Author: Emily Welker

App of the Week: ShopSavvy

To Black Friday or not to Black Friday; that is the question.

The bird has been picked over, the kitchen is clean, dessert is settling in your tummy and Black Friday is calling you to the mall. But the deals you can get buying online look just as sweet as that pumpkin pie you just ate. If you’re torn about whether to head out for the Black Friday sales this week, we’ve…

Thinking Green: Greenwashing

You're not the only one thinking green, but you won't like the way they're some others are thinking about it.

Greenwashing is a term you may not have heard before today. It’s only recently made it into the dictionary, and it’s an offshoot of the fairly recent idea that protecting the planet is a desirable thing to do. Greenwashing is the practice of claiming you’re environmentally conscious when you’re not, and it’s something that more organizations do than you might…

Ask Danny: Faced or Unfaced Insulation

It's time to face facts -- winter is darn cold around here.

With a high of 15 degrees predicted for today, it’s time to face the question of keeping your home warm and insulated this morning. Specifically, is faced or unfaced insulation a better choice for your home? Home improvement expert Danny Lipford is putting a face on the problem in this week’s Ask Danny. Categories: Morning – Features

Melinda’s Garden: Last-Minute Lawn Tips

There still could be time to sneak in a little love for your lawn this year.

We got a peek at the green grass there for about five minutes when the snow started to melt this week, before it fell again. But with a warm-up that could be on its way next week in time for Thanksgiving, that could still potentially leave us with a little time left this year to do something nice for your…

LIVE: Big Blue Couch Coaching

Don't forget the most important person on your holiday list: yourself.

By now you probably feel like the task of things you need to do for the holiday season is as full as it can possibly get. What with cooking and cleaning and decorating and travel for Thanksgiving straight through the holidays up until New Year’s, you may feel as if you don’t have a minute to sit down, let alone…

Tech Tip Today: Google Hotel

Because no one really wants to share the bathroom with their entire extended family.

  This is a tech tip that’s really going to come in handy for all those holiday trips you’re planning. Because let’s face it — family togetherness is great and all, but sharing one bathroom among your entire extended family when you go home for the holidays is a bit too much togetherness. Google Hotels can keep you stress-free and…

LIVE: Pet Connection: Meet Perkins

At four months old, he's already a ladies' man.

Ladies’ man Perkins has it all: the charm, the warmth, the playfulness, the ability to attract women from all corners of the studio. The four-month old kitten came in to visit live on the air with Heather Klefstad of Homeward Animal Shelter and the Morning Show’s Emily Welker, and was quickly covered in lipstick marks from all the ladies. Perkins…

App of the Week: Google Lens

Focus the stuff on your smartphone.

Keeping track of everything on your smartphone can be overwhelming. Your Thanksgiving shopping and and recipe list alone can be an organizational nightmare this time of year, let alone taking into account everything you’ll need to get ready for Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s. Now you can focus on what’s really important, with the help of Google Lens. Here’s…

Thinking Green: Green Workplace

Get your workplace green while you rake in the green.

Did you know we spend up to one third of our lives at the workplace? That means it’s important to make it as positive as possible. And that means making sure our workplace environment is healthful, and responsible to the planet in the way it uses resources. Find out what you can do to make your workplace green, while you…

Propellant Grooves

Local music you don't even have to get out of your pajamas for.

There’s local and then there’s local. And in the case of Propellant Grooves, it’s so local, you might not even have to leave your living room. The musical act is the brainchild of local musicians, including Jay Schaefer, who joined the Morning Show’s Emily Welker to talk about why he’s getting them together to jam, sometimes meeting for the very…