Home & Garden

Fairchild’s tropical garden column: Palms with bite

Some palms have mastered the art of self-defense — they have developed spines to protect their leaves, fruit and stems, mostly from being eaten by raccoons and rodents.

Travel

The Cube: British Columbia lodgings are not your average hostel

The Cube, near the Revelstoke Mountain Resort, fancies itself a newer, hybrid take on lodging, offering fewer comforts than a regular hotel, but more amenities than a hostel.

Health & Fitness

UM opens ‘clean room’ for nanotech research

Researchers at the University of Miami now have a sterile place to create nanotech devices that they believe will lead to treatments and cures for diabetes and cancer.

People

Theater legend Joel Grey reveals that he is gay

Joel Grey has publicly announced at age 82 that he is gay.

Cooks Corner

Families bond over shareable dinners

In her new cookbook, Lorraine Wallace writes of the importance of sitting down for supper as a family.

Recipes

Personal cherry pies sweeten family dinner

Ideas and recipes for every night’s dinner.

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Carolyn Hax: The alcoholics in the family mean a dry party for all

Dear Carolyn: I recently invited my family to our home for an afternoon open house. This is not something I do often, maybe once every five years, in part because my family is hard to be around as a group. There are seven sibs, three with alcohol addiction. A couple of their kids also struggle with addiction.

It’s tomato time as South Florida hits peak of season

Your guide to buying, storing and cooking tomatoes to maximize quality and enjoyment.

Blizzard fallout: More flights canceled in South Florida

Even though snowstorm-related travel bans were lifted in New York and New Jersey Tuesday morning, many East Coast airports were still reporting thousands of canceled flights and hundreds of delays due to a major snowstorm packing up to three feet of snow as it barreled down on the region.

Wish Book: Readers’ generosity eased hardships, lifted spirits

Generous donations helped grant the wishes of more than 150 South Florida families in need in the 2014 Miami Herald Wish Book campaign. Donations were up 8 percent over last year at this date.

Carolyn Hax: The alcoholics in the family mean a dry party for all

It’s tomato time as South Florida hits peak of season

Your guide to buying, storing and cooking tomatoes to maximize quality and enjoyment.

Blizzard fallout: More flights canceled in South Florida

Wish Book: Readers’ generosity eased hardships, lifted spirits

Generous donations helped grant the wishes of more than 150 South Florida families in need in the 2014 Miami Herald Wish Book campaign. Donations were up 8 percent over last year at this date.

Cooks Corner

Plan your Super Bowl Sunday spread

Flatbreads and dips are crowd-pleasers for the big game.

Broward County

All-girls hockey team carves niche in the ice in Pembroke Pines

“Most people would think that since we’re a girls’ team, we might not play just as well as boys’ teams,” said goalie Stephanie Ibanez, 11. But that hasn’t been the case.

Living

Southern Cross Stargazer for Jan. 25-31, 2015

How the stars will align this week

Health & Fitness

Baptist Health South Florida, PBS, take ‘Sweet Revenge’ on processed food

Dr. Robert Lustig and Baptist Health have teamed up to spread the word about the perils of sugar and processed foods in a PBS documentary to air Friday.

Food & Drink

New Miami-Dade craft breweries open in time for South Florida Beer Week

South Florida Beer Week opens with new craft breweries in Doral and Wynwood.

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