b"Matters Cover image by holiday gift guide photographer and Ma-plewood resident Julia Maloof Verderosa. Currently exhibit-ing her pet series Sweet Beasts at Pet Wants SOMA, a percentage of every animal commission or sale goes to local animal welfare.MAGAZINE See more of Julias work at TheMagazineofMaplewoodandSouthOrange juliamaloofverderosa.com or follow her @juliamaloofver-derosaphotocontents 23Vol. 29 Issue 7 Holiday 201938 in every issue 32Heart of the Matter10what's in a tradition?Local Matters11 23around the townsWhat's New Review13our newest businessesFinding Home24working with the robert northfield teamBook Report25 in this issue41 ideas for giving and reading 14The Full Score on a BroadwayFood Matters30 Composerchocolate biscotti story maplewood's russ kaplan creates music and musiciansResource Guide43 18Green Thumbs Up for the Maplewoodlocal sources Garden ClubFinal Matters46 hometown-grown magic raises holiday spiritsparty on 222019 Holiday Gift Guidegift ideas for shopping locally this holiday season32A Drone's-eye View of Maplewood18 and Beyond14 mason levinson's photography maps out ourdynamic landscape36Holding Up a Mirrorcommunity tv channel celebrates the south orange and maplewood communities8/ matters magazine / holiday 2019"