Wrapping gifts in keepsake boxes and reusable shopping bags gives the people on your list a bonus gift -- and the planet gets a present, too
Living
- Today's Agenda: Ryan Place tour; 'The Nutcracker'; art gallery open houses
- Online resources for checking on charities before you give
- Religion calendar for week of Dec. 6
- Sorting out packaging and shipping options for the holidays
- A mother puts easy and nutritious recipes to the test with her fussy eater
Holidays
Need Thanksgiving help?
Click here to view tips, tricks and even some treats on our Holidays page!
Amy Culbertson
Yucatan Taco Stand turns out remarkable fish tacos and 'ritas
If you're hungry for a great fish taco and can snag a seat at one of the sidewalk tables overlooking Magnolia, the Yucatan Taco Stand is a pretty nearly perfect place to be.
Neil Sperry
Decisions based on gardening successes and failures yield a good harvest
Much of life involves making decisions. We make some good ones, take wrong turns on others and fail to act on still more. It’s better when a writer doesn’t drag himself into his columns, but, for the purpose of sharing some life lessons I’ve learned, I’ll speak in first person this time around.
Jim Jones
'The Last Supper' wax figures soon to be revealed again
Stunning life-size wax figures of Jesus and his apostles patterned after Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper have been in a warehouse for 11 years.
Gregg Ellman
Gadgets: Samson H2 Handy Recorder is ideal for desktop use
What’s really cool about this recorder is the front and back mics allow for recording from all angles.
Dear Abby
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
- Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Entertainment
- If the film `Australia’ renews your interest in the land Down Under, here’s an ocean of DVDs to dive into
- Jonas Brothers thrill teens in Cowboys crowd
- Kanye West finally gets his due at AMAs
- 'American Idol’ rocker David Cook lets his vulnerability shine through
- Channel Surfing: Pairs make night sizzle
- David Cook debut rocks 'Idol’s’ pop music world
- Shelton starting more 'fires,’ Swift hits the mark again and soul gets Seal of approval
- A young Cody Linley steps into final four on 'Dancing With the Stars’ tonight
- Q&A with Sebastian Currier: Composer lauds classical music’s 'reinvention’
- Texas Camerata showcases baroque cantatas
