(Featured Photo: Kevin Foote/Flickr Creative Commons) By: Caitlin Ultimo While your days may be merry and bright this season, they may also be expensive. Your spending has most likely increased — if not by a load, at least a little.
By: Carla León Celaya The Holidays are truly a wonderful time of the year. Yes, the lines are longer at Costco, the wait time at your favorite restaurant has doubled (even on a Wednesday night), and all the to-do’s are
This season, one of the things that we all have in mind is the delicious food — lots of it! BUT, it turns out that it isn’t the food that makes up the majority of our calories this season, but
By Vanessa Voltolina for Ideas That Spark Savory cheese atop perfectly caramelized onions in a meaty broth … is there anything better on a nippy winter day? French onion soup is a dish I can’t get enough of, especially as
Officials from the Maricopa County Air Quality Department and Arizona Department of Environmental Quality announced the kickoff of the “No Burn Day? Don’t Burn Wood!” campaign for Maricopa County this past Thursday, Dec. 12. Wood-burning fireplaces and chimineas often are
By: Amy Graff As cold weather settles in for the winter, and the stress of the holidays begins to take its toll, travelers are looking ahead to 2014 and are already planning their next vacation. Amy Graff, Best Western leisure
On behalf of Amy Graff, family travel expert for Best Western * Lose the layovers Avoid stopovers, especially in airports such as Denver, Chicago, Detroit, and Minneapolis where weather delays are common. If a connection is necessary, fly through
There might not be much snow on the grounds here in the Valley, but some companies are making up for it with nail polish. Snowy topcoats—white confetti or white sparkles suspended in clear polish—are this season’s hottest trend. There’s Nails
