I've been known to cry in the supermarket when I hear "I'll Be Home for Christmas." When I'm really touched, I sob. Other people don't like sobbing in public, as I found out when I was asked to leave the movie "Imitation of Life," I was attending long ago with several high school girlfriends. So far I've never been chastised for crying over Walter Kent's well-known song. However, I'm sure I'm on borrowed time, as I make a blubbering nuisance of myself every year. ...more

December 10, 2008

Before you put even one strand of lights on your Christmas tree or your house, here are safety tips to keep in mind: ...more

December 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Lisa Weiss pointed to a small, Charlie Brown-style Christmas tree and grinned. ...more

December 6, 2008

Linda Northcutt has a fake Christmas tree. "It's on the porch," she said Thursday. "There's no fragrance. It don't look like a Christmas tree, and it don't smell like a Christmas tree. I couldn't get in the spirit." ...more

December 5, 2008

Take these precautions to protect yourself and your pets before your decorate for the holidays. ...more

December 3, 2008

Take steps to protect your pets from your holiday decorations. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Critter Adoption and Rescue Effort, known as CARE, a no-kill shelter for homeless dogs and cats, is holding its seventh annual Tree of Lights for the Animals fundraiser now through Christmas. ...more

December 3, 2008

With hundreds of teens in foster care throughout Hillsborough County, the pressure is on a local charity to make sure each of them receives a holiday gift this year. ...more

December 3, 2008

With hundreds of teens in foster care throughout Hillsborough County, the pressure is on a local charity to make sure each of them receives a holiday gift this year. ...more

December 3, 2008

Thousands of Christmas tree buyers across the Bay area know the name Dan Parker. ...more

December 2, 2008