Fun Event on King St – Sunday May 16th from 12-5
This coming Sunday, King St is hosting an event called Do the Charleston – a car-free community event from 12-5. I have been working on this with a great group of people over the past 7 months and it is almost here! We invite all ya’ll to come out and enjoy King St in a whole new way – without cars. There will be outdoor dining, street vendors, music, entertainment and more so bring your family and friends out to play ON King St.
Check out the website of Do the Charleston for more information.
[…] At that time they were a bit wary. After all, closing down almost more than half a mile of one of the busiest streets in town is not an easy feat. Would people come? Would businesses be adversely affected? Would people in cars be really really mad? So we pounded the streets and got local business buy-in, we raised money from some fantastic sponsors, gathered a group of tireless volunteers, and after nearly 7 months of back and forth with the City, received approval for the event. So on May 16, 2010 – we held what we called “Do the Charleston“! […]