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Tonight’s Blue Block Party celebrates Uptown grand opening

Mike McKenna, Research and Innovations Reporter
September 27, 2012

To celebrate the grand opening of Uptown and Toby’s plaza, Case Western Reserve University and MRN Ltd., Uptown and Toby plaza’s developer, will host the Blue Block Party, tonight at 7 p.m. at Toby’s Plaza, located at the corner of Euclid Road and Mayfield Avenue.

The entire CWRU community is invited to this street festival, which will feature music and dance performances by university students and alumni and offer samples of food from the new restaurants, among other amenities.

Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for Uptown will begin at 7, with activities showcasing Uptown following from 7:30-10 p.m.

Business that have opened or will open soon in Uptown include Accent, Barnes & Noble, Constantino’s Market, Jimmy John’s, Chipotle, Panera Bread., Mitchell’s Ice Cream, Anne van H. Boutique, ABC the Tavern and Starbucks.

Apartments were built in Uptown as well. Several will be open for touring at the event.

The festival will kick off Homecoming Weekend for CWRU.

“I’ll probably go check it out,” freshman Mina Divan said. “I want to see the new shops.”

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Mike McKenna
Mike McKenna, Executive Editor
Mike McKenna is a senior biology and psychology student currently serving as The Observer's Executive Editor, after spending last year in the Director of Print position. Mike served his sophomore year and the end of his freshman year as the News Editor. Prior to bringing campus happenings to the CWRU community, Mike held a myriad of positions, including Asst. News Editor, Sports Layout Editor, and Research and Innovations Reporter. In addition to his newspaper duties, Mike is an active member of the CWRU Labre Homeless Outreach Ministry Program and the Newman Catholic Campus Student Association. A sports fanatic, Mike is, albeit somewhat unfortunately, a huge Chicago Cubs fan, and despite hailing from the suburbs of Chicago, an avid Packer-backer. You can reach Mike at michael.mckenna@case.edu.