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Korean seafood pancakes, also known as pajeon, are a tasty addition to any winter celebration. It’s also a nice meal during Lent.

Year of the Tiger

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 5:00am

Each year, millions of people across the globe celebrate a unique holiday that is rich in tradition, spectacle and pageantry. The Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival, is celebrated around the world, even by people who do not trace their heritage back to China.

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Purple iris still blooms near front walkway in winter sunshine.

The Thomaides’ house entry includes a private patio area behind a new wall (for a planned mosaic) near see-through side fences of wood-framed hog panel. Photos by Sharon Lockett

Peeking pequins: Brilliant peppers brave cold weather in sunshine next to raised bed by hog panel fence.

Bright blue paint transforms corrugated a metal fence into background for yard art in side yard. Photos by Sharon Lockett

Yard of the Month

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 5:00am

Last year’s February Yard of the Month was in print just before severe freezing weather, as San Marcos residents struggled with power outages and water issues, and again in 2022 Spring Lake Garden Club’s yard of the month has avoided a devastating freeze. At the intersection of Martin Luther King Drive and Wilson Street, the home of Amy and John Thomaides features hardy green yuccas and blooming irises near the entry, and even a patch of bluebonnets near a clump of chile pequins in the sunny side yard. Having lived in San Marcos for almost 30 years, Amy is savvy about the trials and triumphs of gardening in Central Texas and tends a landscape suited to our climate. The Thomaides’ front yard and parking area is separated from side yards by a sturdy seethrough fence of wood and hog panel.

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Get your sunny disposition on by planning your garden with ‘Heat It Up’ Blanket Flowers

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail feast on Heat it Up Yellow blanket flower at The Garden Guy’s House.

Heat It Up Scarlet and Heat it Up Yellow Blanket flowers have won dozens of awards across the country. Photos by Norman Winter

Get your sunny disposition on by planning your garden with ‘Heat It Up’ Blanket Flowers

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 5:00am

Recently a post came across my Facebook that read today is January the 74th and by George, I agree and I want change. I need blanket flowers or gaillardias. Okay, I know February is too early, but let this serve notice: Start sourcing the award-winning ‘Heat It Up Blanket Flowers’ for spring planting.

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Nick Dondero as Macbeth. Photo by Lauren Jurgemeyer

Texas State Department of Theatre, Dance presents Macbeth

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 5:00am

Texas State’s Department of Theatre and Dance presents Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” Feb. 8-13 in the Patti Strickel Harrison Theatre.

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Answers to Go

Sun, 02/06/2022 - 5:00am

SAN MARCOS PUBLIC LIBRARY

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Above, Blind Salamander Cantina's chicken fajita quesadilla, which is served with guacamole and sour cream. Below, Blind Salamander's chicken fajita nachos — tortilla chips topped with queso, pico de gallo and chicken fajita served with a side of guacamole and sour cream Daily Record photos by Lance Winter & Nick Castillo

Foodie Friday: Blind Salamander Cantina

Thu, 02/03/2022 - 4:18pm

A new patio bar and cantina has opened in San Marcos.

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Jason Giulietti

Retaining and expanding local companies is critical for economic development

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 7:17pm

The bulk of all new jobs created in the United States is made by efforts to retain and expand businesses.

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M. Ray Perryman

The Economist: The right move

Wed, 02/02/2022 - 7:16pm

With inflation spiking and job openings far outnumbering unemployed persons, it is little surprise that the Federal Reserve is signaling a change in the game plan.

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The Journey Continues: Who is my neighbor?

Sun, 01/30/2022 - 5:00am

My journey this week takes me to the subject of neighbors. In the Gospel of Luke, a man asked our Lord, Jesus Christ, this question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law?” and “How do you read it?”

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Big Bend hosts record visitation in 2021

Sun, 01/30/2022 - 5:00am

The wide-open spaces of west Texas lured a record 581,000 recreational visits to remote Big Bend in 2021. These numbers reflect a 25% increase since 2019 (464,000), the last year the park was completely open, and a 49% increase since 2016 (390,000). Once relatively unknown, the Big Bend area continues to see a significant increase in visitation, and the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in even more visitors seeking out the qualities of this special place.