The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce’s first ever Green Living Showcase will present earth-friendly alternatives for businesses and residents on March 20. And if you ever wanted to know the identity of Mr. Smartyplants, you’ll have to go to see him. Or her.

Employees at Philips/Wide Light recently had a competition that sported colorful team names and a quest for quality. The San Marcos City Council recently recognized company employees.

The United Way of Hays County gratefully received a check recently from the Central Texas Medical Center Foundation garnered from employees pledges and a corporate gift.

Frost Insurance, 102 Suttles Avenue, was recently treated to a ribbon cutting ceremony by the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The local staff for the agency has been in San Marcos since 1987.

Another well attended Business Advancement Social Hour (BASH) is in the books for the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce (KACC), which held the monthly session last week at the Garlic Creek model homes.

River City Bar and Grill were the recent recipients of a ribbon cutting from the Sam Marcos Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors. The establishment is located at 4205 South Interstate-35.

The new Chick-fil-A in San Marcos will officially open on Thursday, but the company claims that many will camp-out for the year’s worth of Chick-fil-A given to the first 100 customers.

The Motley Menagerie, once a happening tea room on Center Street in Kyle, is back at its former location. City leaders joined the Kyle Area Chamber of Commerce at the ribbon cutting.

The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting last month for Park Hill Apartments. The apartment community even has a pet of the month contest.

Maurices, a new women’s fashion store, was recently treated to a ribbon cutting ceremony by the San Marcos Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.