Park Circle is a one-of-a-kind place to live and work. This place is special and the independent businesses are an essential part of that equation. These businesses are often owned by our friends and neighbors, they help recirculate money back into our community, and provide services our community needs and desires.

We Stand Up and Show Up for Independent Businesses.

If you prefer the same businesses you’d find in Pittsburgh or Plano, Park Circle may not be your pint of beer.

We’ve Created Something Special Here.

And we’d like to keep it that way. We’re joining more than 30 communities across the United States, including our neighbors in Sullivan’s Island and Folly Beach, SC in advocating for a zoning district that says “no, thanks” to chain businesses by regulating “Formula Business Establishments.” Formula businesses have standardized services, décor, trademarks, inventory, methods of operation, and other features that make them virtually identical to businesses elsewhere.

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To learn more about this movement and stay informed, provide your info below. We will email occasional (no more than once a month) updates and inform you of upcoming gatherings, including any public meetings where this policy will be discussed, and ideas on how we can move this forward together.

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Need More Reasons to Love Park Circle’s Indy Business Community? Independent Businesses:

• Preserve the economic diversity and unique aesthetic character of a neighborhood business district.
• Enhance livability: residents and visitors alike enjoy shopping/dining/working in unique districts that don’t look like “Anywhere, USA.”
• Economic Impact: independent businesses return 3 times more revenue back in to the local economy than national chains.
• Create More Jobs: every $1 million in consumer spending that flows to independent businesses instead of chains generates about twice as many local jobs.
• Increase Home Values: Homes within walking distance to independent businesses retain their value even during an economic downturn.