Welcome to "Meet the Mayor," a segment in which we interview local Foursquare Mayors in their natural habitats.

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Danielle Paratore

The War on Christmas: liberal conspiracy, or figment of conservative imagination?
I don't like it. I guess there was some senator - I can't remember what state it was, but they had the big lighting of the tree at the state house, and he called it a holiday tree.

Are your friends sick of getting Christmas-themed scratchoffs? Is the Whitman's Sampler just not cutting it this year? Fear not! There are scads of craft fairs coming up in the next week to keep your list in handmade bounty from now unto death. We know that rows of one-of-a-kind artisinal artifacts can feel overwhelming. and so we asked the organizers of each fair for their favorite vendors.