New Center renames signature festival ‘CityFest’
New Center Council Inc. has changed the name of the Comerica TasteFest to the Comerica CityFest for 2007.
New Center Council Inc. has changed the name of the Comerica TasteFest to the Comerica CityFest for 2007.
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The event, which will take place next year July 4-8, was founded in 1989 as a fundraiser for New Center Council.
“Renaming the festival was motivated by several factors include the
growth of the event, its expanding scope of activities and attractions
and most importantly, the public’s overwhelming support for it,” said
Jerry Burgess, chairman of the New Center Council, in a release.
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