A night worth going out for

We have another great excuse to get out on the town.

We already had Hospitality Night and First Thursday Art Walk. Now

we get Third Thursday Local’s Night.

Since June, Downtown shops and restaurants have been offering

specials on the third Thursday of the month to lure locals from their

cozy living rooms.

The evening begins around 5 p.m. and includes plenty of shopping

opportunities.

For the holidays, the nights have been even better. Santa has been

out from 6 to 9 p.m. to greet the kids on locals night. By the way

he’s also available at his home at Forest Avenue and Glenneyre Street

from 1 to 4 p.m. until Dec. 23.

Local’s Night is one of those opportunities for businesses and

residents to get together and display an obvious appreciation for

each other. This time of year is made even more pleasant with the

decor all are donning. All we need is a bit of snow on the ground and

we’d be in “It’s a Wonderful Life,” though we could hope friends will

still know our names.

Now, this isn’t the first time this has been tried (back then it

was called Good Night Laguna and they closed off the street) and it’s

tough for businesses to stay open late if the crowds don’t warrant

it. So let’s trust this time Lagunans will take advantage of the

specials and what the local shops have to offer.