Holiday tipping 411: Who should you tip and how much

Forty-five percent of Americans say they will increase the amount they tip service providers who are normally tipped throughout the year like wait staff and beauticians.

Holiday tipping: Can you tip your mail carrier?

Yes, you can tip your letter carrier this holiday season but, as federal workers, they have certain stipulations when it comes to accepting gifts. The bottom line: less is more.

Where Americans are hiding Christmas gifts, poll reveals

A new poll asked Americans where they’re hiding their Christmas gifts — and the most popular place also proved to be the first place most kids snoop.

Plant Museum continues 40-year Victorian Christmas Stroll tradition

The Victorian Christmas Stroll at the Plant Museum started 40 years ago as a three-night Christmas event to create awareness and get the community to come into the museum and experience an old-fashioned holiday tradition.

Hardee County arena to be transformed into Bethlehem, recreating the first Christmas

Wauchula may only have 5,000 residents, but a live nativity production by Power and Light Productions is expected to bring three times that many people to Hardee County’s Cattleman's Arena.

How to safely hang Christmas lights on your house, tree

Putting up holiday lights is an annual tradition for families, but if not done safely — it can lead to possible fire hazards and even physical injuries. Here are some tips to decorate safely.

Lakeland Christmas Parade returns to celebrate 40th year

The Lakeland Christmas Parade marched through the streets of downtown Thursday, December 2. The holiday tradition took a year off due to the pandemic, but came back in a big way to mark 40 years.

Rockefeller Christmas tree 2021 illuminated

The holly, jolly, best time of the year has gotten a light-filled launch. The towering Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center has been officially turned on.

Blue Christmas: Brandon family lighting the holidays with a Bolts theme

A family in Hillsborough County is mixing hockey with the holidays, decking the halls by decking out their house for the Tampa Bay Lightning. 

Miller High Life to sell beer-infused gingerbread dive bar kits

Miller High Life will start selling the kits on Dec. 6, complete with beer-infused gingerbread walls, sugary vintage wall art and entrance sign, a tiny jukebox, and edible furniture.

Sparkman Wharf kicks off Snowed Inn holiday event

Sparkman Wharf in downtown Tampa is launching its holiday-themed event Snowed Inn Sparkman during the month of December.

You can stay in the ‘Home Alone’ house this holiday season

A lucky "Home Alone" fan will get the chance to spend the night in the iconic Chicago-area house, which includes all the '90s junk food their heart desires.

Largo family celebrates Hanukkah with meaningful menorahs

Tuesday is the third night of the holiday that marks the way the Jewish people rose up o defeat an enemy that tried to end religious freedom. A Largo couple is celebrating Hanukkah in a way that carries on family tradition while honoring a lineage torn apart by the Holocaust.

You can chop down your own Christmas tree for $10 at this Polk County park

Christmas tree prices are higher this year for a variety of reasons. But there’s one way to cut your cost and have a woodsy adventure all at the same time: How about trekking into the forest and cutting down your own tree?