Warm weather and the first buds of spring have been slow to arrive in much of the country. But even if your garden has yet to grow, you can add beauty, fragrance and a sense of springtime to your home by decorating with lush plants and potted trees.

The days of a live turtle as a prize at the fair may be numbered.

Arizona parents may soon no longer have to worry about a child coming home from a carnival with a live goldfish in a bag.

Nine-year-old Mychiel Fair Jr. loves to count his Goldfish crackers out loud before popping them into his mouth. He feels around the top of his desk to make sure he hasn’t missed any, then picks up his little abacus with brightly colored beads and begins to count again.

If you're throwing a baby shower for a relative or friend, creating a suitably festive atmosphere is part of the fun.

If you’re throwing a baby shower for a relative or friend, creating a suitably festive atmosphere is part of the fun.

Before Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse, before Gordon Ramsay and Rachael Ray, before Lidia Bastianich and Anthony Bourdain, there was Julia Child.

Restaurants are going to the dogs ... and the cats, and various other friends of the four-legged variety.

Dr. Seuss died in 1991, saving him from the gaudy, big-screen abominations of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" (2000) and "Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat" (2003). These weren't just bad movies; they were hyperkinetic nuisances, antithetical to the wise economy of the good Doctor.

Savor patio season by dining al fresco in the East Valley

Word has it a pastor in Texas staged a "bed-in" with his wife to promote the importance of, well, intimacy in marriage (my kids read this column, so, you get the idea).

Word has it a pastor in Texas staged a "bed-in" with his wife to promote the importance of, well, intimacy in marriage (my kids read this column, so, you get the idea).

Danny Tyree

How much is that doggy in the window?

“2012”: Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (“Independence Day,” “The Day After Tomorrow”) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar.

There's definitely something fishy going on in Agritopia.

Chandler Regional Medical Center has a backup plan for parents who find themselves with sick children. The Sick Kid Care program welcomes runny noses, coughs, vomiting, diarrhea and even fevers, as long as those symptoms are manageable by the nurses and children’s techs on staff. 

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Thousands of evacuees began returning home Saturday as a blanket of cool, moist air flowing in from the ocean brought a dramatic change, taming the wind-driven wildfire that had burned 80 homes along the outskirts of town.

A goldfish is said to have the shortest memory, one swim around the bowl and everything is brand new, never been seen. Dogs seem to have memory issues as well, but their memory revolves around time. If you leave a dog for five minutes or five hours they act just as excited to see you no matter what the time span is.

The most successful interior decorating is accomplished in stages. It takes time to accumulate the furnishings, color palette and the personal touches that make your rooms compelling for you and the way you live

The Greater Phoenix Pond Society's annual tour isn't just a way to show off some society member's best work. It's also a recruiting drive. "That's how we get out membership," says group member Bill Reeves. "We have a half-dozen people each year that go through the tour, then join."

“Your story (Wednesday) on the Chandler’s mayor posh travel details seems to lack details. How many days did the mayor stay at these various hotels? What was the cheapest rate at that hotel? What is the most expensive? What is the cost of another hotel three blocks away?”

Miniaturized products. Reduced-portion packaging. A lot more money. Tiny Cokes, chips, crackers and cookies have changed the landscape of the snack food aisle and become the latest consumer craze. Last year the snack industry grew only 3 percent while the 100-calorie pack branch of the industry grew 10 times that amount, with annual sales reaching $20 million.