Benches and Banners Making Downtown Manchester A Bit Brighter

MANCHESTER, CT — Benches and banners ... they are again brightening up Downtown Manchester.

This year, a record number of businesses stepped up to sponsor banners, downtown officials said. The colorful banners feature a celebratory theme as Manchester prepares to celebrate 200 years in 2023, officials said.

Also adorning the downtown area are newly renovated art benches organized by Imagine Main Street. Last year, local artists painted the bench backs and Manchester Department of Public Works crews placed them on repaired bench frames.

More benches will arrive when they are ready, officials said.

This year's "Banner Businesses" include:

• All Ways There Home-Care
• American Eagle Financial Credit Union
• American Legion Post 102
• The Angry Egg
• Anne Miller Real Estate
• Barry & Barall, LLC
• Bistro on Main
• Cheney Mortgage
• Creative Notions
• Diana, Conti & Tunila, LLP
• ECHN
• Manchester Elks #1893
• Frame Dimensions
• Frontier
• Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
• Highland Park Market
• Igdalsky & Company, CPAs
• Ion Bank
• KKC Attorneys
• The Little Theatre of Manchester
• Lutz Children’s Museum
• MACC Charities
• Manchester Adult and Continuing Education
• Manchester Catholic Community