Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Martin City’s “The Martin Talks” and our 3rd annual holiday lighting event on November 17th! Organized by The Martin City Business and Community Association, together with the Martin City CID, the night was filled with holiday cheer and merriment by all. [continue reading]
For most people, the holidays are a wonderful time of year. They can be a time for family, friends, and togetherness. They can be a time for parties and presents to celebrate our blessings and show our loved ones how much we care. But for some, the holidays are a [continue reading]
We are lucky to be able to say, Martin City has the largest beach volleyball dome in the country! The new winter dome at Volleyball Beach is a whopping 320 feet x 120 feet, and 40 feet high. There are only three sand volleyball operations under air domes in the [continue reading]
Have you driven through Martin City lately? Not only do we have a brand-new street light, we’ve made incredible progress on the 135th Street public improvement project! The second phase of the 135th Street improvement project was just completed in October, and according to the Martin City CID’s Executive Director, [continue reading]
What is Small Business Saturday? It's the one day each year when individuals are encouraged to shop local to support small business owners. American Express founded Small Business Saturday in 2010 to help businesses with their most pressing need — more customers walking through their doors. Black Friday and the [continue reading]
Fifteen years ago, Steve Okenfuss opened a motorcycle shop in a dilapidated building near 135th Street and Holmes Road in Martin City, Missouri. Today, Reno’s Powersports is growing so fast that Okenfuss said he needs to expand the facility for the third time. “When we built our first warehouse in 2008, [continue reading]
Please join the Martin City Community Improvement District and the Martin City Business And Community Association as we kick off the holiday shopping season in Martin City! Two of our long-time businesses, Rooms That Bloom and Sidelines Custom Floral, are hosting open houses on Saturday, November 5th. Holiday Open Houses [continue reading]
Mid-Continent Public Library is placing an increase to its operating levy on the November ballot for the purpose of building and renovating library branches and maintaining or expanding library collections, services, and programs. The levy increase is titled Proposition L. If the levy is approved by the voters, the Library [continue reading]
When Claude Sanders lost his job in 1932 during the Great Depression, he took matters into his own hands and started a small residential plumbing services business called Midwest Plumbing and Heating Company. Since that time, the company exploded to become MMC Contractors, a national mechanical contractor located here in [continue reading]
THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who attended our Third Thursday event, The Martin Talks, with KSquared, Katie Van Luchene, and Kimberly Winter Stern, at The Martin Event Space on Thursday, July 21st! The Martin City Business and Community Association works hard to plan this fun event that brought in [continue reading]
