You know what they say about twins: “they’re double the blessing, but also double the challenge.” So what would you rather give? A unique baby gift that will impress, or a practical baby gift that will be much appreciated? Why not give something that will do both? The following is a list of practical and unique baby gifts that you can’t go wrong with. Offer to Help OutThis will not cost you a    .. more …

When I told my friends at the Somerville Journal about my moonlighting as an amateur chalk artist, they all demanded that I put something about it in the paper, but I demurred. Outright refused is more like it.I worried about putting the focus on myself when I do so much writing about other people around the city. Well, now that I’m moving to our sister paper the Cambridge Chronicle, I’m less    .. more …

Like pancakes? Rancho Bernardo Lions and LEOs clubs will hold their sixth annual pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Jan. 29 at the Rancho Bernardo High School quad, 13010 Paseo Lucido.Tickets: $5 (under 5 years free), sold at the event. Proceeds benefit the visually impaired. Council to meet James Floros from The Burn Institute will speak about its programs to help burn victims and    .. more …

Plastic totes, baby items and non-perishable foods top the list of items that will most benefit victims.Mary Catherine Hart, an employee at the Merle Norman store at 818 Douglas Ave., is organizing    .. more …

When you browse the internet, it is hard not to take notice of those paparazzi shots of celebrity kids that are dressed so well to look like their famous parents. These kids wear designer toddler clothes and in keeping with today’s latest trends in fashion. Take for example Gwen Stefani’s boys who sport black rocker shirts and cargo pants like their dad, Honor Alba takes on her mom’s feminine and    .. more …

1) Don’t buy too much. Come up with a budget, and impose controls on your shopping. Your child will grow up real quick anyway. There’s no need to please his or her vanity. Besides, family and friends are bound to donate clothes for your baby, too. Don’t succumb to the vast baby items that are available in your local department store or online, no matter how cute and can’t-miss they seem, because    .. more …

You probably already know that there are dozens of baby stroller models available on the market today and it may be hard to determine which one is best for your child. Here are 3 tips to consider before buying a new stroller for your child.First Tip:The number of babies or children you will have in the stroller. Is the stroller going to be for just one child or will it be for 2 children or maybe    .. more …

At first glance it appeared a tornado had ravaged part of Rantoul.But the destruction was man-made, caused by a crew that razed most of the mobile homes in the Westview Enterprises park along North Century Boulevard.Roland Jensen, who with his wife Dorothy owns the trailer park, said the couple has been unable to sell the park and had it leveled as they prepare to retire and move back to their    .. more …

Saginaw County Circuit Judge Janet M. Boes on Tuesday sentenced Sarbjit Singh, 55, for two counts of receiving and concealing stolen property worth more than $1,000 but less than $20,000 at Gratiot Express Party Store, 1503 Gratiot on the city’s West Side.Singh in December pleaded guilty to those two felonies and in exchange, prosecutors dropped charges of conducting a continuing criminal    .. more …

Missing Missouri 1-year-old baby Lisa Irwin’s parents appeared on Dr. Phil today and the toddler’s mother angrily complained that the investigation is “not a circus.”The couple broke a nearly three month silence. The normally stoic couple vented their frustrations, and Lisa’s mother Deborah Bradley became heated when discussing what she says are misconceptions the public has about her.”It just    .. more …