2014-2015 Staunton Downtown Development Association Annual Report

In December 2014, Staunton was awarded a $100,000 Community Business Launch Grant by the Department of

Housing and Community Development. The partnering organizations, Staunton Downtown Development Asso-

ciation (SDDA), Staunton Creative Community Fund (SCCF), and the Economic Development Department

(EDA), began to aggressively launch the program February 2015. The on-line application process attracted 28

entrepreneurs and 16 were accepted into the program. Each was required to attend an 8-Week Business Planning

course implemented by the SCCF, present their idea at a public Pitch Night, and submit a business plan by May 27. Nine participants

completed the program, and eight will be opening businesses by September 31, 2015.

$12,000 Anna Schoenduby for Latitudes Fair Trade Store

$10,000 Wavley Groves for EccoHollow Art & Sound

$10,000 Patty Brower for 3 Snugbugs Studios

$10,000 Tom DuMontier for WQSV Community Radio

$4,000 Michelle Gallaugher for Staunton Olive Oil Company

$4,000 Darren Smith for Traipse

AWARDS 2015 Virginia Main Street Award for 110,000

Volunteer Hours Department of Housing and Community Development

Community Business Launch Grant for $100,000 to fund

BRIGHT REWIRED

Virginia Main Street John Marlles scholarship for

National Main Street Conference: 2015 Atlanta, GA

2015 Staunton City Schools Business Honor Roll

Organization

2014 APPRECIATION AWARDS & ANNUAL CELEBRATION

LEADERSHIP: Greg A. Beam, SDDA Board President

ACHIEVEMENT: Staunton Augusta Farmer’s Market

VOLUNTEER: Jackie Kurtz, Lee High School Guidance Councilor

TEAMWORK: Chris Cain, Staunton Creative Community Fund

SERVICE: David Whitesell, Staunton Plant Company

2014-2015 SDDA BOARD

President Brenda Groah

Immediate Past President Greg A. Beam

Vice President Bob Mortensen

Treasurer Tabitha Cote

Secretary Claire Richardson

Promotions Chair Christian Sayer Grey

Design Chair Doug

Sheridan

Economic Development Chair Suzi Dull

Organization Chair Dawn Nay

Member at Large Scott Ballin

Ex Officio Steve Rosenberg

City Council Liaison James Harrington

Executive Director Julie Markowitz

Marketing Manager Noah McBrayer Jones

Bookkeeper Tammy Davis

MISSION

The Staunton Downtown Development Association is a

nonprofit association committed, through a strong

public-private partnership, to enhancing downtown

Staunton’s economic environment as a center of commerce

while maintaining the character and integrity of Staunton’s

Downtown Service district as an attractive place to live ,

work and visit.

Staunton Downtown Development Association

110 West Johnson Street, Suite 225

Staunton, VA 24401

540.332.3867

stauntondowntown.org

facebook.com/stauntondowntown

BUSINESS & MEDIA SPONSORS Kids’ Night Out and Halloween ~ J immy John’s

Restaurant Week ~ Performance Foods of Virgin-

ia

Holiday

City National Bank Home Instead Senior Care

McClung Companies Bankers Insurance

Lingo Networks

BRIGHT REWIRED

Staunton Creative Community Fund

Staunton Economic Development Department

Greater August Regional Chamber of Commerce Frazier Associates Sign Design via VA Main Street

Lingo Networks

Trolley Signs

Patient Care Plus

Messar Landscape

Henry Funeral Home Staunton Antiques Center

Crown Jewelers

Courtney Cranor Realtor

Media

STAR 94.3 FM

MIX 93.1 The News Leader

In-Kind: Ampersand Arts

Beverley Street Studio School

Children’s Art Network

Classic Carriage

Goodwill Industries of the Valley/

Northern Region Division

Greater Augusta Association of Real-

tors, Inc.

Greater Augusta Regional Chamber of

Commerce

KLCreative Media

O’Brien Enterprises Roofing

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at

UVA

Sheppard & Vincent CPAs

Star 94.3 FM: WTON

Staunton/Augusta Farmers’ Market

Staunton Creative Community Fund

Staunton Music Festival

Staunton Music Guild

Staunton Visitor Center

Trinity Church Historic Graveyard and

Stained Glass Windows

YMCA

Outside Service District: John’s Computer

Valley Real Estate Brokers, LLC

Individual: Anna Lee Pullin

Claire Richardson

Janie Ballurio

Donna and Jerry Pangburn

Joe McCue

Pam & Jim Huggins

Robert Mortensen

Property Owner Deluxe: Albo & Oblon, LLP

American Shakespeare Center

City National Bank

Crown Jewelers

EHC Properties

Frederick House

Kalorama, LLC

John Bourgeois

The Olde Printery Guest House

Peterson Enterprises

Schmid’s Printery

Property Renter:

17 East Beverley Antiques

Aioli Mediterranean Cuisine

Beverley Cigar Store

Black Dog Bikes

Black Swan Books & Music

Black, Noland and Read, P. L. C.

BuzzNutrition

Cathedral Security Associates, LLC

Co-Art Gallery/Beverley Street Studio

School Galleries

Cranberry’s Grocery & Eatery

Fretwell Bass & Acoustic Instruments

geSHENKe

Grandma's Bait

H. L. Lang & Company Jewelers

Harmony Moon

Heifetz International Music Institute

Kris McMackin, CPA PC

Lewis Creek Market

LightCastle Technical Consulting

Lingo Networks

LTD 7

Made; By the People, For the People

Michael Brown, Architect

Mill Street Grill

Monica Wilson Photography

Pufferbellies Toys & Books

Queen City Creative, LLC

Queen City Marketplace

Queen City Sewing Company

Shenandoah Pizza and Tap House

The By & By Café and Beer Garden

The Emporium

The Pampered Palate Café

The Sacred Circle

The Snugbug Mercantile

The Split Banana Company

The Store/Nu-Beginning Farm

The Wine Cellar

Warehouse Antiques & Collectibles

Weddings and Things

Property Owner:

104 Storage, LLC

126 West Beverley Street

17-19-21 Middlebrook Avenue Ltd.

268 Central, LLC

AHC Thrift Shop - Augusta Health

Air Land Sproul Real Estate, Ltd.

Allan J. & Kathy D. Mayz

Anthony & Cecelia W. Altomonte

Auto Seats by J & L

B & G Investments, LLC

Baja Bean

Bank of America - Sovran Bank

The Bard’s Nest

Barrister Books

Barristers Row Real Estate Trust

BB&T

Bearclaw, LLC

Bears and Blankets Academy of Early

Learning

Bellevue Real Estate II, LLC

Beverley & New, LLC /Creamery Bldg,

LLC

Beverley Street Associates, LLC

Boddie Noell Enterprises

Brewster Wharf, LLC

Brian D. Smith

BRICKS Restaurant & Pub

BRLR VA, LLC

Brocomp, LLC

Bromfield, Michael Ian

Brown and Company (linked with B &

G Investments, LLC)

Bruce A. Elder Antique and Classic

Automobiles

Calvin W. & Barbara A. Strickler

Camera & Palette, Inc.

Carol W. Dalton

CASA for Children

Catharine Clem

Charles S. Hunter III

Clock Tower Convenience

Cornelius V. Jackson

Court Square Real Estate Trust

David & Heather Morgan

David Metz

Detamore Printing Company

Dixon Studio

Domino’s Pizza

The Dragon's Hoard

Ducks in a Row, LLC

Earl R. McCary

Echols Building, LLC

Edward J. & Elaine D. Taetzsch

Edward Jones Investments

El Futuro, LLC

Elizabeth Shafer

Emerald City, LP

Emilio’s Italian Restaurant & Pompei

Lounge

Emory L. Shiflet

Equal Parts Hair Designs

Eric Stamer Catering

Evelyn Condra, LLC

Fireplaces & Things

First Citizens Bank

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First VA Bank of Augusta

Frazier Associates Architects & Plan-

ners

Frederick Street Café

Gary R. Theiss

George W. Taylor

Golden Tub Bath Shop

Great Road Of Virginia, LLC

Hardee’s of Staunton

Harry F. & Susan C. Shiflett

Helvetica Designs

Helen G. Roberts

Hershey Tire Co. Inc.

Historic Staunton Foundation

Hojka Properties, LLC

Howard Johnson’s

Industrial Dev. Authority Of Staunton

Irish Alley Restaurant & Pub

James B. III & Priscilla C. Hanger

Jenkins Security Services

Jerry F. Lambert

John Lotz

John R. Weatherman

Joseph F. Jr. Borzelleca

Joyce M Eavers Family, LLC

Judd C. & Dabney A. Bankert

Kenneth Skillman

Keystone Virginia Inc.

L. Oppleman

Leroy E. Showker Jr.

Lyndan, LLC

Mack H. III & Lee R Longmire

Madison, Monroe & Assoc.

Maple Street Properties

MarDen Graphics

Margaret Ann Williams

Margaret Armstrong

Marilyn Hoffman

Mary Ultee

Maryanne A. Moffett

Mason R. and Valerie F. Kilbourn

Matthew Mark & Ann B. Harris

MB Land Co., LLC

MH Staunton, LLC

The Michael B. Tusing Gallery

Mika’s Chalet, LLC

Miller’s Auto Clinic

Mt. Zion Lodge 18 Af./Am.

Neville J. Poole

The News Leader

Norman C. Peeler

Old Y, LLC

Once Upon a Time Clockshop

One 15 East Beverley, LLC

Ox-Eye Vineyards Tasting Room

P. & L. Holdings, LLC

P Murray Pitts

PAD Rentals, LLC (linked with 126

West Beverley Street)

Palmer House, LLC

Paul And Lori Katsch

Pet Parlor

Phyllis & Weldon Scrogham

Pretty Pretty

Pump Street Properties

Queen City Parking, Inc.

Quiver, LLC

Richard Alan Cecil Jr.

Richard L. and Carolyn L. Tusing

Richard M. Hamrick Jr.

Robert S. Peeler

Robert W. Young

Robert Wilford Cocke Jr.

Sansovich Development, LLC

Scomag, L.C.

Scott & Stringfellow Financial

Advisors -BB&T

Shenandoah Pizza and Tap House

Shenandoah Valley Club Of Deaf

Shuler Land Company, LLC

Spring Lane Staunton, LLC

St. Francis Of Assisi Church

Staunton Academy of Ballet

Staunton Antiques Center

Staunton Augusta Art Center/R.R.

Smith Center for History & Art

Staunton Performing Arts Center

Staunton School of Cosmetology

Steve & Masako Zapton

Steve W. Spitler

Stonewall Jackson Hotel & Conference

Center

The Storefront: A Very Small Hotel

Stuart Cochran

Sunspots Studios & Glassblowing

Suntrust Bank

Susan M. Johnson, Attorney

Synchronicity, LLC

Three Twenty Associates

Timberlake, Smith, Thomas & Moses,

P.C.

Timothy W. Cox

Union Bank & Trust

Valley Conservation Council

Valley View Heights, Inc.

Virginia ABC Store

Visulite Cinemas

Walker Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

Wilderness Adventure

William L. Bowman

William M. Duncan

William W. Little

Witz, LLC

Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library

and Museum

Worthington Investments, LLC

Young True Value Hardware

Zynodoa

MEMBERSHIP

Thumbs

Up!

August 2014: The News Leader, in

recognition of winning twenty-nine

Virginia Press Association Awards

including the three Best of Show for

Coverage, Writing, and Photography.

October 2014: Sadr Ghiyasunden,

owner of H. E. S. Rugs, in recognition

of proving that a knowledge of beauty

and an attention to detail will take root

and thrive in larger accommodations.

December 2014: Beth Hodge, Direc-

tor of the Staunton Augusta Art Center,

in recognition of Staunton Augusta Art

Center's effort and skill in successful

implementation of Art for Gifts on an

annual basis and in thanks on behalf of

the artists and gift givers who benefit.

July 2015: Black Swan Books and

Music, in recognition of their proactive

path towards becoming a venue for

artistic expression such as Spectacle &

Mirth, Race to The Middle Zineworks,

and SWAG Writers.

January 2015: Andrew Davis, on

behalf of Dwell Collective, in recogni-

tion of Dwell Collective's constant pro-

duction of art which brightens the

Downtown landscape and in apprecia-

tion of their numerous free portraits

days.

April 2015: Jan Landes, owner of 17

East Beverley Street Antiques, in

recognition of 17 E. Beverley

Antiques's role in the compilation of

the Staunton Antiquers Guide which

invites patrons to Shop Staunton First

and for the clever display windows

which showcase the treasures within.

#shopstauntonfirst

PROMOTIONS