A teenager wearing Crocs steps through cold dirty slush collected at the curb in Uptown as warming temperatures and the application of ice-melting chemicals begin to melt several inches of snow and ice from a winter storm. My Final Photo for December 27, 2022.

One of several new “No Trespassing” signs hangs on the plywood covering the door of the old farmhouse at the Braun Farm where developers hope to demolish the house and barn as part of plans to feel the property. My Final Photo for December 26, 2022.

The Nativity scene sits at the front of the altar and beneath the domed ceiling at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church bearing a star symbol marking the birth of Christ. My Final Photo for December 25, 2022.

A couple carries donations into St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church before sunrise on a below-freezing morning with an overnight dusting of snow. My Final Photo for December 18, 2022.

Scrooge, portrayed by an audience member, struggles with a basket of money as he is led through a Saturday afternoon presentation of Uptown Scrooge by Good Medicine Productions. My Final Photo for December 17, 2022.