Now that all the hype of Black Friday and Cyber Monday has passed, it’s time that the less shopping-crazed of us shake off the Thanksgiving food-fog and begin to think about holiday gifts. To that end, I hope you’ll find this edition helpful.
Please scan our advertisements (there are more than 100!) for great local gift ideas. Many, like Village Square Home Interiors on Page 23, offer a variety of gift ideas and are offering special holiday pricing.
Our Holiday Shopping Guide is a “pull-out” within the Coastal Life section, and includes calendar listings for free holiday events, gift suggestions from advertisers, ideas for packaging cookies for giving (with a yummy recipe) and, of course, our annual Holiday Gift Guide.
As always, Scott Simmons, our consummate shopper, visited many of the gift shops in our area to locate our Tropical Treasures. You’ll find his gift suggestions on Pages 34 and 35. If any of these strike your fancy, please take the pages with you and tell the shop owners that The Coastal Star sent you!
Regardless of where on the political spectrum you are — and it seems no one is the middle anymore — most Americans appreciate the importance of small businesses to the quality of life in their communities. As the governor-elect opens Florida “for business,” we hope both he and Washington understand there are plenty of small businesses that have been serving local communities in boom and bust: some for decades, like Delray Beach’s landmark department store, Mercer Wenzel (see
Page 1), and some just opening their doors. All of them understand the importance of building relationships with their customers.
At The Coastal Star, we are proud to be a small business in this very special community. This holiday season we’d like to suggest that you support our advertisers — and all the other local businesses. Shop the shore.
— Mary Kate Leming, Editor
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