Jill Schramm/MDN Everett Gerjets, left, and Barrett Gerjets, right, play pickleball on the court in Citizens Alley Aug. 11.

A new downtown Minot gathering space is open and ready for visitors. In fact, it already has been welcoming drop-in traffic and has hosted its first events.

“It’s been really exciting to see how people are using it,” said Jessica Ackerman with Local Motives, which operates Citizens Alley. “Pickleball has been happening on a regular basis.”

A grand opening held Monday, Aug. 11, featured live music, concessions, games and an opportunity for people to pick up scissors and join the Minot Area Chamber EDC Ambassadors in cutting a long red ribbon.

Ackerman said the event offered people a chance to experience Citizens Alley, getting to know it so they keep coming back an

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