Love Local: Downtown shops offer eclectic mixture of gifts for every person on your list

It’s noon on a Wednesday, and the parking lot for Shop 1893 is packed. Outside, an older gentleman is watering the plants, which are still in full bloom the second week of December. Various butterflies lilt among the flowers as a trill of holiday jazz pours from the front door of the Price Center, which houses Shop 1893, the Marie Jager Theater and the Art Gallery.

Shop 1893 hosts a mix of San Marcos artists and vendors.