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Jessica Rey’s Never Forget Your Roots.

Dance regalia and portraits of dancers. Photo by Clay deStefano

Clay DeStefano’s Our Common Ancestry.

Exploring Our Roots

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 5:00am

San Marcos’ own Indigenous Cultures Institute (ICI) has created “Napakō: Our Journey,” a multi-faceted display of photographs, powwow regalia, ceremonial jewelry, videos and original art to share the story of the Indigenous community in San Marcos. A companion show, “Exploring Our Roots” offers 30 original works of art focusing on personal and collective ancestry. Both shows are hanging now through Nov. 27 in the Price Center.

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Supertunia Picasso in Purple petunia, Superbells Yellow calibrachoa and White Knight Sweet alyssum are reaching peak bloom in this container made of recycled bamboo.

This Eastern Tiger Swallowtail has been making frequent stops at the Supertunia Picasso in Purple flowers. Photos by Norman Winter

Picasso in Purple: One Special Supertunia

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 5:00am

Naming a petunia Picasso gives clear indication this plant is something special. That is precisely what I thought, too, the first time I saw Supertunia Picasso in Purple in plant trials. Actually, I felt a little intimidated as I started thinking what would I do with this beautiful flower in containers or in the landscape.

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Don’t forget to provide food for our fall and winter birds. Photo from Metro Creative

EXPLORING NATURE: FALL & WINTER BIRDS

Sun, 10/10/2021 - 5:00am

After a scorching hot summer, here’s hoping fall is a tad cooler. And it would also be nice if winter is relatively mild and not another polar vortex like the last one.

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rik Nam Pla Thai's yellow chicken curry. A serving of tender chicken, yellow curry which uses Turmeric as its main ingredient, with potatoes, yellow onions and bamboo shoots. Daily Record photos by Lance Winter & Nick Castillo

Foodie Friday: Prik Nam Pla Thai

Thu, 10/07/2021 - 5:42pm

It’s said Thai cuisine is all about balance. It’s finding that perfect rapport between sweet, sour, spicy and salty.

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M. Ray Perryman

The Economist: When zero isn’t zero

Wed, 10/06/2021 - 6:24pm

Recent quotes from many politicians claim that the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill costs “zero.” Just in case you were wondering, this is not so.

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Pictured left to right: Commander Stephanie Brown; State Rep. James White; and President Bernie Adams. Photo submitted by VFW Post 3413

VFW Post holds POW/MIA ceremony

Sun, 10/03/2021 - 5:00am

On Friday, Sept. 17, Commander Stephanie Brown of Maurice T. Suttles, VFW Post 3413 honored the nation’s Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) for all wars and conflicts in an annual ceremony.

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People who cannot stomach foods that contain gluten can still indulge in their favorite holiday flavors. Photo from Metro Creative

Gluten-Free

Sun, 10/03/2021 - 5:00am

The holiday season is a popular time to entertain. Food is often a focal point of holiday season entertaining.

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Front entrance of Hansen’s historic hillside house features colorful native plants.

Bold yellow esperanza and pale blue plumbago blossoms contrast with minimal carpet grass lawn edged with passalong irises. Photos by Sharon Lockett

Backyard artist’s studio (with guardian cat) is a semi-shaded retreat and outdoor workplace.

Front lawn plants include yellow esperanza (with drooping seedpods), deep purple blossoms of giant spiderwort, and blue plumbago. Photos by Sharon Lockett

Yard of the Month

Sun, 10/03/2021 - 5:00am

Old-fashioned native plants decorate the front garden of one of San Marcos’ historic houses on Burleson Street, home of local artist Johanna Kohlleppel Hansen, and Spring Lake Garden Club’s Yard of the Month for October. Brilliant yellow blooms of esperanza mingle with deep purple spiderwort and pale blue plumbago blossoms in this hillside yard between Blanco and Moore Street in the Lindsey-Rogers historic district.

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SMAL’s Art Scared returning to Square Oct. 23

Be prepared to be scared: SMAL returns with its Halloween art installation starting Oct. 23. Photo Submitted by the Price Center

Around 60 window spaces have been allotted to participants in Art Scared at various businesses around the Square. Photo submitted by The Price Center

SMAL’s Art Scared returning to Square Oct. 23

Sun, 10/03/2021 - 5:00am

The San Marcos Art League (SMAL) is pleased to be bringing Art Scared back to the downtown Square on Saturday, Oct. 23. The temporary Halloween public art installation is open to area children, elementary through high school age. Participants are invited to paint a section of a designated window with a fall or Halloween-themed image. Painted windows will remain on display for the public to enjoy through early November.

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Perennials to add dazzle to your cool season containers

Goldilocks Creeping Jenny hangs down like 24K gold in this planter box with violet colored pansies.

Lemon Coral sedum gently tumbles over the edge of this mixed container with pansies, tall dianthus and Evergold carex grass. Photos by Norman Winter

This cool season container offers a variety of texture and color with pansies, Ogon Japanese sweet flag, Goldilocks Creeping Jenny and Burgundy Glow ajuga. Photo by Norman Winter

Perennials to add dazzle to your cool season containers

Sun, 10/03/2021 - 5:00am

Perennials for cool season containers may seem like the proverbial horticultural oxymoron, but that is exactly what I have been planting the last few days in my zone 8a landscape. My favorite pansy pals are Goldilocks lysimachia, Lemon Coral sedum, Ogon Japanese sweet flag and Burgundy Glow ajuga.