A lot has been brewing within Bristol Rising so it seemed only appropriate to talk about all things Rising at the home of brews- Barley Vine.

It was a packed house with several new Risers in attendance; so […]

The domino day everyone’s been waiting for finally arrived last week:

We’re happy to report that after two-plus years of careful negotiation between the City of Bristol and the McDonald’s Corporation to swap […]

After a whirlwind campaign for Likes that made Dawn the fastest growing idea on Bristol Rising, Dawn delivered on her promise this weekend by hosting a tasting of Dawn’s Deli culinary creations.

The event […]

Doreen Stickney is pleased to announce a downtown event for all ages. See below for details:

On Tuesday, April 30th the Imagine Nation Museum & Imagine Nation Preschool Learning Center, located at One Pleasant […]

The consistently clanging old-fashioned clocks was the right way for Bristol Rising to ring in spring at this month’s meetup.

Risers had the delightful opportunity to socialize in historic Federal Hill’s […]

Dawn McKenna came to Bristol Rising with an idea. She envisioned starting a positive new business in the West End and wanted to know if Bristolites shared the same vision.

Dawn posted the idea on […]

Downtown continues to rise as evidenced by a joint venture between a key children’s point of interest and a few compelling businesses. Read the below release by Imagine Nation Museum director, Michael […]

Over two years, dozens of meetups, two awesome Pop-up Piazzas, and 4 City approvals later… Phase 1 is a go!
All these past efforts by Bristol Rising and Renaissance culminated in the the single most important […]

AN UPDATE : At this time, the Clock and Watch Museum is postponing this event and plans on utilizing the Bristol Rising crowd present at the March Meetup. RSVP here for the Meetup and to receive more […]

This weekend (Feb 23/24) is the 28th Annual Home and Business Expo, held at Bristol Eastern High School.

Last year, Bristol Rising had a booth during the event to promote downtown living and gauge interest […]

Jesse Jablon of the West End Association was present at the January Meetup to announce the Association’s new fundraising month-long event called Taste of Bristol.

For those of you that may not have […]

Despite the frigid weather, many a Riser made it out to the Carousel Museum for our January Bristol Rising Meetup! We thanked the Carousel for a warm place to congregate and then took a moment to welcome the new […]

Hello Risers and Happy Holidays!!

2012 is coming to a close and we all have quite a lot of celebrating to do! Sit down with those cookies and cocoa and reflect back on the busy, busy year Renaissance and […]

Hello all!

The holiday season has begun! To kick off the spirit of giving, Bristol has an annual event that is worth talking about. The Chambers of Commerce is hosting the Children’s Parade on Sunday, […]

The Residential Campaign has been riding a wave of momentum since its start at the beginning of November. Presently, Renaissance has received 32 Letters of Interest from people that could very well be living […]

This past Tuesday, Imagine Nation Museum was taken over by a group of the most imaginative Bristolites around. Risers gathered for the August Meet-Up; a critical get-together that would officially launch the hunt […]

Rising Champion Gina Scalia shares the ins, outs, and importance of the new Rising Mobs concept
As we approach this crystal clear Fall New England season, Bristol Risers are busy planning ‘Rising Mob […]

Riser Tom Lagasse is giving a first-hand account of the buzz downtown businesses are making:

I went to Barley Vine’s soft opening for Bristol Risers last week. The food was delicious and the service was […]