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Stephanie Springstroh talks with Johnny and Michele Mouradian.
Photo by Ian SwabySarah Guerino, Hugo, Adam Guerino and Aldo Guerino
Photo by Ian SwabyCarl Winters dances to the live music.
Photo by Ian SwabyJanet Guzman brought along her pugs Kiwi and Kalua.
Photo by Ian SwabyKaitlyn Fusco and Kathryn Gentile represented Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.
Photo by Ian SwabyJason Chupp, and Steve Arsenault, owner of SoCo Club Sport, which provided the cornhole games, play a round of cornhole.
Photo by Ian SwabyThe block party took place during the afternoon and evening of Black Friday.
Photo by Ian SwabyAlyssa Saggese, Justin Fiedler and Cameron Dempsey
Photo by Ian SwabyAllie Walbrown pours a Goose Island beer.
Photo by Ian SwabySal Piccolo and his dog Maggie May see Piccolo's friend Melissa Ehrmann.
Photo by Ian SwabyMark Tuchman and former city manager Marlon Brown
Photo by Ian SwabyBrian Byrd performs with Dirty Byrds.
Photo by Ian SwabyChristina Olson and Ryder Olson, 5, visit Allie Walbrown at the counter.
Photo by Ian SwabyCletus Beechy and Andrew Gonzalez show the mugs they received as the champions of the cornhole torunament.
Photo by Ian SwabyAt a time that many were heading to stores on Black Friday, Nov. 29, others were heading downtown to 99 Bottles Taproom & Bottle Shop for its first Black Friday Block Party.
"It's a good alternative to shopping," said Cassie Louise. "They should keep doing it."
Featuring the release of the Goose Island 2024 Bourbon County Brand Stout, the event also included vendors Clean Plate Club SRQ and Vesuvius Wood Fired Pizza, live music by three bands, a cornhole tournament by SoCo Club Sports and more.
"Our intention was to celebrate the one of the kings of craft beer — that is Goose Island Brewery out of Chicago, Illinois, and we wanted to give a fun outdoor community event for everybody that is in town to celebrate Thanksgiving and looking for something to do the day after," said " 99 Bottles Owner Mark Tuchman.
While the event was underway, he said turnout had been excellent, with a little rain from 5 to 6 p.m., but with everyone ready to have "a lot of fun" until 9 p.m.
