“I may be biased, but Goshen to me is a perfect downtown,” said Kate Leaman, owner and franchisee of Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn – Goshen, 106 N. Main St. “The community is engaged, the stores are unique, and the food is both diverse and well-crafted. Growing up here I appreciated the bike trails, The Chief ice cream, and how the downtown lights almost welcomed you back when you would drive down Main Street in the a.m. hours for college breaks.
“Now as an adult, I still appreciate those things, but even more so have enjoyed getting to know the people who are the make-up of Goshen,” she continued. “It’s still hard for me to believe sometimes that I am now among that make-up who can be found working downtown and adding to the experiences that make our small town big.”