Task: Question Answering
Input (English): Context: There is a new challenge site " in town " that has only been up and running for a few weeks . It is called Creative Wednesday and up until this week , I have n't been able to participate in it . The theme chose is " In the Garden " and the format is to be a skinny . 
Question: What most likely explains why the author decided to use quotation marks when employing the word town ?
Output (English): The author is employing the word in a figurative manner.