Holidays

SoCal dance troupes and music groups are invited to potentially play a part in the beloved Christmas Eve tradition.

If you’re looking to make a sweet, crunchy, and satisfying snack with only four ingredients then this is the perfect recipe for you! Vashti Sinigayan from Redwood City, Calif., teaches us how to make homemade Filipino Turon — a snack she grew up helping her mother make and now helps her stay connected to her Filipino roots.

Find a host of holiday classics, for delivery or takeout.

From order-in meals to other Easter-sweet pursuits, there are wonderful ways to stay in and celebrate this holiday.

An Atlanta couple said they came home from a winter vacation to find their house had been ransacked by an unusual suspect: a squirrel. Kari and Dustin Drees returned to find their house in disarray with floors scratched, baseboards chewed, and squirrel feces all around. Reports say a squirrel had fallen down their chimney and became trapped in the house,...

A stray dog wandering around Philadelphia this weekend took matters into her own paws and found herself a new home, just in time for the holidays.

Welcome to “Homemade,” a series about getting a taste of our unique Bay Area culture from, well… home. Locals invite us into their homes and teach us how to prepare goods by hand, sharing a piece of themselves in the process. Learn how to make something new while getting to know the people that make up the fabric of our…

A pop-up holiday lounge will feature holiday sips, DJ tuneage, and kid-ready art activities, too.

Free public menorah lighting ceremonies will be held at various locations in Los Angeles County Sunday to mark the final night of Hanukkah, including in Boyle Heights, once the main center of Jewish life on the West Coast. “Chanukah on the Eastside,” will be held from 7-10 p.m. at Boyle Heights History Tours, 2026 E. 1st St. and will include…

A Kwanzaa Marketplace and Bazaar will be held Saturday at the A C Bilbrew Library in Willowbrook to celebrate the Kwanzaa principle Ujamaa, cooperative economics. Entrepreneurs and exhibitors will provide a wide range of products and services from South Los Angeles communities and beyond at the marketplace, which will run from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Cultural foods will be available,...

A Christmas laundry-and-pancakes marathon in Santa Ana helped those in need with an often overlooked need: clean clothes. Vikki Vargas reports Dec. 24, 2019.

Christmas produces a lot of joy…and garbage. Americans produce 25% more trash between Thanksgiving and Christmas, according to the EPA. Learn what should go into the recycle bin and what might be better suited for the landfill — or swapped out completely.

With the holidays in full swing, business is not as usual. Companies are wrapping up the year with office parties, airports are abuzz with homeward bound travelers and most 9 to 5’ers have at least two days off this week. What better time to slap an “away” auto-reply on your email, close your laptop and unplug completely for a few…

A new survey found that most people assume they will make at least one return this holiday season

Families flocked to LA’s Midnight Mission’s Annual Brunch and Toy Giveaway, as organizers say they see the community need continue to grow. Ted Chen reports Dec. 25, 2019.

LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva joined LA Archbishop José Gómez for Christmas Mass and celebrations with area inmates. NBCLA reports Dec. 25, 2019.

Holiday shopping doesn’t end with Christmas. Shoppers can take advantage of fatter discounts on clothing, home decor and other items between Christmas and well into January. In fact, a National Retail Federation survey of nearly 8,000 adults conducted Nov. 27 through Dec. 5 found that 68% of holiday consumers will likely shop the week after Christmas. Nearly 50% plan to…