Published Dec. 20, 2024

Adding holiday cheer and a welcoming ambiance to Dearborn, 51 homes have been selected by the City Beautiful Commission as top honorees in the Dearborn Aglow: Winter outdoor decorating recognition program.

Click here to view the 2024 Dearborn Aglow: Winter honorees.

Three outdoor displays were selected in each of 17 neighborhood districts across the city by commissioners looking at the decorations on Dec. 13-16. 

These 51 honorees will receive a window decal and be invited to a January dinner celebration with Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud.

Another 119 were chosen for honorable mention acknowledgment and will receive a window decal.

The top selections by district are:

• District One: 7810 Chase, 7323 Orchard, 7725 Barrie
• District Two: 6402 Coleman, 6927 Orchard, 6029 Middlesex
• District Three: 7524 Appoline, 7540 Hartwell, 7361 Oakman Blvd.
• District Four: 5708 Oakman Blvd, 6200 Oakman Blvd, 10055 Blesser
• District Five: 15042 Payne Ct., 15234 Payne Ct., 5010 Payne
• District Six: 4140 Charles, 4410 Lapham, 14610 Prospect
• District Seven: 3670 Eastham, 6 Enfield, 10 Adams Lane
• District Eight: 300 Hampshire Court, 5 1/2 West Lane, 201 Barrington Place
• District Nine: 22574 Nona, 22433 Edison, 21717 Tenny
• District 10: 3522 Linden, 3142 Edgewood, 3515 Willow
• District 11: 1821 Silvery Lane, 451 N. Highview, 2000 Lafayette
• District 12: 24900 Newton, 1021 Mohawk, 1030 Claremont
• District 13: 641 N. York, 930 N. Highland, 22929 Arlington
• District 14: 24434 Penn, 24520 Chicago, 24915 New York
• District: 15:22882 Law, 22511 Alexandrine, 23321 Marshall
• District 16:2230 Queen, 23828 Princeton, 3260 Bennet
• District 17: 3344 Katherine, 22325 Madison, 3512 Merrick

Rene Ziaja is the commission chair, and Jackie Cayton and Marcello Pedini are co-chairs of the Aglow programs.

The Dearborn City Beautiful Commission promotes programs to enhance the physical appeal of the community. It presents outdoor decorating awards in spring, fall, and winter in neighborhoods, and the
Standard of Excellence awards for residences and businesses in the summer. It also recognizes residents with noteworthy sustainable gardens. 

The commission encourages recycling, anti-littering campaigns, and environmental sustainability activities with Dearborn students in the spring, building on the long tradition of Clean Up parades.

 

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