’ project as a viable approach to Fairbanks’ chronic inebriate problems that could save our community money, improve the business climate downtown and furnish maximum assistance to people who flat-out need help. Housing first, of course, is not without its challenges. Hear the story and read... [Read more]
2010 Midnight Sun Festival Date Changes to Sunday, June 20th
We are on track to make this the biggest and best Midnight Sun Festival ever! Because of the overwhelming response to early registration, and the great success of last year’s festival (which was held on a Sunday), the Downtown Association’s Board of Directors recently decided to MOVE THE 2010 MIDNIGHT SUN FESTIVAL FROM MONDAY, JUNE 21 TO SUNDAY, JUNE 20. This would allow us to do the following... [Read more]
City creates budget reserve for the Community Service Patrol
The Fairbanks City Council voted unanimously to create a budget reserve to support the operations of the Community Service Patrol. The CSP improves the business climate downtown while looking after the welfare of chronically inebriated people who may also be homeless and suffer mental disorders. Terms of the money’s use have yet to be determined by the Council. The City has long supported the Community... [Read more]
City re-evaluates Cushman and Barnette streets traffic revisions
As Alaska DOT moves to construct a one-way Barnette bridge and re-build the Cushman bridge in a one-way role, the City of Fairbanks is moving to verify that the planned two-way conversion on Barnette and Cushman is consistent with Vision Fairbanks Economic Development Plan. Crandall Arambula is working alongside the City’s contractor Kittelson & Associates on a scope of work due for completion... [Read more]
Downtown Winter Solstice Celebration ’twas a “wonderful winter wonderland”
The Downtown Association of Fairbanks is grateful to those who made the 2009 Downtown Winter Solstice Celebration of December 5th, 12th, 19th, and 21st a wonderful winter wonderland for the whole community. This downtown holiday tradition was made possible by the amazing support of our sponsors, downtown businesses, performers and volunteers. We’d like to extend special thanks to Portia Fenton,... [Read more]
Revitalization requires early “structural” changes
Change the game . . . get ahead of the curve . . . till the ground – phrases people use to describe progress. Making Cushman a 2-way street will change the game downtown by making businesses more viable, thereby improving the investment environment. Creating a new zone type will get ahead of the curve of downtown’s re-development by expressing in a regulatory framework three minimum standards... [Read more]
Early Registration: 2010 June 21st Midnight Sun Festival
As a prior-year participant, you are privileged to a 21-day exclusive EARLY REGISTRATION opportunity to participate in the 2010 Midnight Sun Festival planned for June 21st. From October 12th- November 2nd, privileged vendors are granted First Right of Refusal to reserve space in the festival, but if you’d rather sign-up closer to the day of the event, keep in mind that OPEN REGISTRATION for the... [Read more]
Be a part of the bigger picture!
We are busy collecting basic data for our downtown core in order to get a complete picture of Fairbanks businesses, landowners, residents & employees. We will use the information to communicate appropriately with our constituents and to guide our downtown revitalization and promotion strategies. If you see one of our door hangers hanging on your door please fill it out! Or, if you’d like to... [Read more]
Member Spotlight Of The Month
Midnight Sun Festival Vendor Registration
DTA Quarterly News: Fall 2009
CSP Map
