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Much of the holiday lighting spirit in Anchorage can be traced to former mayor Rick Mystrom, who urged citizens in the late 1990s to help turn Anchorage into a "City of Lights and Flowers."
Larry Cash, president and CEO of RIM Architects, said he's had horticulture company Green Connection put off-white lights on his over-60-foot spruce for more than a decade. The tree is the showpiece of the winter landscaping at his Turnagain home.
"Off-white. Always. That's my aesthetic," Cash said.