Jamestown City Council will hear a presentation about a new banner program downtown at its work session tonight. Chautauqua Art Gallery owner Leslie Calimeri and Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse will present their … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Jamestown Renaissance Corporation – December 1, 2022
Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse talks about a grant opportunity for downtown business and building owners. … [Read more...]
JRC Accepting Applications For Downtown Building, Business Improvement Program Funds
The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation is accepting applications for its downtown building and business improvement program. Urban Core Director Frank Besse said the JRC will award up to $25,000 in matching funds for various costs associated with … [Read more...]
Potter’s Terrace Park Reopens in Downtown Jamestown
Officials cut the ribbon to reopen a renovated Potters Terrace Park in downtown Jamestown Wednesday afternoon. The park, owned by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, had been closed since 2019 due to issues with the wood structure that used to … [Read more...]
Reconstruction of former Potter’s Terrace Park Underway
Construction is underway at the former Potter's Terrace Park on East Third Street in downtown Jamestown. Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse said Sivac Stone Masonry is working at moving stone and earth on the site, … [Read more...]
The Annual Downtown Christmas Parade Is In Limbo
The status of the annual Downtown Christmas Parade is up in the air for this December. The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce held an events meeting to discuss upcoming activities downtown and the question was raised whether there will be a parade this … [Read more...]
Green Space Proposed for Potters Terrace Park on East Third Street
The Jamestown Planning Commission heard a presentation on the new green space proposed for Potter's Terrace. Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse and Foundation and Leaf+Stone Landscape Architecture Architect Joe … [Read more...]
JRC Director Frank Besse to be Speaker at Marvin House this Wednesday
The Marvin House monthly lunch speaker for September will be Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Urban Core Director Frank Besse. Besse will speak following a noon luncheon this Wednesday. Besse has been a small business owner, starting a … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Frank Besse – April 29, 2021
WRFA's Julia Ciesla-Hanley spoke with Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Executive Director Frank Besse on rehabilitation work happening at Potter's Terrace-AIDS Memorial Park … [Read more...]
Rehabilitation Work on Long-Closed Potter’s Terrace-AIDS Memorial Park Started
Rehabilitation of the Potter's Terrace-AIDS Memorial Park at West Third Street and Potter's Alley has begun. The park, owned by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, has been closed since 2019 due to issues with the wood structure as well as an … [Read more...]