Trash Talk

How to dispose of your Christmas tree — responsibly: Recycling the holidays made easy How to dispose of your Christmas tree — responsibly: Recycling the holidays made easy By Whitney Radley

12.28.12  |  3:31 pm

Christmas seemed to be over in a blink this year, so I have kept my tiny evergreen tree up in ...

No Little Black Dress, please

Dress for New Year's Eve: These sexy and daring looks will make you ... Dress for New Year's Eve: These sexy and daring looks will make you a stunning femme fatale By Samantha Webster

12.28.12  |  11:40 am

Say it with me, “I will not wear a black dress on New Year's Eve,” “I will not wear ...

Grooving for charity

Trendy hunks, a 12-year-old DJ, Michael Jackson & more: A Christmas party you won't ... Trendy hunks, a 12-year-old DJ, Michael Jackson & more: A Christmas party you won't believe By Joel Luks

12.27.12  |  4:48 pm

Jingle bells rocked harder than ever at Uropa Saturday evening when the ninth annual "Don't Stop Believin' " Christmas Revelry ...

Family Time

George H.W. Bush does not let being stuck in hospital end his Gigi ... George H.W. Bush does not let being stuck in hospital end his Gigi's Christmas tradition By Whitney Radley

12.26.12  |  11:33 am

A Christmas Day trip to Gigi's Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar has been a standing tradition in the George H ...

Spreading Holiday Cheers

Get happy: World's happiest iPhone app lets users spread holiday joy Get happy: World's happiest iPhone app lets users spread holiday joy By Austin Sanders

12.25.12  |  10:30 am

In early 2012, iPhone app developer Farhad Mohit — responsible for the well-known app Shopzilla — launched a new idea aimed at ...

Viral Video

Christmas lights go "Gangnam Style:" See the holiday video that's gone viral Christmas lights go "Gangnam Style:" See the holiday video that's gone viral By Elizabeth Trovall

12.25.12  |  6:00 am

From the streets of Seoul, Korea to the suburbs of Cedar Park, Texas “Gangnam Style” has now reached a fame ...

so this is christmas

Holiday green: Kids books, like Moving Christmas, have a save-the-environment theme Holiday green: Kids books, like Moving Christmas, have a save-the-environment theme By Aleksander Chan

12.24.12  |  6:28 pm

In Moving Christmas, Brandon Camp’s and Richard D’ovidio’s new children’s book that’s been launched across ...

Holiday Gift Guide

Smart coffee table books with a Texas connection Smart coffee table books with a Texas connection By Patricia Busa McConnico

12.24.12  |  4:00 pm

Just as the selections on your tablet clue people in to what kind of reader you are, the books displayed ...

A spirited evening

Open Christmas night: Houston bars continue the holiday spirit with festive cocktail specials Open Christmas night: Houston bars continue the holiday spirit with festive cocktail specials By Darla Guillen

12.24.12  |  12:45 pm

When all of the Christmas gifts have been unwrapped and the Bûche de Noël and ham devoured, come ...

Cookie monsters

Now that we have Trader Joe's, we can get all the peppermint Joe-Joe ... Now that we have Trader Joe's, we can get all the peppermint Joe-Joe's we want By Teresa Gubbins

12.24.12  |  9:07 am

You might think that devoting an entire story to a cookie seems extreme or touty. But, then again, you probably ...