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The Main Street Business Alliance – also known as The Sack Business Alliance, has appointed

Great news! The Sack Business Alliance (SBA) is proud to announce its 2023 board members. Each one comes from diverse backgrounds,

For over 40 years, the Lombardo family has been a staple in Downtown Hackensack

A Conversation with Cheryl Wills, author of “Isn’t Her Grace Amazing! The Women Who Changed Gospel Music, moderated by Cheryl Washington.

Small Business Saturday will be here soon enough—November 26 to be exact. The day when we honor local businesses through our patronage.

The SACK Business Alliance began a Downtown Hackensack tribute for local merchants with our Stories on Main Docu Series.

The beloved film series that was a hit at this summer’s HACPAC's Movies Under the Stars and our recent SACKtoberfest is now available online

Only a few more days ‘til the work week is done and SACKtoberfest begins. This Saturday, October 15, from 1 PM-8 PM at Atlantic Street Park

As if we need a legitimate excuse to get together and have a good time these days. Well, now we have a great one—saying goodbye to summer and welcoming

Pride. That's the word to best sum up the feelings of this entire Stories on Main Street Doc Series. Just seeing

What a turnout last week. Thanks to all who came out to celebrate this inspiring Stories on Main Street series

It's here. Downtown Hackensack's event of the summer has already begun—the Stories on Main Street Docu Series.

For the Stories on Main Street Docu Series, the goal wasn’t just to craft films that capture incredible immigrant success stories.

Main Street is making the age-old question of "where to eat tonight" a little tougher with their soon-to-be neighborhood addition,

What sets Downtown Hackensack apart from other New Jersey towns and cities? It's certainly not hard to spot.

What started out as a protest in front of New York’s Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, has turned into a movement.

It’s officially coming back! A reason to savor summer TGIFs. The delicious Downtown classic returns—Food Truck Fridays.

Well, we all blinked our eyes and now, Memorial Day Weekend is almost upon us. So what do you have planned for the weekend?

Since coming on as the administrator of The SACK Business Alliance in December of 2021, our goal as Commercial District Services

The butterfly effect. The theory is that when one thing happens somewhere, it could have a massive impact somewhere else.

By now, you've seen it in the news. Online. All over. New Jersey has finally made it official. The plastic ban is here.

Shopping takes many forms these days. Forgetting that last second something. Window browsing.

You can start to feel the semi-nice weather. Right now, it's slowly but surely creeping out of the single digits.

Get ready. This Thursday, March 17, St. Patrick's Day is back in The SACK. The day we honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

There’s no denying our tastes change from season to season—especially in winter. The time we all yearn for guilty pleasures to satisfy our appetites or sweet tooth.

Sure, you can deal with the traffic, pay the tolls to cross the bridge, or take the tunnel. Pay for garage space since there’s no chance you’ll get a space during showtimes.

Bengals vs. Rams. Okay, it's not the G-men, but at least there is a decent match-up with Burrow going head to head against Stafford—according to Vegas. So, the big question remains, what's on the menu for your party?

It's always important to bring about change, but in some cases it’s more important to take a step back and listen first. The latter is the route The Sack Business Alliance (SBA) and the Special Improvement District (SID)

Lights. Camera. SACK. With the downtown Hackensack revitalization campaign in full swing, the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation and The SACK Business Alliance are partnering together to develop a new docuseries

With the year coming to a close, we can honestly say 2021 changed the entire direction for The SACK, literally and figuratively. It all started in May, with the opening of our two-way Main Street—a move that has been long-awaited

With the holidays just around the corner, everyone is looking for festive ways to get into the spirit of the season. Sure, you can experience the massive holiday rush on Fifth Avenue or weave through the crowds to get a

SideBar is the latest gastropub addition to downtown that brings with it a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Located at the National Hotel historic building that was previously home to General Poor's Tavern, SideBar is the shared vision of GM Seth Bendian,

With the arrival of autumn, you can see business is anything but usual in The SACK. Dining. Entertainment. Shopping. All the sights and sounds. It’s finally coming together here. And what better way to celebrate a triumphant return to greatness

While leasing space for his burgeoning restaurant in Patterson, NJ, Ben Rivero needed to make a decision about his future. Stay, or set up permanent roots elsewhere. He decided to take a risk—own property and reinvent himself in Hackensack. That

For twenty-eight years, Mark Woods had worked for Marriott, doing pretty much everything under the sun to make sure guests were always happy. While working his way up the company from chef to event/banquet planner, he dreamed of putting his

It’s all happening right now. Main Street is back to being a two-way street. That’s right! The SACK Business Alliance’s You Up for Downtown? campaign has already been launched. Posters. Signage. Online. Offline. It’s all over the place.

By now, you’re probably starting to see You up for Downtown? signs around Hackensack. Retailers along with The SACK Business Alliance are touting this new campaign that will reinvigorate Downtown Hackensack – the promise of a spectacular new dawn for

Andranik “Esky” Eskandarian – is a name that holds a warm place within Downtown Hackensack’s robust Hispanic community. This former Iranian fútbol legend became a superstar in the US playing for the high-profile soccer team the New York Cosmos. For

Since 2002, Jacquemiel White worked at FedEx in New York, towing and fueling airplanes while dreaming of one day opening his own business. In July of 2020, that opportunity took flight in the form of the Juice Café.

It was during the ribbon cutting ceremony that Shaun Thompson and Tamika Benitez knew this was finally all real. Blendid Rolled Ice Cream on Main Street was now officially open. For the two Bronx natives, owning this business was a culmination

This is it. Through the tireless efforts of our marketing committee, The SACK Business Alliance is ready to unveil our new campaign: You Up for Downtown? An anthem cry for Downtown Hackensack. Posters. Signage. Online. Offline. This bold slogan will

Opportunity. The driving force behind the new faces of retail in Downtown Hackensack. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the chance to own your own business was an offer too good to pass up. For Terrance Hart, it

March 2020. A time when the country was still coming to grips with a global pandemic that reshaped our realities. For Chris David, it was the opportunity to bring hope and health to the community of Hackensack with the opening

Over 15 years ago, The Main Street Business Alliance (now aptly called The SACK Business Alliance) was tasked with promoting the revitalization of the district. The prime catalyst to accomplish this goal was turning Main Street into a two-way street.