Thousands of people were downtown Friday night for the Kings game and the opening weekend of the ice skating rink. Many got their first look at the new glow shining from the overhead lights along K Street.

A six-block-long stretch between the Golden 1 Center and the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center is now shining with more than 6,000 new LEDs.

"It is going to feel unlike any other part of the city," said Scott Ford, deputy director of the Downtown Sacramento Partnership. "It is going to be vibrant, lit up."

Ford said the lights are computer-controlled and can glow nearly any color.

"There are limitless possibilities, and it's always going to be a changing personality and very unique to K Street," Ford said.

During Kings games, the lights will display a rotating purple hue, and if t

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