The State Street Area Association in Columbus will be celebrating its one year anniversary on Saturday with a block party at the Roby and America Anderson Community Center on McClure Road. Julie Bilz, president of the association, explains how the State Street Area Association took over the reigns of the former Eastside Community Center on McClure Road.
Bilz says that they are working to build programming at the center.
Bilz also touched on the project to revitalize State Street. She says that the State Street Implementation Team has done some great work in helping to improve the bridge area that connects the east side to downtown.
Bilz says that these improvements have already helped to land a few new businesses on State Street. She, as well as city officials, are hopeful that these are just the first of several new businesses who will call State Street “home.
Saturday’s festivities at the Roby and America Anderson Community Center are scheduled for 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will include food, games and door prizes, along with music from “Mama’s Headache.” Other organizations taking part Saturday include Thrive Alliance, Turning Point and the Ivy Tech School of Education.