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Divisionaries: Week 14 – Bad Santa
Divisionaries

Week 14 – Bad Santa

Divisionaries unveils holiday gift ideas for its favorite NFC North players, plus recaps of last week's hot NFC action and a look ahead at this weekend's fierce matchups.

Winter Scenes: Ice skating at Red Arrow Park
Winter Scenes

Ice skating at Red Arrow Park

The downtown attraction held its grand opening on a very cold Friday, but luckily there was hot chocolate. TCD's first in a seasonal photo gallery set.

Off the beaten path: Shopping on Martin Luther King Drive
Off the beaten path

Shopping on Martin Luther King Drive

While many hit the malls or look for bargains online, may we suggest a unique set of retail shops to scope out for a few precious finds?

Divisionaries: Week 13 – Four To Go
Divisionaries

Week 13 – Four To Go

Brett Favre looked downright human in Sunday's loss -- Divisionaries provides a handy guide to how Favre might disappoint Vikings fans. Plus, recaps and predictions.

Review: The Marriage of Bette and Boo at Boulevard Theatre
Review

The Marriage of Bette and Boo at Boulevard Theatre

Christopher Durang's dysfunctional, autobiographical tale is fleshed out in all of its profound absurdity.

5Q: Five questions for Vanessa Andrew
5Q

Five questions for Vanessa Andrew

Eclectic, artistic, utilitarian, decorative, one-of-a-kind: Madam Chino offers a local alternative to the malls this holiday season.

Review: Sister’s Christmas — Mystery of the Magi’s Gold
Review

Sister’s Christmas — Mystery of the Magi’s Gold

Diana Carl Alioto hosts more of a Whodunit cocktail party than a show as we deduce who took baby Jesus' gold.

Deep-Fried Romantic: Celebrity addicts
Deep-Fried Romantic

Celebrity addicts

In light of Tiger Woods feeling below par, the Hoff being sent to a psych ward and Jacko going laser -- what do fans really deserve to know about celebs?

Divisionaries: Week 12 — Where The Wild Cards Are
Divisionaries

Week 12 — Where The Wild Cards Are

Seven teams are jostling for the final two playoff spots in the NFC. Also this week, recaps and predictions that'd make Zoltar jealous.

Review: Lady With All the Answers at The Rep
Review

Lady With All the Answers at The Rep

Resident Rep Company actor Laura Gordon shines in this one-woman show about a beloved advice columnist.

Review: A Christmas Carol at the Pabst Theater
Review

A Christmas Carol at the Pabst Theater

Filled with elegant, traditional prose and visuals -- Dickens story is idyllic to a fault.

James Pickering takes on Scrooge again and again

James Pickering takes on Scrooge again and again

As the stage version of A Christmas Carol returns to the Pabst Theater, the accomplished actor who plays the lead talks turkey. (Podcast included.)