If you’re a big fan of craft beers and have a crafty imagination to boot, then Seminar Brewery and Wholly Smokin’ Downtown have a contest that you might want to get in on.

About this time every year I blow the dust off my seldom-used checkbook and begrudgingly scrawl my signature in the bottom right corner of a promissory note. 

It’s no secret – I love baseball. I especially love my Cubbies, but I simply can’t get enough of America’s Pastime. My subscription to MLB-TV will attest to that.

Life has changed in ways both big and small over the last year. Plans were suspended and priorities shifted as we cautiously made our way through a situation that we had never experienced, much less imagined would happen.

For nearly 80 years, March has been observed as American Red Cross Month.

Once a religious holiday celebrating the patron saint of Ireland, St. Patrick’s Day has become an annual day for revelry and partying. 

This coming Saturday night – well, technically Sunday morning - our eyes and minds will be focused on big hands and little hands.

Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us have become accustomed to wearing masks, social distancing, virtual schooling and remote working.

The day was gorgeous, simply gorgeous – sunny skies and temperatures in the mid 70s.

And so continues the story of a sweet little southern lady and her pet pig. 

Last week I shared with you the fact that some 25 years ago I bought my mother a pig for Valentine’s Day and she thought it was the best gift ever.

It was the best Valentine’s Day gift ever. How do I know this? Because momma said so, that’s why. And momma, of course, is always right. 

Remember playing pirate as a child, banding together with a crew of neighborhood kids to search for an imaginary chest filled with gold doubloons?

Like many Americans, I tuned in on Jan. 20 and watched as Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.

Looking to check attending Mardi Gras off your bucket list? This year you’ll have your chance. Well, sort of.