Saturday-Sunday. If there’s one Cinco de Mayo party to hit this week, it’s the 23rd annual “Celebrate Culture” festival at Civic Center Park. The huge fiesta runs all weekend, packing the park with food, entertainment and shopping. Three stages of entertainment will be running each day, featuring a variety of live acts from rock bands [...]

Brian Freeland has been enjoying listening to his 5-year-old son rehearsing Hamlet’s “To be, or not to be” speech — with a parent’s knowing grin.
“It is quite humorous to watch him recite that speech so emphatically in places — and glossing right over those parts that won’t really hit him until his teen years,” said [...]

Once again this week, there are several restaurant deals.  I haven’t found too many deals for Mother’s Day yet, but will update on here as I find them!  Here are a few deals to help you save some cash this week!
Restaurant Deals
Today is Cinco De Mayo which means Del Taco has tacos on sale for [...]

New mothers in the U.S. are increasingly older and better educated than they were two decades ago, according to a new Pew Research Center study on the state of American motherhood.
But that doesn’t mean women are waiting for just the right moment: The study also found that half of mothers surveyed said parenthood “just happened.”
While [...]

Two years ago my daughter-with-the-dazzling-smile fell and cracked one of her newly-minted top front teeth. On a Friday night. I picked up the tooth stub from the floor and frantically tried to figure out how to save her from a life of gap-toothedness.
In what turned out to be a Very Important Referral, I called our [...]

A division of Johnson & Johnson is recalling 43 over- the-counter medicines made for infants and children — including liquid versions of Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl — after federal regulators identified what they called deficiencies at the company’s manufacturing facility.
The voluntary recall, which was announced late Friday by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, affects hundreds of [...]

Every mother has hopes and dreams for her children. Even though I would love for my kids to share many of my pastimes, I am most invested in instilling a passion for skiing and hiking. This is because we spend most of our family time in the mountains.
And the fact that I suck at pursuits [...]

When Rebecca Loy’s family relocated to Denver, researching neighborhoods was key before setting up a new life for herself and her family.
Loy’s method? Lace up her running shoes, buckle daughter Jessica into the jogging stroller and hit a few Stroller Strides classes, the franchise exercise program where moms get a 60-minute workout while pushing their [...]

**CONTESTED CLOSED. CONGRATULATIONS TO WINNER NANCY SUTTON!**
During a recent trip to Sweet Tomatoes/Souplantation, it was revealed that I rarely take my children to buffets. The reason? They became unglued with excitement at the prospect of eating anything (and everything) they wanted. With an emphasis on the everything.
For once, I encouraged them to do it [...]

Fancy, fussy food isn’t likely to be welcomed at the children’s table. But kid-friendly presentation, from colorful ingredients to playful plates, can ensure that nutritious meals are eaten, not artfully avoided.
“If you present food in a playful way, kids are much more likely to try it,” said Shannon Payette Seip. She’s a mom and the [...]