A crowd gathered Friday at Friendly Beasts Cidery for a “Save Seminary Pointe” fundraiser opposing possible redevelopment of the block for a convention center host hotel. Organizers framed the event as both a legal fundraising effort and a demo of how the block already serves as a community space.

A crowd gathered Friday at Friendly Beasts Cidery for a “Save Seminary Pointe” fundraiser opposing possible redevelopment of the block for a convention center host hotel. Organizers framed the event as both a legal fundraising effort and a demo of how the block already serves as a community space.