WJHL-TV

Fun Fest block parties in full swing this weekend

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport’s Fun Fest is quickly approaching, and Friday marked the beginning of block party weekend. It’s considered a pre-kickoff to the big event. Several block parties ...
WJHL-TV

Fun Fest Block Party Weekend has arrived

“A lot of them spread throughout churches, neighborhoods, community organizations, businesses,” Fun Fest Director Emily Thompson said. Six block parties took place on Friday, and another 14 are ...
TribLIVE.com

Out & About: The Westmoreland’s Block Party offers summer fun

When researching the phenomenon of block parties for The Westmoreland Museum of American Art’s current exhibit of that name, chief curator Jeremiah William McCarthy learned that they originated in New ...
ABC 7 Chicago

My Block, My Hood, My City creates fun day downtown for 1K young people from West, South sides

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Cheers of excitement started a fun-filled Saturday for 1,000 young people from Chicago's South and West sides. Nathaniel Viets-VanLear is the director of youth development for My ...
Reading Eagle

Block party brings music, food and fun to Reading neighborhood

The fourth annual 6th Ward Block Party at Lauers Park Elementary School in Reading took place Saturday with plenty of music, food and fun. The free event included ribbon cutting and dedication of the ...