By Ethan Andrews, Village Soup

BELFAST (Aug 19): Hundreds of people took to the streets Monday night, Aug. 17, for the mother of all block parties. The front-of-the-week fête was the first time for what organizer Mike Hurley hopes will become an annual summer event.If sheer numbers are any indication, the chance of repeat is very favorable. Many people who came out Monday seemed as pleasantly surprised as Hurley to see the streets of downtown Belfast mobbed with people enjoying themselves.

Not sure why Ethan thought perfect summer weather and free entertainment is "stiff odds?" Jim

Got this note from Holly:

Hi Jim,
Thank you for your comment. We have modified the headline online, but the play on Hurley's thoughts about the event are in the paper. In retrospect, the headline could have done well without them, unless of course Mike Hurley was noted as the utterer. In any case, it seems the gist of the published headline is that the event was a success, despite organizers' previous concerns that it was a gamble to do it.

Thanks again for your feedback,
Holly S. Anderson
Online Editor/ Republican Journal Interim Editor
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