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Down­town, Mar­i­on is where you’ll find the com­mu­ni­ty’s art hub, which hous­es a full array of art stu­dios for dance, fine arts, and much more. There are record­ing stu­dios, art gal­leries (some with­in small busi­ness­es), music les­son cen­ters, music gear & repair shops, graph­ic design & pho­tog­ra­phy busi­ness­es, and a pub­lic library & muse­um which hous­es a pletho­ra of resources to quench one’s inter­est in the arts. Fash­ion as well as home design & dec­o­rat­ing are all art, too! Mar­i­on has fash­ion bou­tiques and home décor & gift shops locat­ed downtown.

Did you know that Mar­i­on, Indi­ana is the ​“Home of the Hog”? No, not the farm animal…“Hog” is also a nick­name for large motor­cy­cles. Each year, Mar­i­on hosts Hog Daze which takes place Down­town, Mar­i­on, wel­com­ing bike enthu­si­asts from all over the coun­try. Find out why the term ​“hog” orig­i­nat­ed in Mar­i­on, Indi­ana and learn more about the event.

Speak­ing of vehi­cles, there are also two boom­ing events which take place at our pres­ti­gious region­al air­port. One is the long­stand­ing Fly/​In Cruise/​In which brings in vis­i­tors from far and wide to see his­tor­i­cal air­craft and auto­mo­biles. More recent­ly, a new fla­vor of car enthu­si­asm is ignit­ing as Mar­i­on, Indi­ana also hosts the Indy Airstrip Attack fea­tur­ing high speed rac­ing down the airport’s run­way. A world record was set in 2017, then in 2018 for the fastest half-mile at near­ly 260 miles per hour.

Switch­ing gears, Mar­i­on is just a few miles south of the his­tor­i­cal Bat­tle of the Mis­sissinewa, the first offen­sive vic­to­ry of the Amer­i­can army dur­ing the War of 1812. Bus­loads of thou­sands trav­el to Mar­i­on dur­ing the ​“Mis­sissinewa 1812” reen­act­ment week­end which takes place each fall on the very grounds the bat­tle took place over 200 years ago.

Mar­i­on also hous­es the inter­na­tion­al Quil­ters Hall of Fame, the home of quilt design­er Marie Web­ster, one of the first female entre­pre­neurs. Quil­ters and enthu­si­asts from all of the world gath­er here to see unique quilts, take class­es, and cel­e­brate the folk art of quilting.

If you’re a fan of the Garfield com­ic, Mar­i­on fea­tures three of the dozen unique Garfield stat­ues which are spread through­out the coun­ty along the Grant Coun­ty Garfield Trail.

And dare we for­get to share that Mar­i­on, Indi­ana is the birth­place of the leg­endary Hol­ly­wood icon, James Dean. You might vis­it the James Dean Birth Site Memo­r­i­al down­town at 4th and McClure Street on your way to or from the mul­ti­tude of attrac­tions in his home­town of Fair­mount, located 15 minutes south of Marion.

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We officially welcomed our newest Make My Move family by treating them to lunch downtown at Obi's Barbecue and visiting Ashley's Ice Cream next door. We got to eat, laugh, and get to know this family who decided Marion was the best fit with the most friendly people out of all the communities they visited. 

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A family from Naples, Italy, has settled in Marion, IN, from Texas, to invest in affordable property to rekindle their Italian restaurant business, offer a bed & breakfast, and eventually host larger events such as wedding receptions. They have already hosted "Coffee with Cops" at their activated location at 9th and Washington, "Beatrice the Villa," and participated off site at "National Night Out" in the Gardens of Matter Park just last week. Upon claiming your dinner reservation at Pompeii (inside Beatrice the Villa), you will discover flavorful authentic recipes brought here from Napoli, and will be greeted with utmost hospitality and congeniality.

Pompeii - Ethnic Italian Restaurant, South Washington Street, Marion, IN, USA

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Downtown Marion this past weekend hosted a Downtown Gift Basket giveaway and lobster & alligator specials at @ParkersSeafoodKitchen, then National Record Store Day in our own backyard, @PsychedelicCellar! The line was out the door before 8am Saturday! Coffee was provided by Marion's Midwest Coffee & Roasting Company, and homemade pop tarts and treats were from Vanilla Lavender. There is much to discover downtown and all throughout Marion.

Business Spotlight: The Tomahawk Restaurant was established in 2019 to provide high quality food and fresh ingredients at a reasonable price. It's a restaurant ideal for date night, dinner with family/friends, business meetings or large events. The Tomahawk is in the process of building an outdoor venue/amphitheater to host events and concerts. 

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