Whether you don’t celebrate Christmas, are spending it alone or are just looking for a way to spend the day, there are a number of local businesses remaining open to the public.
OffSide Pub and Eatery is open Dec. 25 from 12 to 8 p.m. and hosting a public gift exchange.
Staff are encouraging patrons to bring a $20 wrapped gift to swap with a stranger if they’d like to participate, or simply come enjoy festive cocktails and food.
The pub is also giving away prizes for the best and worst dressed.
“We thought it would be a great way to get our name out there because we’re still new, and we want to be a place for people who don’t have much to do on Christmas to just come have fun, enjoy the season and have a great time with everybody,” said Taylor Patterson, a waitress at the pub.
“It’s for anybody that …