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Published 8:00 am Saturday, June 29, 2024 By Clark Curtis (Clark Curtis/For WDN) (Clark Curtis/For WDN) (Clark Curtis/For WDN) (Clark Curtis/For WDN) (Clark Curtis/For WDN) Those visiting or just passing by the City Market on North Market Street will now be greeted by the mural “We Are Community”. For owners Bill and Marion Booth, it creates a vision of what the City Market is all about. “It represents everything I feel about our community and what the community represents,” said Bill.

“There are sailboats, crabs, African colors, flowers, and butterflies. I tip my hat to artist Yvonne Curtis, who did a beautiful job. I couldn’t have asked for a better design.



I couldn’t be happier.” “I thank Bill and Marion for the opportunity to create the mural and all of the people in the neighborhood who watched over me,” said Curtis. “I would leave my paints and supplies here while taking a break and everything would be fine.

There was a gentleman right across the street who had been watching me the whole time to make sure I was safe. My thanks to all of the neighbors.” The Booths started the City Market back in 2017 to address the needs of local farmers who were looking for a public place to sell their excess crops.

From that day it has continued to grow. “At the time there was no place in Washington for people to just come and meet without costs or restrictions, so we provided that. Every year for the past five years we have served up meals for hundreds of peo.

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