downtown
In or towards the central business district.
Seen in the wild
BRANDON — Organizers working to revive the Downtown Brandon International Pickle Fest this summer have changed the name of the event to the Brandon Brine Bash due to a trademark issue.
Downtown Calgary, AB, Canada #Canada
The city has installed approximately 200 new surveillance cameras to meet FIFA's requirements, with footage to be shared with FIFA and private security contractors. The cameras are concentrated in Vancouver's Downtown…
The anti-FIFA coalition — housing lawyers, harm reduction workers, and Downtown Eastside community organizations — have been requesting a meeting with Vancouver's Host City Committee since June 2024. They've been refu…
Restaurants celebrate authentic Mexican culture and history this Cinco de Mayo https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/279339/ Mexican restaurant owner-chef Marco Mendoza prepares a hot molcajete, a traditional Mexican dish,…
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In or towards the central business district.
You need to go downtown four blocks.
“BRANDON — Organizers working to revive the Downtown Brandon International Pickle Fest this summer have changed the name of the event to the Brandon Brine Bash due to a trademark issue.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Restaurants celebrate authentic Mexican culture and history this Cinco de Mayo https://www.newsbeep.com/us-tx/279339/ Mexican restaurant owner-chef Marco Mendoza prepares a hot molcajete, a traditional Mexican dish, at Cuernavaca’s Grill in downtown…”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Downtown [E] trains are rerouted via Roosevelt Island from Queens to Manhattan.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“NOT THE AI MURAL IN DOWNTOWN VALLEJO LMFAO”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Watch Cleveland live from Terminal Tower with EarthCam. See Lake Erie sunsets, Cuyahoga River, and downtown Cleveland skyline 24/7. · #Earthcam #Travel #World #Discover #Webcam https://www.earthcam.com/usa/ohio/cleveland/terminaltower/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district.
John walked every day to his downtown job.
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(basketball) Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.
A storekeeper downtown was shot dead last evening.
“Downtown Calgary, AB, Canada #Canada”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The city has installed approximately 200 new surveillance cameras to meet FIFA's requirements, with footage to be shared with FIFA and private security contractors. The cameras are concentrated in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The anti-FIFA coalition — housing lawyers, harm reduction workers, and Downtown Eastside community organizations — have been requesting a meeting with Vancouver's Host City Committee since June 2024. They've been refused every time.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“(Event) OPEN CITY IN DOWNTOWN DARTMOUTH ** Release waterfrontmediahfx.the902hxir.ca/106281-2”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Sure do wish there was a pizza joint downtown and no, Hot Shots doesn’t count. Sports bars automatically disqualify themselves from my business.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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