Local churches and community organizations came together Friday to help an elderly couple on Walnut Street fix their home. Joe and Donna Raffa, who have lived at 34 Walnut for over 30 years, had their house cited by the Jamestown Department of … [Read more...]
Neighborhood Programs Discussed During Recent Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission Meeting
JAMESTOWN - Representatives from the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation were in city hall Wednesday morning to go over its various neighborhood revitalization and improvement projects with the city's Strategic Planning and Partnership … [Read more...]
JRC to Focus on Four Target Areas as Part of Neighborhood Improvement Strategy
JAMESTOWN - Four target area neighborhoods have been identified as the focus for any new strategies needed to help shore up housing value and market stability in Jamestown. The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation shared details of its recently … [Read more...]
JRC Announces Final Participants for 2017 Renaissance Block Challenge
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) has announced the neighborhoods invited to submit final applications for the 2017 Renaissance Block Challenge (RBC). The participating neighborhood clusters will be Weeks/Hotchkiss streets, … [Read more...]
JRC Announces Details of 2016 Renaissance Block Challenge
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has announced details for the 2016 Renaissance Block Challenge. The Renaissance Block Challenge is a program that offers matching funds to home owners up to $2,000 to put towards exterior home … [Read more...]
JRC Announces 2015 Participants of Renaissance Block Challenge Program
JAMESTOWN - Landscaping, porch repairs, painting, sidewalk replacement, and many other projects will soon be underway in the city as part of the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s (JRC) annual Renaissance Block Challenge. The program gives … [Read more...]
Deadline for Block Grant Challenge Pre-Application is March 13
JAMESTOWN - The 2015 deadline to get started on applying for the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation's Neighborhood Renaissance Block Challenge is Friday, March 13. The Neighborhood Renaissance Block Challenge encourages groups of neighbors to … [Read more...]
Johnson Foundation Presents $250,000 Grant to Jamestown Renaissance Corporation
JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation joined the Johnson Foundation Monday to make an important announcement that will go a long way in helping to beautify and improve neighborhoods throughout the city. This will continue to fund our … [Read more...]
Applications Now Being Accepted for 2014 Renaissance Block Challenge
JAMESTOWN - For the fourth straight year, Jamestown property owners have a chance to receive up to $1,000 to help pay for exterior upgrades if they work together to improve their neighborhoods. It’s all part of the Renaissance Block Challenge, a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS – Historic Church Benefits from Renaissance Block Challenge
JAMESTOWN - What started as a church repainting project on Palmer Street in Jamestown has blossomed into a model for neighborhood revitalization thanks to church leaders, surrounding property owners, and Jamestown’s Renaissance Block Challenge. St. … [Read more...]
