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Columbia City Connect director reviews 2024 programs, previews youth market and art events
Summary
Nikki Keester, director of Columbia City Connect, presented the Main Street program's 2024 annual report and outlined 2025 plans including a youth entrepreneurial market during First Friday and a September steamroller art event.
Nikki Keester, director of Columbia City Connect, gave the council the organization’s 2024 annual report at the March 25 meeting and described planned events for 2025.
"We have our 2024 annual report out, and I'm pretty proud of the work that we were able to do in 2024," Keester said, highlighting a downtown interior historic tour that took visitors into second-floor spaces and a courthouse tour. She noted First Fridays continued and that the program added new features, such as a BMX stunt show that provided and promoted helmet use for children.
Keester previewed 2025 events, saying the program will host a youth entrepreneurial market called the Launchpad during First Fridays and a steamroller art event in September. The Launchpad will offer free booth space for students in the Art Alley between the Government Center and Reinholtz Furniture.
Councilmembers praised the downtown programming and thanked Keester for the work. The presentation required no council action.
