# City hopes ‘First Street Friday’ helps transform “avoided” block into welcoming space

> DULUTH, Minn. (Northern News Now) - On Friday, the city of Duluth turned First Street downtown into a summer block party—launching the very first “First Street Friday.

- **Source:** [Northernnewsnow](https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2026/06/27/city-hopes-first-street-friday-helps-transform-avoided-block-into-welcoming-space/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a403cb2d2e4a413fa9a3483)
- **Published:** 2026-06-27
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #street #block #friday #avoided #city #space #welcoming #downtown
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