Tupelo Challenge

One of our wonderful local retail merchants Barbara Fleishhacker found the 3/50 project on the Southern Accents Miss Gracious Living's website. It tells us to think about our three favorite independently owned business and then think about how we would feel if they were gone. It challeges you to visit these stores and spend $50 in each store every month. If half of our city's population would spend $50 in their three favorite stores, we would generate $2,704,350.00 this month alone. Over the course of a year that would be $32,452,200.00.

Ok so how is that different than spending that money in national chain businesses or online? Sixty-eight percent of that revenue stays in Tupelo through taxes, payroll and other expenditures. Only 48 percent stays in Tupelo when we spend it with other businesses. Think about it. So get downtown! Let us show you our businesses are up to the challenge.

For more information on the 3/50 project, contact us at 662-841-6598 or go to http://mrsblandings.blogspot.com/2009/05/350-project.html.

Elvis on Broadway

During the Tupelo Elvis Festival, the King will have a new place to dwell. The Lyric Theatre and Broadway Street in historic downtown Tupelo is being dubbed “All Elvis, All the Time.” With 24 Elvis tribute artists competing in the 2009 Ultimate Elvis® Tribute Artist Competition, fans can sit back and enjoy all the great eras of Elvis. Outside the Lyric tribute artists will meet and greet with fans in between the three rounds of competition. Music will fill the streets throughout the weekend on the free stage with some time for open mic. Other great activities during the weekend are the Elvis Parade, the Elvis-Look-A-Like Parade and the Ladybug's Children's Activities on North Spring Street where youth tribute artists Demi Downing and Nick Gutierrez will headline. Elvis merchandise will be available for purchase to help attendees commemorate the fun-filled weekend. Join us in celebrating Tupelo's favorite son!