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Sandy Crain (right) hugs a patron as they make a purchase from her vendor booth during the Far Eastside Festival on July 27 at the Far Eastside Neighborhood Center in Indianapolis.

Kelly Evans (right) from Local Initiatives Support Corporation speaks to the crowd during the festival. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

The event featured food, vendors, music and activities. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

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Look: Neighbors celebrate community pride on the far east side

by Jennifer Wilson Bibbs, Mirror Indy
July 30, 2024

<h1>Look: Neighbors celebrate community pride on the far east side</h1>
<p class="byline">by Jennifer Wilson Bibbs, Mirror Indy <br />July 30, 2024</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Far-Eastside-Festival_JWB01-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30290" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Sandy Crain (right) hugs a patron as they make a purchase from her vendor booth during the Far Eastside Festival on July 27 at the Far Eastside Neighborhood Center in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Far-Eastside-Festival_JWB02-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30272" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Kelly Evans (right) from Local Initiatives Support Corporation speaks to the crowd during the festival.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Far-Eastside-Festival_JWB05-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-30275" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The event featured food, vendors, music and activities.</figcaption></figure>
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