Effective last night, the Thursday night street market has a new layout.<\/p>\n
According to Commonwealth Council of Arts and Culture executive director Angel S. Hocog, they have removed the tents and booths close to the road.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow that\u2019s gone,\u201d he said. \u201cSo everyone passing by gets to see what\u2019s going on inside,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
They are also expanding the street market, he said, because of the many vendors on their waiting list that want to join the market.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a wider setup. We are adding 10 additional vendors on top of what we have right now,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
These would be food, arts and crafts and merchant vendors, he said.<\/p>\n
As the Thursday night market grows, there have also been talks of reopening the Tuesday market, according to Hocog.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see a potential to a create an extra day. But my plan is\u2014if I should make the decision\u2014it\u2019s not going to be like the Thursday market\u2026. It would be strictly to promote local produce.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve invited local vendors. So people can see how they can use their vegetables,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Vendors have been pushing for a new market, he said. Hocog would like to talk with local farmer groups about the plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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