Living

With Giving Tuesday just around the corner on Nov.

Now in its 10th year, Giving Tuesday – taking place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving – was created to encourage donations to causes that will better one’s community.

I avoid rich people, but I’ve spent decades listening to wealthy people.

For many Thanksgiving conjures up visions of a juicy roasted turkey.

For its second year, the Día de los Muertos parade and festival returns to Houston for a celebration of life, death and eternal love.

Flu season has already started and two top physicians from St. David’s Health Care suggest protecting yourself from the virus. Stat.

Celebrate National Seafood Month this October with sustainable seafood choices that support businesses vital to our Gulf Coast economy.

Footsteps in empty hallways, ghostly apparitions, lights flickering on and off and things that go bump in the nights.

Ahhh fall.The return of football, everything pumpkin spice and flu season.

Determined not to join the sad Lost Luggage Club whose membership is exploding in Europe, I vowed to pack for six weeks in a carry-on.

It’s pumpkin season again – try these pumpkin cocktail recipes at your next gathering or for “me” time.

Sea Rim State Park offers 5.2 miles of Gulf of Mexico shoreline and 4,000 acres of marshlands to explore.

According to the Department of Forestry and Fire Management, 978,519 acres burned throughout Arizona in 2020.

A new national hotline, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, recently launched to connect those experiencing suicidal, substance use and/or a mental health crisis with trained crisis counselors that can provide direct, life-saving services.

Tanger Outlets Houston invites customers to kick off the back-to-school season for the whole family with TangerStyle, the season’s most coveted sale, which runs now through Aug.

The Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) recently reported pickleball surged by nearly 40% between 2019 and 2021.

By now you’ve probably heard of the infamous Kia Challenge – a TikTok trend where thieves are somehow stealing newer Hyundais and Kias with.

Houston Restaurant Weeks raises money for America’s largest food bank by offering delicious food at more than 200 restaurants every summer.

With 12 states now pushing for a nationwide ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars (Reuters), gearheads everywhere might be wondering: when will Uncle Sam force my prized Miata/Corvette/911 off the road for good?

“Headscape,” the new memoir by digital marketing and public relations executive Chris Schroder, has scored more than a dozen five-star reviews on Amazon since its May 2022 release.

Marriott Puerto Vallarta in Mexico has a gorgeous infinity pool, six restaurants, kids’ area with pool and dozens of complimentary chairs and umbrellas on the beach.

For some people, music is more of a distraction than a motivator.

The Civilian Conservation Corps, a program created by President Roosevelt, provided employment opportunities in the environmental field to millions of people during the depression.

Don’t let your red, white, and blue display this Fourth of July start a flap with the flag purists – there are definite dos and don’ts for letting Old Glory fly correctly.

What better way to enjoy fireworks on the Fourth of July than some red white and blue cocktails? Here is an easy to follow Jell-O Independence Day Shots recipe:• Dissolve gelatin in boiling water.

I rappelled down a cliff, viewed cascading waterfalls from the seat of a 1979 Cessna Skyhawk, flew through the trees on a zip line, kayaked at night under the stars and made a pumpkin in a glass-blowing glass.

Shopping local is always important. Here are our picks for the best Houston-area farmers markets to find fresh produce and support our community’s growers and artisans.

Get your cocktail shaker and favorite tequila ready May 22 for World Paloma Day. This traditional Mexican drink is made with grapefruit soda, tequila and lime.

In this first excerpt from the new humorous memoir “Headscape,” author Chris Schroder sets up the journey with this Preface. Available today on Amazon and perfect for a Father’s Day gift.

With May being Military Appreciation Month, it’s a good time to remember that monitoring for symptoms and caring for military members during and after their service is a duty we all must embrace.