Portsmouth joins Mobilizing Main Street Program to revitalize High Street [Video]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The City of Portsmouth and the Portsmouth Partnership announced they will be joining the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)’s 2025-2026 cohort of the Mobilizing Main Street Program. 

The program assists communities in earning Main Street America accredited status, a nationwide program which revitalizes and strengthens historic downtown and commercial districts. 

“This is an incredible opportunity for Portsmouth to reimagine the High Street corridor,” said Max Greenhood, Portsmouth Partnership’s Board Chair in the announcement. “With the Innovation District rising at one end of High Street and waterfront development coming on the other, we’re excited to invest in the heart of Olde Towne to bring them together and add to the extraordinary momentum of growth and investment in Portsmouth.”

Mayor Shannon Glover applauded the move as well.

“This opportunity underscores the potential …