How do figs compare with other fruits nutritionally? I've had fig bar cookies that didn't impress me, but I had fresh figs over the holidays and loved them. ...more

January 3, 2010

The thing that caused Jack Whitney's love of coin collecting to blossom was a 14-ounce tobacco can. ...more

January 1, 2010

GO FISHING is a look at the area fishing scene through the eyes of local charter boat captains and fishing guides. Today: Mike Anderson, right, with "Reel Animals" partner Billy Nobles. ...more

December 19, 2009

Perricone MD Cold Plasma $150 for 1 ounce; available at Sephora, Nordstrom and www.PerriconeMD.com ...more

December 12, 2009

The new gold rush is on. The price of the precious metal is soaring, hitting a record $1,119 an ounce Wednesday - confounding market analysts who thought there was no way gold would remain so expensive when it first cracked the unheard-of $1,000 mark last year. ...more

November 12, 2009

13 billion: Wine corks produced worldwide annually 200,000 to 300,000: Wine corks in a ton ...more

October 16, 2009

Gold climbed to a record for a second day in New York and London on mounting concern that currencies will devalue, spurring demand for the precious metal as a preserver of wealth. ...more

October 8, 2009

our oceans. There are currently two bills up for discussion in the Senate that would allow offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, an area teeming with marine wildlife and valuable fisheries. ...more

August 26, 2009

Cut down the calories in your cocktail ...more

August 7, 2009

Cut down the calories in your cocktail ...more

August 7, 2009