Voice your opinion with our online form. Kids painted bright colors on planks covering broken windows, a bluegrass band fiddled on the sidewalk and people spent money, buying fresh flowers, vegetables, cheese and sausage.
Some merchants say the last two weeks have been the market's busiest in a long time.
And while Mr. Heist and other merchants are thankful, they worry about business weeks down the road. That's when the true test may come. Despite the recent brisk business, most admit the market's image has been tarnished by what happened. After seeing the pictures and hearing the stories, potential customers in other parts of the city and the suburbs might be afraid to venture to Findlay. This exacerbates the situation for merchants who were hit hard by the closing of the market for Easter weekend, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year.