Trenton Downtown Association

Dust off your powdered wigs and petticoats.

Patriots' Week, the weeklong celebration of the city's role in the American Revolution, is back.

Marion Brien took second place in the Middleweight Division of the Princeton Area Community Foundation Scrabble Open Tournament held at the Trenton Marriott.

Spellers get ready.

The Princeton Area Community Foundation Scrabble Open will be held at the Trenton Marriott on Lafayette Street starting at noon.

This is the sixth Scrabble competition organized....

"...Very few print-on-demand publishers have a return policy. Because of this, large bookstore companies are very hesitant to stock these books. Independent bookstores are more open to selling them. Classics Bookstore, at 117 South Warren Street in Trenton, was one of the first to sell and promote "Dream Dancing."

Taneshia Nash Laird is the executive director of the Trenton Downtown Association.

THE visitors' center in the capital district has been closed for more than a year, and a master plan drafted in 2002 to increase the city's draw as a tourist destination has been largely abandoned. Yet there is hope that the Old Barracks Museum, which shut its doors for two months earlier this year, may emerge as an anchor that can revitalize interest in Trenton's history and increase the city's economy. First, however, the museum itself needs financial help.

Oh My Heavenly Hair, a boutique offering all-natural hair oils and other hair-care products, will celebrate its grand opening on Willow Street today with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

A fusion of Latin- inspired art and music will hit the city's downtown area this weekend, beginning with an art exhibit showcasing the work of several artists, including regional Hispanic artists.

Foot Locker celebrated the grand opening of its store at 31 E. State St. yesterday, but for Trenton officials it was hailed as more than just the ribbon-cutting for a new store. For Taneshia Nash Laird, executive director of the nonprofit Trenton Downtown Association, whose mission is to revitalize Trenton's business district, Foot Locker is a recognized name that they hope may help keep the city's legions of state workers as well as city residents from traveling out of town to a mall.

The 14th season of the Capital City Market will open Thursday, July 12, with an impressive contingent of new participants joining many of the farmers and vendors who have been at the open air market in past years. The 12-week farmers’, gourmet food vendors’, artists’ and crafters’ market takes place on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on East State. St. between Warren and Broad Sts. in downtown Trenton and features different musical entertainment each week.