![Guests view a vendor's booth in Downtown Hammond during Starry November Night in 2019 while drinking hot chocolate.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/@_MG_6282-copy-900x506.jpg)
Starry November Night brings family fun back to Downtown
Brynn Lundy, Copy Editor
• November 17, 2021
![The space behind the Downtown Development District, located on W. Thomas Street next to the railroad tracks, is going to be repurposed. The DDD has been hosting public interest meetings in order to come up with a plan for the space.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/downtown-1-900x506.jpg)
Hammond Downtown Development District to revamp public space on W. Thomas Street
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
• November 18, 2020
![Tyler Kinchen & The Right Pieces is an R&B band out of the southeast Louisiana area. They performed at the Cate Street Park gazebo in Hammond for “Picnic in the Park,” an event hosted by the Hammond Downtown Development District.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/tyler-kinchen-900x506.jpg)
Downtown Hammond enjoys live music while social distancing
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
• September 30, 2020
![Downtown Development District will be hosting a month-long event called "Hot August Month" to support local merchants. The event will begin with "Downtown Chalk Walk" on Saturday, August 8 and will continue with themed weeks to support establishments.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/DSC0029-900x600.jpg)
Downtown Hammond introduces “Hot August Month”
Symiah Dorsey, Staff Reporter
• July 21, 2020
![Young attendees enjoy the downtown Hammond lights and faux snow during the 2014 Starry November Night.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/@_MG_9577-900x675.jpg)
Hammond prepares for Starry November Night
Brynn Lundy, Staff Reporter
• November 12, 2019
![Summer Veatch, right, from Candlestick Bakery, believes that the best part of being a vendor is talking with the customers.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/web@@_MG_5767-900x543.jpg)
Farmers markets on the rise
Maiah Woodring, Staff Reporter
• April 16, 2019
![Amanda Fekete sells produce for the Joe Fekete Family Farm at Downtown Development District’s weekly farmers market. The farmers market committee handles music and activities for the event every Saturday.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/web@@_MG_4825-900x498.jpg)
Join a committee, change a community
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
• April 2, 2019
![At orientation, incoming students and their parents can check in with their orientation leader and color group before getting started on the rest of the day’s activities. Although every university will hold an orientation, their processes may differ.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/web@@_MG_9622-1-900x513.jpg)
Stand out with the first step
Zachary Araki, Assistant Editor
• February 19, 2019
![Attendees of this year’s “Starry November Night” could enjoy pictures with Santa, train rides and local vendors in downtown Hammond.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/web@@@IMG_0353-900x540.jpg)
A ‘Starry November Night’ downtown
Johnathan Zeringue, Staff Reporter
• November 19, 2018
Introducing Santa, Elsa and wine
Jacob Summerville, Staff Reporter
• November 12, 2018
![“Hot August Night” allows artists like Kelly Boyett to show off her creative skills by capturing a scene in the Art Alley.](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/web@@_MG_4933.jpg)
What to know for the 23rd ‘Hot August Night’
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
• July 23, 2018
![Musician Nathaniel Bauerle, right, performs on the streets of Hammond during the 2017 “Hot August Night.”](https://lionsroarnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/web@@_MG_4952.jpg)
Events celebrating the arts and culture in Hammond
Zachary Araki, A&E Editor
• July 23, 2018
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