Announcing the Campaign to Help Revitalize a Thriving Commercial District

Help fund a local home-grown restaurant looking to bring the community back to Downtown Richmond

Richmond, CA  – March 1, 2015 – The Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc. and Home of Chicken and Waffles announce their campaign to open a new restaurant and revitalize a formerly thriving commercial district.

Historic Downtown Richmond finally has the chance to build itself up as a safe, vibrant, thriving destination for arts, entertainment, businesses, and residents with an easily accessible transit center. For far too long, the area of Downtown Richmond has suffered financially, and has struggled to attract the development projects that are vital to the economic development of the city. Restaurants and retail businesses are crucial components of a healthy, vibrant neighborhood, creating jobs and tax revenue that benefit the entire community.

Richmond Main Street is proud to be working in partnership with Home of Chicken and Waffles to bring a family-style sit down restaurant to the downtown Richmond shopping district.  In addition to Chicken and Waffles, there is also an opportunity to support the build out of the entire 10,000 square feet of raw retail space to support a café and coffee shop.

Richmond Main Street is in need of $75,000 to help Home of Chicken and Waffles with the first phase of the build out of this raw space. This campaign will give the historic Downtown area the boost it needs to begin creating a viable district with arts, entertainment, and wholesome food, all of which have been sorely needed for this long under-served community. Monies raised from this campaign will be used to fund Phase 1 of the large-scale tenant improvements needed to transform this raw space into a beautiful sit-down restaurant.

Please consider donating to this cause, and help revitalize the Downtown Richmond community.

About The Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc.
The Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc. is a community-based nonprofit corporation dedicated to revitalizing historic Downtown Richmond as a pedestrian-friendly urban village, offering products, services, arts, and entertainment that reflect the community’s rich and diverse heritage.

To LEARN MORE about the project, or  to find more information about The Richmond Main Street Initiative, Inc or Home of Chicken and Waffles, please visit:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/chicken-waffles-restaurant-downtown-richmond#home

Contact:

Amanda Elliot

http://www.richmondmainstreet.org/

https://www.youtube.com/user/richmondmainstreet