Patti Pedretti uses planning and patience to save money. That's not a new thing for the 45-year-old retired military officer and stay-at-home mother of four kids ages five to 16.

Daniel Gonzalez goes grocery shopping four days a week. Every time, it's the same old thing: Commute 10 paces from his beach palapa to his motorboat, rev out to the middle of Bahia de Concepción and dive over the side with a snorkel and a spear gun. Sho

He was found at a railway station, a small immigrant from "darkest Peru" with floppy hat and a sign around his neck reading, "Please look after this bear. Thank you."

Shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables at a local farmers market or growing your own in a backyard garden is a great way to add flavor to your meals and improve your health, according to a nutrition expert with the Missouri Department of Health and Seni

Melville Equity Partners LLC is pleased to announce that the newly constructed Hilton Garden Inn Melville/Plainview in New York will open for guests the first week of August 2008.