Dec. 21: Solstice

Happy Winter Solstice Day, readers. To celebrate, here's the local 411 to shine a light on the darkest of days:

1. Looking for some comraderie this eve? Both Bayside and Cardozo high schools' respective basketball teams will be on the floor tonight.

2. Remembrances of lost souls. We'll talk to members of a largely-vanished Native American tribe that used to bury their dead along a wide swath of land at what is today the former  west to approximately .

3. A reminder for teens looking to give back in the New Year: The Samuel Field Y is holding its next  Jan. 6 for programs geared towards helping other kids, like this .

4. Later this week, look for our holiday coverage — including info on what agencies and businesses are open Christmas Day. 

5. With temperatures hovering around the freezing mark, don't forget to bundle up today. And remember, the days only get longer from here.