On the surface, a proposal to bring a kite festival solely to Surf City on Chowderfest weekend is just that – an idea to draw more people to town and to the local businesses. But it also highlights the dichotomy of local sponsorship and its impact on an existing kite festival south of the Causeway just seven days later.
“Our plan is to have sponsorship money,” Lisa Willoughby, a longtime borough resident and professional kiter who is proposing a second festival on the Island this October, said…
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