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The dawn of a new year presents plenty of opportunities to look to the future. Resolutions are made each January, with most centering on ways to get healthy. Not all resolutions need to be of the healthy, however. Once in a while it is fine to indulge, so a resolution to entertain more or to explore new baking opportunities can spice things up in the year ahead.

Common concerns shared by San Marcos gardeners are landscape maintenance, rainwater management, deer browsing and use of front yard space. All these elements are addressed in a recent renovation of the Sutherlun residence on West Mimosa Circle in Spring Lake Hills, the January Yard of the Month for Spring Lake Garden Club. The Sutherlun home now has a fresh face and newly-established landscape of native plants which neighborhood deer pass over, although young trees are protected until mature enough to withstand occasional browsing. New trees include an anacacho orchid, loquat, Mexican plum, persimmon, redbud and yaupon holly.

Roughhouse Brewing will celebrate its third anniversary on Jan. 15. The brewery will showcase a special small batch raspberry whiskey sour ale. The event will feature live music and live custom screen-printing using limited-edition anniversary artwork.

The Garden Guy wasn’t stopping to smell the roses but instead stared in awe at the form of a rosebud. Even though this new rose variety called Suñorita is considered a miniflora, the bud looked like a classic tiny hybrid tea. Then — out of nowhere as if to confirm my admiration — a butterfly landed on top and proceeded to investigate.

Brewbike, an Austin-based startup venture empowering the next generation of leaders through entrepreneurial experience, has announced the coffee company has recently raised more than $3 million in its latest bridge fund round. Funds from the bridge round will be applied towards Brewbike’s current campus and direct-to-consumer operations, as well as continued expansion into new markets in major college campuses across the country.

Each year, football fans gather to watch their favorite teams battle it out on the gridiron. Those battles can get pretty fierce, and football fans know they’re best watched with some delicious food on hand.