Since the pandemic, DBA continues to help our members navigate the constantly changing landscape of shutdowns and reopenings, evolving safety mandates, reduced revenue, a deluge of essential information, and the shared trauma of a global health crisis, which have made for an unthinkably difficult time for all downtown business owners. We created programs like the 48-hour Gift Card Challenge, the Nourishing Artists program, and Everyone Eats! to support our community during this pandemic and support you all financially as you try to find your path to move forward.

Through the one2one Project, we offered continued guidance and strengthened the mutual support network that we have nurtured. Despite unprecedented circumstances, we are committed to keeping our town vibrant!

While some of our favorite pre-COVID events might not be coming back for a while, I would be remiss not to mention the fun we had this past summer and fall with Gallery Walk and BrattleBOO in collaboration with our local shops and organizations.

And we continue to support you by beautifying Main Street through our flower program and promoting downtown happenings on social media, in our newsletter, and through Planagogo.

DBA is committed to fostering a diverse and representative community of volunteers, staff and participants.  We aim to create programming that is uplifting, safe and open to all with an appreciation and respect for for a full spectrum of individual differences – cultural, racial, religious, socio-economic, or based on sexual identity, gender, physical, developmental or intellectual ability. 

There are many reasons to value DBA, and everyone has their favorite. Find more about what on our Facebook page. Whatever your reason, we’d love to have you join us!