<p>Let's do lunch: Join me right here at noon Monday for a live chat.</p> 
<p>We'll talk about the latest gardening trends, things you should be doing to get your garden in gear and what's going on in your garden -- and mine.</p>

Let's do lunch: Join me right here at noon Monday for a live chat. We'll talk about the latest gardening trends, things you should be doing to get your garden in gear and what's going on in your garden -- and mine.

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Satisfy your holiday sweet tooth with these delicious dessert recipes.

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Find the perfect holiday presents right in your backyard with this year's holiday gift guide.

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It's a love letter to the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.

Top LI chef opens new Italian restaurant

Options include festivals, family-friendly fun, concerts and more.

10 events, things to do this weekend on LI

Check out Long Island's latest restaurant openings.

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There's a village built among massive boulders.

A boulder-strewn village, screeching seabirds and sheep: Taking Portugal's roads less traveled

Tis the season to decorate for the holidays.

When there's lots of holiday spirit but not much space, how to deck the (small) halls

Preparing for Hanukkah feels uniquely somber yet defiant this year for the Jewish communities in and around Miami Beach.

Hanukkah message of light in darkness feels uniquely relevant to US Jews amid war, antisemitism

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The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America's secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide.

When is St. Nicholas Day? And how did this Christian saint inspire the Santa Claus legend?

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The United Nations food agency says it's stopping food distribution in areas of war-torn Yemen controlled by the Houthi rebels, a move that will impact millions of people.

UN food agency stops deliveries to millions in Yemen areas controlled by Houthi rebels

The audience will travel through a whirlwind of holiday hoopla that begins in New York City and ends at the North Pole.

Christmas show on ice brings the magic of the holidays to life

A sneak peek at Long Island restaurants that are opening soon.

Coming soon: Restaurants set to open on LI

A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over a dress code policy the teen's family calls discriminatory.

Texas high school sends Black student back to in-school suspension over his locs hairstyle

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This weekend is packed with things to do. From 'The Nutcracker' at WBPAC to 'the stars of 'The Sopranos' at the Paramount, check out what's happening on Long Island. 

What's up on LI: 'The Sopranos', Jane Monheit and 'The Nutcracker'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Newsday deputy lifestyle editor Meghan Giannotta have a look at presents for your pets. 

Cannolis, stockings, pajamas and more idea for your pets

Port Jefferson held its 27th annual Charles Dickens Festival. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

'There's a lot of die-hards that are here today'

Some of Long Island's best pizza is hiding behind an unmarked door on an industrial street in Farmingdale. Newsday food writer Erica Marcus reports.

Newsday food writer tries some pies at Dom's Pizza

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano stopped by Hometown Flower Co.'s new store in Huntington. 

Hometown Flower Co. opens storefront in Huntington village

Local kids visited LuminoCity Festival at Eisenhower Park to see lanterns inspired by their drawings. Newsday family reporter Beth Whitehouse reports.

Local kids design lanterns at this year's LuminoCity Festival

Maria Zdrojeski, owner of Sew Pink Studios, showed NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano some of the handbags she's designed.

Port Washington woman designs whimsical sewn handbags at home

The students at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville had their own Thanksgiving parade. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Thanksgiving parade at Lynwood Avenue Elementary School in Farmingville

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano and Beth Whitehouse show us this years hottest toys.

What's in Santa's bag this year?

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is waiving the adoption fee through Christmas Eve, while the Milleridge Inn in Jericho will donate a gift certificate for a free holiday dinner to anyone adopting a pet. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports.

Find a forever home for a pet this holiday season 

NewdayTV's Elisa DiStefano got a sneak peek at 'Disney On Ice', which will be at UBS Arena this weekend.

See all your favorite characters: Here's a sneak peek of 'Disney On Ice'

NewsdayTV's Elisa DiStefano visited Saltwater Long Island and Tandygirl to get some gifts ideas for teens and tweens.

Here's where you can find trendy gifts for tweens and teens on Long Island

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Until a decade ago he had never even eaten Greek food.

27-year-old opens Greek spot in North Bellmore

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Find the best things to do this weekend in Nassau & Suffolk, including festivals, shopping and day trips to Fire Island, the Hamptons and North Fork.