Will Stancil is the chair of the Holidays on Hennepin committee. He lives in Lowry Hill and serves on the neighborhood association board of directors.
After several tough years of change and construction, South Hennepin is ready for something to get excited about again. Your neighbors have been hard at work putting together a festive, monthlong event this December.
More than 70 Uptown businesses and organizations have partnered with six neighborhood associations to decorate Hennepin Avenue, host more than 50 events and launch a business passport program with special deals and prizes.
As chair of the committee planning Holidays on Hennepin, it’s been a delight to watch the celebration grow from concept to reality. It never would have come to fruition without the extraordinary hard work and enthusiasm of so many people who live, work and own businesses in our community.
Even as I write this, dozens of Hill and Lake neighbors have formed volunteer decorating teams and are working with small business owners to light up their stores for the season. It’s incredibly inspiring to see so many people pulling together to put Uptown back on the map.
We want every single neighbor to celebrate on Hennepin this year. Passports are available at all participating businesses. For a list of locations and a full event calendar, visit holidaysonhennepin.com, and follow us on Instagram or Facebook for updates.
And this is just year one. We’ve built Holidays on Hennepin from the ground up to become an annual celebration. If you want to support the neighborhood’s long-term success, please consider becoming a Founding Family with a contribution of $250. Founding Families will be recognized as early sup- porters year after year.
Happy holidays, and see you on Hennepin in the weeks ahead.
