The Morning Ledger
Riverside Promenade Opens to Crowds at First Light
After years of delay, the waterfront mile welcomes its first walkers.
rowds gathered before sunrise, coffee in hand, to be among the first to walk the freshly paved mile along the water. The project, long postponed, drew families, joggers, and a brass band that played from the north pier.
Officials called the opening a turning point for the district. Vendors have already claimed stalls near the old ferry landing, and the city promises lantern-lit evenings by the month's end.