

The Gumption Fund: A Really Exciting New Effort for 2015!
We here at Montgomery's Downtown Business Association want to wish you a very very happy New Year!
We are so excited for 2015 and are ready to announce one of our most exciting and favorite efforts we've ever done.
Introducing, GUMPTION FUND! We believe that Montgomery is full of people with good ideas! We also recognize that there is often not funding to be able to make important projects a reality. So we pulled together 20 people who were willing to contribute $100 e


November #CashMobMGM with Lunch in the Gump!
November's Cash Mob Announced! We partnered with Montgomery's most popular food loving group, Lunch in the Gump, to select their favorite Downtown restaurant! With close to 5,000 members, we knew this was the placed to find that local "sacred cow" as the LITG's call it, and we are excited to announce that SCOTT STREET DELI was named at the top of the poll by a landslide number of votes! U-Go Montgomery will be running up to Scott Street that day, so catch a ride from your off


Community Podcast Studio Now Open!
The Downtown Business Association, with the help of the Montgomery Advertiser, is proud to announce the opening of Montgomery's first Podcast Studio, open to the public and free for use! The idea was born from one of our Idea Share monthly meetings to give the city and the people active an opportunity to freely create, promote, and voice. We are excited to bring this to Montgomery and see what stories and efforts are born in The Downtown Podcast Studio. Located in Advertiser


September's Idea Share with guest Bijoy Goswami
Every month the DBA hosts an Idea Share that invites members and non-members alike to bring new ideas, thoughts on collaboration, and news from Downtown to the table. In every meeting, we aim to come up with at least 5 efforts we'd love to see in our city. From these meetings, we've seen some of great ideas take off, like our #CashMobMGM events, U-Go Montgomery lunch line, Park(ing) Day, etc. It was our huge pleasure to welcome Bijoy Goswami, founder of the Bootstrap Network


September's Cash Mob is coming up!
Let's mob SA ZA September 9th for dinner! They are offering two amazing dinner specials, and it shoul be a fun night supporting one of Montgomery's favorites. Help us spread the word by sharing on facebook and through twitter and instagram! Here's the deal!! For $20 cash:
1 beer thats regularly priced $5 or less (draft or bottle) , house
salad & Sunday Sauce Entree
or
house salad, large 3 topping pizza & a non alcoholic beverage of
choice #saza #september #cashmobmgm #


August #CashMobMGM
Tuesday, August 26th, 5-9 pm Railyard Brewing Company
Bring $20 cash and get dinner specials!
Let’s mob Railyard with support!
Invite friends and coworkers, watch or join the cornhole
tournament and have a good brew Downtown. $20 gets you one pint of APA, RED, IPA, or YALL, Buffalo Wings, and a Mama's Burger! All night long, with a cornhole tournament too! #cashmobmgm #august #calendar #cashmob #collaboration #downtown #events #montgomery #specials #new #railyardbrewingc


U-Go MGM on WSFA
The Downtown Business Association partnered with CSI Ground Transportation to create what we have been calling the Lunch Line, now known as U-Go MGM! A privately run effort, this line will bring back the brillance of the old trolley lunch shuttle that used to run without all the problems we remember so well. CSI's owner and founder David Sadler was featured on WSFA to discuss what's coming for Downtown's Lunch Crowd! Check out the article and video here. #august #downtown #co


August Meeting Announced!
Downtown Business Association’s August Membership Meeting Tuesday, August 12th, 5:15 pm with The Montgomery Biscuits @ Riverwalk Stadium (200 Coosa Street) Join us for our monthly meeting and hear from our city’s favorite team and management, get a look around the facility, and get caught up with what’s happening with the DBA. We look forward to seeing you there! #events #downtown #ideas #montgomery #riverwalkstadium #biscuits #membership #meetings #august


IDEA Share
Idea Share is the DBA’s open forum for you to share new ideas, voice concerns for the city, discuss the upcoming events and life of Downtown, brainstorm how to make our businesses grow and collaborate to see Montgomery thrive. These are monthly meetings and open to the public. Please check our homepage for the next meeting date, time and location! We've had three idea shares so far and here are some of the ideas that have come up so far: #CashMobMGM Lifestyle Data Collection
Open Call to Add to the Downtown Calendar!
Welcome to the new website! As apart of our launch, we are introducing our Downtown Calendar. We are hoping to incorporate events and specials happening all across Downtown, including what your business has going on. This is an open call for any events and opportunities you have for the community. We want to highlight your business on this calendar and make sure we are an accurate resource for all Downtown Montgomery has to offer. We need your help as our members to make thi