Happy New Year everybody! At the beginning of a new year it is always very tempting to offer up some forecasts of what to expect in the economy and investments during the coming year. I am sure you will see many commentaries out there that will attempt to do this. One thing that always makes …

Iron Chef Michael Symon was in San Francisco recently to promote his new cookbook. On this particularly chilly morning he deftly fielded questions from journalists while preparing an awesome breakfast for all of us. (Sometimes my job is really tough.) Between all the cooking and conversation it became apparent that this executive chef and restaurant …

Q. We have a sorely neglected nectarine tree. The limbs are very long and bare except on the ends where there are clusters of small branches. I’ve already removed many of the water sprouts but I’m unsure on how much to cut these branches back? We would like to salvage the tree if possible. As. …

The New Year gives us all the opportunity to reflect on ourselves and the time to change. It is a time to replace old habits with new, which includes changing up your skin care and makeup routine. Cleansing your skin properly at night and applying the correct moisturizer for your skin type should be on …

As I sit to write this article I am acutely aware that this will appear on the newsstands on or about Jan 15. It is hard to fathom what has happened to my family in this past year. On January 11th I was like a lot of other people in the country, our family was …

The great philosopher, Joseph Campbell wrote, “When the world seems to be falling apart, the rule is to hang onto your own bliss. It’s that life that survives.” As we start a new year it is this thought that rings loud and clear, as the many producing organizations at the Lesher Center color the dates …