McHenry Market Pulse: STATE OF MCHENRY LUNCHEON; NEW BUSINESSES KEEP COMING; BUSINESSES ARE EXPANDING; DOWNTOWN CONTINUES TO PROSPER; COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE UPON US!!!

STATE OF MCHENRY LUNCHEON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 28, 2018

MCHENRY DOWNTOWN INDOOR THEATER REOPENS WITH THREE SCREENS ON GREEN STREET

D.C. COBB’S RESTAURANT OPENS ADJACENT TO MCHENRY THEATER ON GREEN STREET (SOON TO EXPAND TO WALSH PARK TO SOUTH ADJACENT TO BOONE LAGOON)

D.C. Cobb's McHenry located in downtown McHenry, Illinois! Come check it out and see what all the hype is about, on the McHenry Riverwalk next to the newly renovated McHenry Downtown Indoor Theater! https://www.facebook.com/mchenrycountyliving/videos/10155368421933366/

NEW INVESTMENT IN DOWNTOWN AREA

SMITH’S CENTRAL GARAGE

(ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDING WITHIN DOWNTOWN AREA) ADJACENT TO VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK AND RIVERSIDE DRIVE DOWNTOWN AREA

NEW INVESTMENT OUTSIDE OF DOWNTOWN AND ADJACENT TO MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN AREA, ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING BUILDINGS AND NEW CONSTRUCTION

The Ignite Teen Center is an incredible asset for our community and we are extremely lucky to have it serving our residents:

http://www.nwherald.com/2018/02/18/ignite-teen-center-to-open-soon-in-mchenry/alsdl6m/.

Please help sustain it, take advantage of it and all it has to offer! Opening soon! Definitive date to be determined. It's located at 4105 W Crystal Lake Road. Learn more at: http://igniteteencenter.org/.

RICHMOND ROAD, DOWNTOWN, FRONT STREET, ELM STREET, BUSINESS, BUSINESS AND MORE BUSINESS

Dog Wash? The applicant’s product is manufactured in Australia and was featured on WGN TV. The product can be viewed at http://www.k9000dogwash.com/ and will be coming to the City of McHenry this spring on Green Street!

SHAMROCKS THE FOX MARCH 17 AND MARCH 18, 2018, DOWNTOWN MCHENRY, KIWANIS SHAMROCK SHUFFLE, PARADE, DYEING THE FOX RIVER GREEN, MUSIC, FOOD, FUN, MORE…..

BEER, BACON & BIKES: APRIL 7, 2018 1:00-4:00 PM. (WRIST BANDING AND REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 12:30 PM AT THE BIKE HAVEN AND MIXIN MINGLE); DOWNTOWN MCHENRY

ARBOR DAY CEREMONY: APRIL 27, 2018 AT 3:00 PM, MCHENRY MUNICIPAL CENTER

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY (COMBINED VETERANS): MAY 28, 2018 AT 10:00 AM, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, DOWNTOWN MCHENRY, INCLUDING A BRIEF PARADE AND PLACEMENT OF WREATH AT ST. PATRICK’S CEMETERY AND IN THE FOX RIVER, CONCLUDING WITH “TAPS” AND A RIFLE SALUTE

2018 SUMMER/FALL CONCERT SERIES, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, DOWNTOWN MCHENRY, FOOD AND REFRESHMENTS AVAILABLE MAY 31 THRU SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 AT 7:30 PM

2018 CITY OF MCHENRY FARMERS MARKET, VETERANS MEMORIAL PARK, DOWNTOWN MCHENRY, MAY 17 THRU SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 FROM 4:30 TO 8:00 PM

THANK YOU TO ALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY, SUPPORT/VOLUNTEER AT A LOCAL EVENT, AND/OR LOCATE THEIR BUSINESS AND/OR EXPAND IN THE CITY OF MCHENRY…EVERY ONE, CONTRIBUTES!!!!!

PLEASE HELP US KEEP OUR COMMUNITY VIBRANT AND STRONG TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PRACTICAL FOR BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE! THE CITY COUNCIL IS CONTINUALLY EVALUATING WAYS TO ASSIST IN PROMOTING BUSINESS, TOURISM, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND SERVICE! ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IS AN ONGOING EFFORT THE CITY IS COMMITTED TO AND IS A COMMUNITY-WIDE EFFORT. AT THE END OF THE DAY THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE WHO IS A PART OF IT BENEFITS!