Archive for July, 2010

Kate Simon: You’ll have to be quick to book for Christmas

There may be 146 shopping days left till Christmas but it's never too early to get those presents sorted if you follow the logic of Selfridges, which opens a special festive concession in its London store tomorrow.

City agrees to take Christmas lights

A sure sign of the Christmas season, besides an abundance of jolly men in white beards and red suits, is the site of multi-colored lights and pine-like greens adorning streets throughout downtown.

Would you lease a Christmas tree?

Entrepeneur Joan Grandizio, who lives in Aliso Viejo, is hoping to persuade Orange County folks to lease their Christmas trees this year rather than buy a cut pine or artificial variety.Her company, To Go Green Live Christmas Trees, takes care of the...

Christmas in July

CEDAR CITY - The Utah Shakespearean Festival Guild's annual Christmas in July craft fair is celebrating its 10th anniversary this weekend on the lawn of the Randall L. Jones Theater.

Operation Christmas Child planning summer event

Its Christmas in August for a group of local volunteers. Carissa Smith, Panhandle area coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, said she and other volunteers are teaming up with Jax Gourmet Coffee and Snow for a fundraiser.