这是夏季的故事，对行人和驾驶者带来的不便，当地商人和城市政府之间的争论争论以及布卢明顿中心的脑海。这是今年夏天早些时候封闭Kirkwood大道的建设。\ NBUT周六晚上看到了Kirkwood的新一侧，并且在长期以来第一次，人们填满了街道。有些人停在当地的商店，如冰沙之王和轨道等。啤酒花园里的一些啜饮的啤酒，大部分都聚集在格兰特街的舞台上，享受了音乐群体的表演裂缝，卡尔杜森和其他人。\ nby所有账户，hoosierfest都是成功的。\ n“它醒来整个街道再次，“学生节日和助理院长的共同主任Suzanne Phillips说，因为她偷了被聚集在一起购买啤酒代币的人群。“这真的很棒。”\ nfor回来的学生，这个节日有机会欣赏到柯克伍德的改进，并将自己视为市区。对于社区成员来说，它是重新开放Bloomington的主要拖累之一，以及在安静的夏季之后回归学生。\ n“这真的是社区和学生的融合，”说Philisha Nobis，Hoosierfest志愿者。谢谢兄弟们，思慕思国王经理，同意。\ n“我真的很惊讶地看到很多孩子，很多家庭，”他说。 "We even gave out small smoothies for the kids."\nHoosierfest offered various family activities during the day, before turning to the college crowd at night. \n"It was mostly families and community members during daylight hours," Phillips said. "The night crowd is more college kids and adults who left the kids at home."\nSaturday's weather was ominous with several small rain showers blowing through in the afternoon, but once the rain stopped, the Hoosierfest-goers returned.\n"We had to open up an extra gate for people to come in," Nobis said. "We had a nice turnout, considering the weather."\nPhillips agreed. "It's hard to tell, since I don't have any numbers. People-wise, I'd say it's about the same, maybe down a little. It's a hot, humid evening."\nBut the exposure Hoosierfest gave the Kirkwood businesses was invaluable. \n"We (Smoothie King) have been here for eight weeks," Boutwell said. "Business was slow at first because of the construction. But for the last two weeks, business has went really well." \nBoutwell was taking advantage of the Hoosierfest crowd by giving customers a quick run-down of the Smoothie King menu and setting them up with discout cards and coupons. \n"The construction's been a headache for everyone," said Bloomington police officer Randy Gehlhausen, who was keeping an eye on the partiers. "But I definitely know that the Bloomington City Council has bent over backwards to make these major improvements."\nThese improvements will be appreciated by businesses, community members and students alike.\n"It's a nice end to a quiet summer," Phillips said.
