Summary
The downtown Twilight Festival has been one of Columbia's most popular events, but it will end this year. Special Business District Director Carrie Gartner says other activities have developed downtown and continuing oversight of the festival takes too much time and effort from her two-person staff.
Merchants seem ready. Some complain the crowds don't help business or that they even hurt because shoplifting is a problem.See the full content of this document
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The Tribune's View ; Twilight
However, the main reason for closing the festival is its changed atmosphere. It started and remained for years a family fun time l...
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