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Splash Coworking joins 20,000 organizations to help entrepreneurs transform ideas into action

The members of the Kazakhstan venture capital group met with Mayor Jane Hughson at this year’s Global Entrepreneurship Week.
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Splash Coworking joins 20,000 organizations to help entrepreneurs transform ideas into action

During the week of Nov. 14-18, Splash Coworking helped kick off Global Entrepreneurship Week by hosting a week of events to help local entrepreneurs take their ideas to the next level.

Experiential gifts for kids a big hit this holiday season

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Experiential gifts for kids a big hit this holiday season

The popularity of experiential gifts is undeniable. In its 2021 Winter Holiday Shopping Report, the market research firm Mintel revealed that nearly half of individuals surveyed for the report felt that experiential gifts are superior to tangible items. Such preferences are something holiday shoppers can keep in mind as they pursue the perfect gift for their loved ones.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas.
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Exploring Nature

Peppers can range from sweet heat to sweltering.
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Exploring Nature: Free Peppers

Things are going very well around my place when it comes to wildlife viewing. First, a small flock of robins, four or five birds, showed up in my backyard and began drinking and bathing in my concrete birdbath. They splashed around and seemed to be having a fine old time.

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Handmade gifts are a fun way to celebrate this holiday.
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Yard of the Month

After: The Lopez home on Field Street in Rio Vista Terrace shows results of one year’s landscape effort.
Photos by Sharon Lockett

Yard of the Month

Before: The Lopez front yard in 2021 before the new landscaping efforts.

Yard of the Month

A white arbor frames entrance and support for jasmine vine at end of walk.

Yard of the Month

Purple sage thrives in a wide bed between the lawn and street, with young roses by a seating area and a Shumard oak centered in lawn.

Yard of the Month

Planting beds edging lawn are well mulched and feature oleander (front), tall crape myrtle and nandina by the fence.
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Yard of the Month

Before and after landscape shows long-lasting results

Donation, collaboration lead to new Tiny Garden Gallery Installation at Price Center

The Price Center’s Tiny Garden Gallery will provide an easy and accessible art showcase for all.
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Donation, collaboration lead to new Tiny Garden Gallery Installation at Price Center

The Price Center’s outdoor permanent art gallery is expanding with the addition of a new Tiny Garden Gallery (TGG) being installed just inside the main archway entrance of the front garden. This new gallery space will feature tiny art submitted from the San Marcos community. The TGG, a former Little Free Library, was donated by local artist Karen Cross, and repurposed by Texas State University interns, Rachel Trout and Hannah Comstock. The new art exhibition space is slated to officially open in the garden next month.

Annual holiday pop-up sale set for Dec. 10

A selection of Billy Ray Mangham’s paintings and clay works will be for sale in this year’s pop-up holiday market at Eye of the Dog Art Center.
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Annual holiday pop-up sale set for Dec. 10

A variety of artists set up stalls both inside and outside of the gallery for last year’s holiday pop-up event.

Annual holiday pop-up sale set for Dec. 10

Annual holiday pop-up sale set for Dec. 10

Eye of the Dog Art Center’s annual holiday sale is returning Saturday, Dec. 10 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Resident artists of the center and a select group of guest artists will be selling their work in a laid-back indoor and outdoor setting. Gifts, local vendor support and refreshments are among the other highlighted attractions visitors can expect.

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The Porch will host the second annual SANTA PAWS to benefit the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday. Above, Santa Claus takes a photo with a dog. Photos with Santa will be available during Sunday's event at 129 E. Hopkins St. Photos courtesy of Dance Biscuits, LLC.

The Porch to host SANTA PAWS to benefit animal shelter

The Porch will host the second annual SANTA PAWS to benefit the San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter.

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