The Second Annual Westside Summer Fest was a success, drawing more than 5,000 people from around the area to Westside Lansing's main business corridor.
According to excerpts from the article:
Organizers
estimate about 5,000 people passed through the festival over the course
of the day, far exceeding their goal of 3,000.
The
second annual festival featured food, music and lots of activities for
children. Trophies were given to winners of the popular three-on-three
basketball tournament, and kids seemed pleased with their many prizes
from the day, including bird houses, balloons and lots of frozen treats.
Organizer
Jessica Yorko said planners worked hard to make sure the event was
family friendly. In addition to a full slate of activities for kids,
admission was free and no alcohol was served.
The festival is part of the revitalization work
of the nonprofit Westside Alliance, which Yorko said has an overall
goal of revamping business and residential areas along Saginaw from the
Grand River Avenue to Stanley Street, just east of where Saginaw and
Oakland come together to become Saginaw Highway.
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