Current News & Events

Dec. 1 (Saturday) - Vista Christmas Parade, first Saturday of December at 1 p.m. on S. Santa Fe Avenue and Main Street, sponsored by the Vista Chamber of Commerce, 726-1122 or go to vistachamber.org for more information. The 2007 parade theme is "All Aboard the Vista Express," in honor of debut of the Sprinter commuter train in Vista and North County in December.

Dec. 2 (Sunday) - 21st annual Holiday Home Tour fund-raiser sponsored by Vista Community Clinic, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature four exquisite North County homes professionally decorated for the holidays, as well as the opportunity to tour the historic Rancho Buena Vista Adobe. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit VCC’s Kare for Kids Fund, which enables the clinic to fulfill its commitment to "never turn away a sick child." Tickets purchased prior to Dec. 2 are $20, and are available by calling VisTix at (760) 724-2110 or VCC at (760) 631-5000 x1139. Tickets are $25 if purchased at the homes or the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe on the day of the tour.

Dec 8 (Saturday) – La Hacienda Holiday… Start a Family Tradition at the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, which will be decorated in traditional hacienda seasonal style and open for “living history” tours. Entertaining historic vignettes depicting life at the rancho from the 1800s to the present will tell the history of one of southern California’s most captivating places. Storytellers will roam, mariachis will play, dancers will perform. In the children’s activity area kids can make tool leather or create corn husk wreath ornaments. Demonstrations will include the lighting of the luminarias, roping, and weaving. Food vendors will sell tamales, hot chocolate, cider, nachos, and pan dulce. Admission: $5 adult, $3 seniors/children; $10 family. The Rancho Buena Vista Adobe is located at 651 E. Vista Way in Vista, CA. For more information call the event information line at 760-639-6164. Sponsored by the City of Vista, Friends of the Rancho Buena Vista Adobe, Moonlight Stage Productions, and Moonlight Cultural Foundation.

Past Events

Visit our booth at the Chamber's fourth annual Business & Technology Expo and Taste of Vista. Come by and say hello from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, at 995 Joshua Way. A record 125 exhibitors have already signed up, and a crowd of 1,200 is expected. This makes us the largest chamber expo in San Diego County. Click for application. Click here for a to register for a free ticket or pay $5 at the door.


Business Expo will be held in this building at 995 Joshua Way in the Vista Business Park.
Click here for a brochure about this building, including leasing information.

An exciting feature from last year will return in 2007 - Kaiser & Associates IT Consulting has again arranged to bring Microsoft to town in a state-of-the-art motor home loaded with exciting technical products. The Microsoft Across America Mobile Event Experience is a hands-on interactive environment.

Recent News

Vistacado Mural - Nostalgia abundant at Vista mural dedication
Vistacado Mural Dedication Ceremony - Read North County Times story...
Vista mural may be world's longest (Click here for S.D. Union-Tribune story)

Other News

Clay leaving Vista’s downtown business group
Vista council addresses downtown parking
Managing downtown Vista's parking crunch
Residents want to make Vista a destination with public art
Children dance, meet Santa under newly, holiday lit Vista streets
Vista concert series wraps up
Smooth rides draw crowd to 17th annual Vista Rod Run
Hot rods to congregate in Vista today
Vista forum explores idea of citywide wireless system The 'Dark Brown Downtown' award
Thousands turn out for Vista's first Chocolate Festival
Vista plans Memorial Day events
Vista's first chocolate festival set for this weekend
Chefs wanted for festival's chocolate cooking contest
Hope flickers for missing Vista businesswoman
Face-lift planned for downtown Vista flagpole pavilion
Survey: bookstores, restaurants needed in Vista's downtown
Vista's arts and culture to be highlighted in brochure
Vista council sets Valentine's Day meeting to debate fee hike
Central Vista businesses may see hike in annual fees
VVBA hires Karen Clay as Executive Director
Three Vista businesses to receive makeover
VVBA helps organize downtown parade for Little League champions

VVBA RECEIVES NATIONAL MAIN STREET ACCREDITATION

(July 13, 2005) The efforts of Vista Village Business Association earned it recognition this year for commercial district revitalization by meeting standards for performance set by the National Trust for Historic Preservation's National Main Street Center. VVBA joins 593 other Main Street programs nationally recognized as 2005 Accredited National Main Street programs.

"The National Accreditation means the Main Street program is meeting our national standards for what a Main Street program should be doing," said Dough Loescher, director of the National Trust's Main Street program. "The organizations we name each year are those that have demonstrated the skills needed to succeed in Main Street revitalization."

The annual accreditation process evaluates commercial district revitalization programs based on criteria ranging from having an active board of directors and paid professional manager to tracking economic progress and preserving historic Main Street buildings.

"Rebuilding a district's economic health and maintaining that success requires broad- based community involvement, active support from both the public and private sectors, and sound management," said Loescher.

VVBA's performance was evaluated by the California Main Street Association, which is the coordinating organization for Main Street programs in California.

"Speaking for VVBA's Board of Directors, I am very pleased to receive this accreditation for our organization," said President Tom Fleming. "This validates our strong efforts to strengthen the VVBA during the past year and to continue to serve the downtown community. We look forward to more progress in the year to come."

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private nonprofit membership organization dedicated to protecting the irreplaceable. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and to revitalize communities.

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