It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Unless, of course, your holiday shopping isn’t done yet. The clock is ticking. As I write this, we’ve got 134 hours left until Christmas Day, and if you’re anything like me, you’re working and sleeping through at least 80 of them. The last Saturday before the holiday … MORE>>

If you haven’t made it to The 2016 Lights in Bloom at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota it’s not too late. The display, with nearly a million lights, will run nightly through December 23 and December 26-30 from 6 to 9 p.m. The lighting was done by Affairs In The Air.         … MORE>>

Thanks to gift drives and the donors who make them possible, millions of needy youngsters won’t feel forgotten on Christmas morning. But in the push to make sure no child goes without, too often it is teenagers who wind up without any gifts. By design, most gifting programs target age groups younger than 14. That’s … MORE>>