In the shadow of the site of one of the greatest tragedies in city history, politicians and neighborhood residents gathered Monday for a ceremony to remember and search for hope.

The event was held to dedicate a recently completed community center on the site where seven members of the Dawson family perished in a fire set by drug dealers in 2002.

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