Jimmy Stewart

There's still time to get into the holiday spirit. Read More

You've never known persuasion until you've encountered a merchant in a Marrakesh souk (street market). Read More

At the age of 16, St. Charles East High School student Alex Adams already has managed to produce an extensive body of work in an acting career that began when he was in the fifth grade. Read More

"The photo! The family photo! Who blinked? Do the sweaters clash? That blasted cowlick! If these greetings are postmarked late, I will be banished from society."

Then, there was always the outdoor Griswold display: "The wreath on the door must be authentic. No rumpled vinyl-velvet bow at my house, no Siree. My bow will be an 18th-century tartan plaid. Raw silk. Yup. Otherwise, a black hole will form at my threshold and wipe out mankind forever."

I once had entertaining standards: "If the well-meaning husband hides my Barefoot Contessa cookbook and gently suggests Costco artichoke dip, I'll book the next flight to Humiliationville. Either that, or I will be laughed out of town. Store-bought holiday food? Not on my watch!"

But the past few years, something changed within me. Read More

Claudia, billed as "The Passionate Pianist," is at the airport's keyboard again this season, performing her solo piano music for the Christmas travelers at the ticketing level of the Landside Terminal. Read More

Faith is when you believe in things when common sense tells you not to. Read More

Turn on the tube these days, and you'll get nothing but holiday flicks. Read More

Rain is starting to fall in Tucson and surrounding areas, and is expected to continue until tomrrow morning as part of a winter weather storm, prompting warnings and advisories all across Southern Arizona. Read More

A mild wind, chill around the edges, blew alongside the structure at 221 West 57th Street, beneath those big metal rods that hold up buildings that await demolition. Read More

State Senator Jimmy Stewart (R-Albany) gave sponsor testimony recently in the Senate Environment & Natural Resources Committee on Senate Bill 181, legislation that seeks to encourage reclamation of abandoned mines across Ohio by granting landowners much-needed legal protection when providing access to mines on their property. Read More