This column first appeared in CityView Magazine’s “The Summer Issue” June 2026 edition.
It doesn’t matter when the solstice occurs; it’s an arbitrary starting gun of summer, tied to the position of our planet and the sun. Truth is, summer climate arrives here sometime in May and is well ensconced by the beginning of June.
No matter what the calendar says, it’s time to make the most of it.
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