An event planner delivers a “winter wonderland” from the 99-cent store.

Belt-tightening has prompted a reconsideration of acceptable consumerism, even among the well-off.

Planning a big event — a wedding, a bar mitzvah, a 50th anniversary — can be a little like having a serious ailment.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York has tried hard to establish his geeky creds at a reception for Internet Week New York, and other items.