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A Day Did you know that
in Downtown you can…
on Main • Sip premium roasted coffee
• Find unique home décor and
furniture
Street • Hire interior design services
• Taste delicious New Mexican fare
• Enjoy some homegrown brew
• Find the latest in women & men’s
BY ELISABETH JACKSON
Executive Director, Artesia MainStreet fashion and accessories
• Shop for gifts from birthdays to
These unparalleled times of the last weddings
few months have impacted us all,
not least of all our small businesses • Explore rare, antique finds
and restaurants. • Try on some new boots for size
ur downtown small businesses and restaurants • Purchase safety apparel and
have continued to weather the ongoing storm of uniforms
Othe unknown with tenacity and ingenuity. They
have done that by offering delivery services, opening • Order a custom cake and sample
online shopping portals, and hosting pop-up sales on
social media, just to name a few. delicious treats
To everyone who continues to support our local • Explore larger-than-life bronze
businesses, we thank you. We believe these hardships statues and one-of-a-kind water
are far from over. As of this publication, many of our
retail shops are now open for business and restaurants features
are still open for take-out and outdoor dining (with
some still offering delivery services).
What can we do about it? Or, better yet, how can we help?
Yes! All within the seven blocks of
Before you walk into a big box store, before you travel our local Downtown District.
to a different town, or before you click online to that
enormous retailer, let us remember — local first. Think
of your neighbors, your friends, and for some of us, our
family, who own our local businesses. Shop where your heart is — in your own backyard.
Support our small businesses and locally-owned
All of our downtown businesses are adhering to restaurants and shop local. Choose MainStreet. Shop
COVID-safe practices and abiding by social distancing Artesia. You might just find something that you never
requirements. Now is a great time to explore what knew was there.
Downtown Artesia has to offer.
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