The Knightville Mill Creek Neighborhood Association and the Waterfront Market Association will host a neighborhood mixer for Knightville residents and businesses on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 5:30 p.m. at the Snow Squall restaurant on Ocean Street.

The event will feature food samples from local establishments, including new arrivals such as Verbena Café, Zeta Café, the Snow Squall, The Meat House and familiar favorites such as the the Q Street Diner and Hannaford. The Snow Squall will provide a cash bar. Neighborhood businesses are offering door prizes including restaurant gift certificates. The evening will be an opportunity for residents and businesses to meet and socialize with one another.

This neighborhood mixer is the first effort in community-building campaign being promoted by the “Knightville Boosters,” members of both the neighborhood and the business community. Attendees will be invited to share and comment on ideas for future events, large and small, to be scheduled throughout the year. All are welcome to join and participate in the Booster effort.

Leah Muliero, president of the KMCNA, said, “The whole idea is to make our community as vibrant a place as possible in which to live and conduct business.”

Bob O’Brien, president of the WMA, said, “Our local business people are excited about the opportunity to meet and work together with our neighbors to show everyone the great things that are happening in downtown South Portland.”

KMCNA member Sarah Kirn initiated the Knightville Booster committee. She said, “Those of us who live or work in Knightville have invested in this place because we see the treasures we have here now and the potential for even better things in the future. We hope to fill the banquet room with people interested in celebrating Knightville.”

Many members of the two organizations have been involved with planning for Knightville and Millcreek since South Portland six years ago commissioned the creation of several concepts for the future. All were based on the neighborhood’s role as a village existing with the commercial “downtown” of South Portland and Cape Elizabeth. This led to development of a revised city plan designed to blend residences and commercial establishments.

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