If Tiny Tim were here he might say, "God Bless the Downtown Stockton Alliance." Full Article at Recordnet.com

"Please, please can we get one?" 8-year-old Christina Jackson asked her mom. Behind her, on display in the windows, kittens and a Chihuahua romped before a crowd of shoppers. "Hey, Dad, do you think they have snakes?" a boy asked, tugging on his father' Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

We tracked down a handful of the animals adopted from the windows last year to find out how they have fared. Hendry, Siamese mix: Laura King was shopping for Christmas decorations at Macy's last year when she spotted the tail. Full Article at San Francisco Chronicle

It's easy to look at athletes with a critical eye and a cynical mind. We're no longer naïve passersby. The end of the innocence is long extinct, buried with leather helmets and raccoon coats. Full Article at Orlando Sentinel

Kaitlyn M. McCormick, 18, of 7 Webb St. , Apt. 1, Salem, was arrested at 5:19 p.m. and charged with shoplifting at Macy's. Mary C. Allen, 20, of 20 Webb St. , Apt. 1, Danvers, was arrested at 9:50 p.m. and charged with domestic assault and battery at an... Full Article at The Salem News, MA

Four reasons why small towns cultivate entrepreneurship. (350 sec.) Forget front row seats. Memorabilia expert Brandon Steiner can get you the winning pitch. Reform in executive pay unlikely as Washington looks elsewhere. Jewel robberies rise in Europe. Full Article at Forbes

The big department stores all have their holiday cheer on display. Katie Sokoler went to check out what they had to offer, hitting up Saks, Macy's, Bergdorf's, Lord & Taylor and Barney's. She tells us: "Bergdorf and Macy's definitely had the best ones. Full Article at Gothamist

The musician on Michael Jackson, the secrets to a successful marriage, how to have sex for seven hours, and the most outrageous thing you can do in a Macy's window It's my job to sing a song I wrote thirty years ago as if I'd written it in the... Full Article at Esquire

Last week, we brought you a list of our favorite DC Christmas stories, but the Distinguished Competition isn't the only company that's brought its share of four-color holiday cheer! Full Article at Comic Alliance

Written by bestselling humorist and NPR & New Yorker contributor, David Sedaris, "The Santaland Diaries" is a hilarious and honest portrait of the zany Christmas season that Sedaris spent working as an Elf in Macy's Santaland. Full Article at Naples Daily News

Dozens of children enjoyed riding the carousel inside the Northridge Mall on Sunday, while parents planned shopping strategies and tried to take advantage of every minute of their shopping day. Full Article at The Californian

YOU CAN HELP, TOO -- BUT ACT FASTIf you would like to answer a letter to Santa with a gift, in the $25 range, here's what to do: The holidays are a time to pass blessings on to others. Full Article at Chicago Sun-Times

Dear Harry: My sister is taking an early-retirement package from her present employer. She previously worked for John Wanamaker for more than 22 years. After several changes, Macy's is now the owner of the Philadelphia store. Full Article at Philadelphia Daily News

Our dreadful destiny was that we were either going to starve to death or be buried by advancing glaciers in a new Ice Age. The alleged villain was global cooling, coming faster than anyone had predicted. Full Article at Pittsburgh Entertainment

The Macy's Santa Claus will stop in Raleigh Monday to visit Make-A-Wish children as part of a 25-city tour. Santa Claus appeared in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York before beginning the tour. Full Article at NBC 17.com

It's the first Saturday in December in St. Augustine, Florida, time for the Christmas Parade! Last year it was like 90 degrees and 98 percent humidity. Marchers were wilting in the heat. Full Article at Associated Content

Dame Elizabeth Taylor speaks onstage during the 25th Anniversary celebration gala for Macy's Passport held at Santa Monica Airport?s Barker Hangar on September 27, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Full Article at ABC4.com (KTVX)

the large retail space left behind by now-bankrupt Russian child fashion designer Kira Plastinina is paving the way for a Korean apparel company's entry into the New York market. WHO.A.U. California Dream recently signed a 10-year lease for its U.S. Full Article at Crain's New York

On this Saturday afternoon he would rather be watching the Alabama-Florida college football game that decides which of the two teams will remain undefeated and go on to the BCS championship game. Does he know who's winning? Full Article at Las Vegas Review-Journal | LVRJ.com