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This week Sadie suddenly waxed poetic in her 8-year-old way:    “One of my favorite things about Christmas is listening to the oven beeping, because I know that something yummy i...

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Through the years, New Year's Eve rituals and superstitions have been passed on. Here's five more common traditions:   1. The Kiss:  Origins of this well-known tradition are not...

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Do you plan ahead? Listen up then, because Facebook is offering a new feature for New Year's Eve.  Instead of clogging up the phone lines with mass texts and calls, schedule your goo...

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Christmas came early for Cleveland food-and-drink lovers at last week's Emerging Chefs Naughty Claus. Going in, I knew from my experience at previous Emerging Chefs dinners that if ...

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The seven-day festival of Kwanzaa, which celebrates African-American heritage and culture, starts today and ends Tuesday, Jan. 1. Here are some facts about the week-long holiday. Kwa...