East Ninth Street will be closed to traffic between South Virginia and Liberty streets from 3 to 8 p.m. Thursday for the Stroll, Sip and Shop.
The event is coordinated by the Downtown Renaissance District and co-sponsored by Milkweed Health and Harmony Emporium.
Businesses in the area will stay open later than they normally do, and cocktails and beer will be served. Entertainment will include a belly-dancing performance.
Jennifer P. Brown is co-founder, publisher and editor of Hoptown Chronicle. You can reach her at editor@hoptownchronicle.org. Brown was a reporter and editor at the Kentucky New Era, where she worked for 30 years. She is a co-chair of the national advisory board to the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, governing board past president for the Kentucky Historical Society, and co-founder of the Kentucky Open Government Coalition. She serves on the Hopkinsville History Foundation's board.
