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Benches have to be the most versatile piece of furniture ever. Even in the tiniest apartment, there's room to move a bench around to the foot of the bed, along the entryway, or pulled up to a dining room table. And then ...

Home Alone is by far one of my favorite holiday movies. As a kid, I used to watch it year-round with my brother and am now able to recite just about every line (don't worry--I won't!). This year, we decided to have some ...

My son has been obsessed with puzzles, mazes, strings - just about anything that most of us parents feel better about giving as a gift. It started with big floor puzzles, went on to 3D puzzles, then anything involving a ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. _ When Chrystal Bougon opened her lingerie shop a year ago in San Jose, Calif., all she wanted was a place where plus-size women could come in…

"If I had kids, my kids would hate me." -- Oprah Winfrey on why she made the right decision not to have children. The billionaire television mogul told the Hollywood Reporter she dreamed of being like Martin Luther King ...

Upcoming events: Guglhupf has its Christmas market, Chatham Hill Winery hosts a holiday open house and Panciuto serves up a community dinner.

Miami-Dade has plenty of options for a quick weekday breakfast or a liesurely Sunday brunch.

Every year around this time, we gather for a hallowed tradition - the swapping of holiday horror stories. One of the most stressful parts of the holidays can be spending time with family. From difficult in-laws to overbe...

In suburban Trumbull, Conn., a controversy has been raging for several weeks now, over the plans for a high school production of “Rent” next spring that were summarily cancelled by the principal, on the grounds the m...

We asked two of our favorite creative moms Cassidy and Nikki (the duo behind this fun DIY) to share two cute ways to style all those holiday cards that are ...

At a House Administration Committee hearing Wednesday morning, Reps. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-N.Y.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) presented their bipartisan bill to launch an exploratory commission on building a National W...

- Richard Gere at Rasika Tuesday night. Gere, chairman of the International Campaign for Tibet, was in town for the nonprofit's dinner at the Penn Quarter restaurant. The group sampled many dishes, including chicken biry...

This year, I've been asking myself, "What are you waiting for?". A lot of people my age get stressed out at the holidays because either we're not where we thought we would be by now, or we're not where our parents though...

What was First Lady Michelle Obama thinking while President Obama joined in a selfie with other world leaders during a memorial service for Nelson Mandela? Only she knows. Her look -- eyes focused on something off in the...

The Share the Food Foundation awarded grants to nonprofits that fight hunger and related health issues.

The expat life is exciting because it can make all the mundane things a person does seem suddenly more interesting. (I am not drinking in a bar. I am drinking in a bar on the other side of the world.) But when the holida...

There's a point in the second act of 1st Stage's current production -- Michael Frayn's beloved farce "Noises Off" -- when a character inadvertently aligns with a cactus. The moment crowns a sequence of intricate mayhem s...

Is there a bicyclist in your life who's also a design lover? We've got a great roundup of stylish accessories, in all sorts of price ranges.

Name: Dan, Jill, Grey and Taavi Ritacco and their dog AppleLocation: North Kingstown, Rhode IslandSize: 1,200 square feetYears lived in: almost 3 years; owned Written in chalk above the bathroom door are the words, "Arti...

In this week's Pintful beer column, I explored how to pair beer with food. John Holl, the author of "The American Craft Beer Cookbook" agreed to share this recipe for…

A thank you to all our judges and quick links to all our winning recipes.

This cake is seriously rich, so a little bit goes a long way. Consider pairing it with coffee and espresso (perhaps topped with vanilla bean-spike whipped cream).