Holiday Guide - Dec. 3, 2009
Season's screenings!
Sure, you've seen them all a hundred times, but that's what makes holiday movies -- the classics and the newbies -- so much fun. Here's a list that's sure to get you in the holiday spirit faster than you can say, "You'll shoot your eye out."
Tags: holiday guide, dvd, christmas

Holiday Guide - Dec. 1, 2009
Are you dreaming of a green Christmas?
Being environmentally conscious doesn't have to mean giving up all the glitz and glory of the holiday, if that's what you enjoy. Rather, it's about celebrating responsibly and recognizing that the season of giving should include a gift or two to our Mother Earth.
Tags: holiday, christmas, green, led lights, recycling

Holiday Guide - Nov. 29, 2009
Delight in Milwaukee as a city of lights this season
Dazzling guests with new displays and an abundance of activities each year, the Milwaukee Holiday Lights Festival is southeastern Wisconsin's largest winter festival. With millions of lights (all energy-efficient LEDs) Downtown is aglow this festive season. Other areas of the city are fully beaming, too. Here's a quick "tour" of Milwaukee, a city of lights 2008.
Tags: holiday lights, christmas, milwaukee holiday lights festival, cathedral square park, pere marquette park, candy cane lane

Holiday Guide - Nov. 26, 2009
Weekend shopping hours
If you're planning to get a jump-start on your holiday shopping Friday, here's a quick look at when area malls and major stores will be open. Good luck!
Tags: black friday, shopping, christmas, thanksgiving

Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 22, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Are you ready for the holidays?
There are decorations up all over Downtown and the annual Holiday parade made its way through the city on Saturday. Christmas music is already on the airwaves and stores are already gearing up for the post-Thanksgiving crush. So, Milwaukee, it's time to sound off:
Tags: holidays, christmas, hanukkah, kwanza, santa claus, menorah, noel, thanksgiving

Living - Nov. 6, 2009
Another sure sign that Christmas is coming soon
We just finish Halloween, but Christmas is around the corner. Workers were installing decorations and trees at Cathedral Square Park.
Tags: cathedral square, christmas

Kids & Family - Dec. 12, 2008
How do you teach young kids about giving?
My kids are 5 and 6, and at this point, the holidays are about one thing: ripping open presents. They wholeheartedly still believe in Santa, and although they asked for a reasonable number of gifts, they only understand one side of the holiday coin: the receiving side.
Tags: spirit of giving, chanukah, christmas, presents

Kids & Family - Dec. 10, 2008
My kid wants something illegal for Christmas
A couple weeks ago, I asked my 6-year-old kid what he wanted for Christmas. I thought he would say the "Wall-E" movie, or more slot cars or maybe a video game system of some kind. I wasn't prepared for his answer.
Tags: illegal, breaking the law, Wall-E, cars, holiday, christmas

Kids & Family - Dec. 6, 2008
Holiday season birthdays can be blessing or burden
Birthdays and Christmas are two great days to get presents. What if they happen to be the same day, or within days of each other?
Tags: Christmas, birthdays, December 25

Kids & Family - Dec. 23, 2007
Like every medium, parents must monitor kids' iPods, too
At Christmas, it's easy to dismiss good judgment to keep your kid happy, but reality suggests that kids, no matter how well-behaved, still want to be like their peers.
Tags: ipod, christmas, hip-hop, Soulja Boy, Mims

Kids & Family - Dec. 17, 2007
My kid wants to know about the “real” Santa
To lie or not to lie is an age-old question many parents ask themselves around this time of year.
Tags: Santa, Santa Claus, believe, Christmas

Living - Dec. 7, 2007
Christmas season reminds Jews that we're different, and that's OK
There was a time when I got up in arms over Christmas. I remember feeling left out during band concerts in middle school, or when my public high school put up a Christmas tree. I feel differently now.
Tags: hanukkah, christmas, separation of church and state

Marketplace - Nov. 23, 2007
The mediocre candy cane
People complain about holiday foods like egg nog and fruitcake, but what about candy canes? Does anyone really love the candy cane?
Tags: candy cane, candy, Christmas, fruitcake, eggnog, Jesus, Pagan

Politics - June 26, 2007
Read your Constitution lately?
Several years ago, at a family Christmas gathering, my Grandma Joyce and my Uncle Paul, along with others, were discussing the topic of Christmas in schools today.
Tags: U.S. Constitution, separation of church and state, Christmas, Thomas Jefferson

Milwaukee Buzz - Dec. 26, 2006
Day after Christmas Sale
Today's the day after Christmas and it's time to either return/exchange all the gifts you got yesterday or use all the money and gift cards to get more gifts.
Tags: Christmas, Target, shopping