Trim your Christmas tree with unique Tampa treasures

From minarets to alligators to manatees or shells, the Plant Museum and the Morean Arts Center offer one-of-a-kind treasures to go on or below the Christmas tree.

In-state movers keep Tampa Bay's housing market hot

It may technically be winter, but Tampa Bay's housing market is still as hot as ever, according to a recent national study by the Urban Land Institute, a group that tracks real estate trends.

Longtime friends share passion for creating custom wreaths

Erika Rodriguez and Annie Groves run Annie & E’s Custom Wreaths. Naturally, this is the pair’s busiest part of the year. To make this time more challenging, it's a side job for both -- but one they love.

Taste of TNF recipe: Pittsburgh salad with grilled turkey

Even though it's a couple of weeks past Thanksgiving, Dr. BBQ says he’s wants to talk turkey. He's willing to bet you’ll gobble up what he’s grilling up for the Steelers-Vikings game on FOX’s Thursday Night Football.

Train your brain with these unique Pasco-made puzzles and games

A sweet smell of freshly-cut trees fills a 6,000-square-foot warehouse in Hudson. It’s the home of Creative Crafthouse, a small business that creates wooden brain-teaser puzzles and games.

From Gasparilla beads to Cuban sandwiches, you can make your holidays dazzle with Bay Area treasures

When it comes to Christmas decorations, you can find inspiration from across the Bay Area: like using those Gasparilla beads as a tree garland or serving Cuban sandwiches at your holiday party.

St. Pete’s Biff Burger restaurant, assets will be sold at auction

It’s the end of an era for Biff Burger fans in Pinellas County. The final location has closed, but you can take a piece of it home.

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.

Taste of TNF recipe: Barbecue brisket muffuletta sandwich

This week's Thursday Night Football matchup features two teams from cities that are known for big flavors and big appetites – Dallas and New Orleans – so Dr. BBQ created a Texas-sized sandwich that's sure to be a big hit in the Big Easy.

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. 

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?

This Tampa florist has a soft spot for prickly plants

Tampa florist Crystal Desilet loves teaching people about cacti and succulents almost as much as she enjoys creating unique arrangements for them.

$13 for 13: FOX 13 teams up with Metropolitan Ministries to help families in need for the holidays

There's an easy and inexpensive way to help families for the holidays. FOX 13 is once again teaming up with Metropolitan Ministries for the $13 for 13 campaign; online donations of $13 will be matched.

USPS announces deadlines for holiday shipping, letters to Santa

The United States Postal Services is letting shoppers know when they need to wrap up and ship out their holiday gifts this year to make sure packages arrive by Christmas morning. 

Old Spice, Secret deodorant sprays recalled due to cancer-causing chemical

Proctor & Gamble is voluntary recalling all lots of Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants and Old Spice Below Deck aerosol spray products with an expiry through September 2023 due to the presence of the chemical benzene.

'Made in Tampa Bay' 2021 gift guide

Shop local: Each week, we feature local artists, cooks, and businesses who make products right here in the Tampa Bay area. Here’s a few that may make great gift ideas for those hard-to-buy-for folks on your list.