An afternoon playing from the baseline shouldn't mess with your bottom line. Five parks and clubs where tennis is affordable for all.

If you didn't splurge on a summer share, you don't have to be left high and dry. Take a plunge at a cool outdoor pool right here in the city.

For chic, easy summer entertaining, all you need is a grill, a patch of grass, and some groovy plastic tableware.

S&B's convinced these salons to highlight your hair for 25 percent off. So go ahead -- color yourself crazy.

Sure, Lord of the Rings action figures are hot now, but come February, will Junior even remember Frodo and Gandalf? The best holiday gifts for kids are the ones that will hold their attention well past Christmas dinner.

It’s a fact of life—corduroys just feel better after going through the wash many, many times, turning so thin and lusciously soft that you have to remind yourself not to wear them again.

We emptied our wardrobes to create this guide to the city’s best consignment shops.

Your fall-wardrobe checklist probably already contains the essentials: the barely-there mini, the go-to sweaters and turtlenecks in basic black-and-white (to wear with said mini, of course), and the eye-popping opaque tights in just about every color. For the finishing touch, we found the perfect shoe: Steve Madden’s ultra-sexy Striking pumps.

We beat back winter one sip at a time with the city’s richest hot chocolates.