And then it's gonna make its way to Main Street?

Yeah, yep, it'll go, uh, down Liberty to Main Street.

So we did this last year, and it was a great addition.

Uh, we close the street, so it's a little bit safer.

Um, and then once we get to Main Street, um, parties can kind of tee off, and then they can start trick-or-treating.

Um, we have about 34 businesses participating this year, and they're all within a block or two of the Main Street area.

Um, so we'll have a walking map available, so we'll be handing those out the day of.

Anything else, Ashley?

... and how you do that.

Yeah.

So, you know, I think the biggest thing is, um, as I'm looking at what our association does to support members and the businesses downtown, I'm also looking at feedback and data, what people want to see downtown, the feedback that we're getting, um, from city representatives and things like that.

And really, I know we won't make everyone happy, but I think it's important to really look at, you know, things that are reoccurring in the feedback that we keep hearing and trying to make those adjustments, uh, as needed and, um, and make an impact in, in ways that I know we can.

Um, and I think when I started this role, I was excited to be in this position to kind of hear feedback from people and, and make change.

Um, and I think that that's something I've just been working towards year after year.

And, um, you know, I could not do it without community support and working with, you know, our community partners downtown as well.

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What are you gonna be doing downtown? Lots of different events.

Oh, there's so much going on.

So we're in the process of updating our website with all of these great member events that are coming up, whether it's, you know, special fall cocktails, coffees, uh, book readings, parties, um, that will go hand-in-hand with Halloween.

And then we, um, end the month, uh, with the Trick-or-Treat Parade, which is Sunday, October 25th.

... um, in Downtown Ann Arbor, it's just nice to see because it's just a wonderful way for people to connect.

It is.

I love to see these types of collaborations, um, because the, you know, every business has their own strength, uh, but when you work together, it creates something so unique.