Happy February Downtown!

NEW! DTID's Renewal Planning

The DTID Board of Directors and Executive Director have been working on preparing for the SID-Renewal for the District. They have updated the Services plan for the next five years. This document, and a briefing about the renewal have been loaded on the Reports page.

A Note from the Executive Director:

Dear Stakeholder,

The attached documents are for your review concerning the renewal of DTID. We are contemplating expanding the district to include additional properties that have expressed interest in being a DTID member. As we finalize our parcel maps, we will send the suggested SID boundaries, with a corresponding budget. We anticipate the budget to be in character with our initial term, however, since we have not completed our assessment of the potential impact of an expanded boundary, a final budget number is not provided in these documents. We will discuss this further when we meet and will be prepared to answer all questions as we ask for your support. Feel free to call me for any questions and/or comments at 419-249-5494.

Regards,

Bill Thomas

Executive Director

You can also click here to find the Renewal Brief and 2011 and Beyond Services Plan.

Let It Snow!

Winter persists and soon we will be thinking of all the pretty green popping up, but in the meantime the snow continues to fall!

The Clean and Safe Ambassadors are working diligently to help the city of Toledo and our property owners keep the District's sidewalks and roads clear. Please let us know if we are missing a section! Call 419-249-5494, DTID's main line for your concerns.

Branding Northwest Ohio

There is an initiative being brought forth by a diverse group of public and private organizations in the Toledo/Northwest Ohio region. This initative is to help Toledo develop its story. Please visit ToledoRegionStory.com to participate in this initiative - there is a survey there that is open to anyone interested in helping develop Toledo's story! It also has a great deal of information about the initiative.

You can also read more about the Intiative by reading this Fact-Sheet.

Decorating Downtown

Again this year the DTID is sponsored the downtown Toledo window decorating contest.

Congrats to the winners of the contest in the three divisions:

Large Facilities:

1^st Edison Plaza

2^nd HCR ManorCare

3^rd National City Bank

Medium Facilities:

1^st SSOE

2^nd Huntinton Bank

3^rd Davis Building

Small Facilities:

1^st Leo’s Book Store

2^nd Neighborhood Health Association

3^rd Space 237 Gallery

Honorable Mention is awarded to:

Large Facilities:

Owens Corning

LaSalle Apartments

Hylant Building

Medium Facilities:

Tequila Sheila’s

The Blarney Irish Pub

The Park Inn

Small Facilities:

Paula Brown Shop

Sophia Lustig

Nick’s Barber Shop

Special thanks!-
All the prizes awarded in the contest were donated by the owners of the businesses listed below. DTID is very appreciative for their generosity and support of this venture which is intended to create a downtown that is more festive and welcoming during the holiday season.

Ahava Spa & Wellness Center

The Blarney Irish Pub

The Car Wash Co.

Civic Center Promenade

(Inside the Erie Street Market)

Eddy B’s Restaurant

Fifth Third Bank of Northwest Ohio

INVU Portraits

LaSalle Cleaners

The Lunch Hour Restaurant

Manos Greek Restaurant

Pam’s Corner Restaurant

Roth Furs

Tony Packo’s Cafés

Toledo Mud Hens

Toledo Walleye

Contest rules and participation requirements can be found at this link: Contest

Map of Downtown!

DTID has created a new map of downtown businesses, restaurants and retailers. You can find the "Downtown Toledo Business, Restaurant & Shopping Guide" here. Please take a look and feel free to print it off for your own use! NOTE: You will need Adobe in order to view Map.

If you have any changes that need to be made or omission that should be corrected please contact Elizabeth Murawski at elizabeth.murawski@dttid.com or 419-249-4085.

To find convenient parking, please visit Parksmart’s website for more information on parking around the Arena, or you can download a printable version of their map here.

Thank you for visiting the Downtown Toledo Improvement District, Inc. website!