{"id":5949,"date":"2017-05-02T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T12:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/?p=5949"},"modified":"2023-02-15T10:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:52:10","slug":"the-boro-goes-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2017\/05\/02\/the-boro-goes-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boro Goes Blue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Georgia Southern University is working with the city of Statesboro and the South Main Street Revitalization Committee \u2014 a grass roots organization made up of community leaders, volunteers and organizations \u2014 to create the Statesboro Blue Mile. The goal is to restore the one-mile stretch of South Main Street \u2014 from the main entrance of the University to the Courthouse in Downtown Statesboro \u2014 to its former glory in a manner that adds economic value to the city\u2019s tax base, beautifies residential and commercial areas, attracts and retains creative students and young professionals, and enhances the quality of life.<\/p>\n

In April, Statesboro was named a grand prize winner (3rd place) in the America\u2019s Best Communities competition, receiving $1 million for the revitalization of the Blue Mile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Statesboro named a grand prize winner (3rd place) in the America\u2019s Best Communities competition for Blue Mile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":5950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[55],"class_list":["post-5949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-spring-2017"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t