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Downtown businesses in La Crosse put on open house

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4 years ago

November 8, 2019

The snow and the cold temperatures may put many shoppers in the holiday mood this weekend.

Downtown Mainstreet, Inc. in La Crosse also hopes tonight’s downtown open house will do the same thing.

From the City Vision group, Jay Lokken says two main shopping areas in La Crosse, downtown and Caledonia Street, are major parts of the local economy.

About 50 downtown businesses plan to be open during the longer hours tonight, between 4 and 9 p.m.

Caroling and a tree lighting ceremony are part of the festivities planned in the downtown area.

The Rotary Lights festival is still being put together at Riverside Park, opening November 29th.

Brad Williams

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.