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Anyone else spend a good portion of today in bed wondering how it's going to be possible to step out into the cold? Even if the weather's warm right now where you live, weekends were meant for snuggling in bed and contem...

This lovely townhouse had a problem: an underutilized space between the living room and the kitchen that was supposed to be a formal dining room. Because the home already had a big dine-in kitchen, the tiny room was awkw...

It happens every year: a promise to try more new things. Different recipes. Finally paint a wall a wild color. It's just so easy to be pooped at the end of a long work week and let other distractions (projects, weddings,...

Two monumental musical works emerged just before the onset of World War I. Igor Stravinsky's revolutionary Rite of Spring and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Thirteen Preludes, Op. 32, for piano remain in the concert repertoire to...

There is intricate Mozart, dramatic Mozart and even bombastic Mozart (think Don Giovanni's descent into hell), but the Mozart that Piotr Gajewski and his National Philharmonic -- or a chamber-size subset thereof -- broug...

Feeling that familiar sadness that creeps in after the excitement of the new year wears off and you're left with an empty house after holiday decorations have been put up? There are classic, festive elements you can add ...

Name: Eric Perez, Senior Director at HL Group, and Paul Hardoin, Associate Director at Ernst & Young Location: Los Feliz, Los Angeles, CASize: 2,800 square feetYears lived in: 3 years; OWNED I often joke with Erik Perez ...

You spoke, and we heard -- you want more quick task assignments to complete over the weekend to make your life easier and your home more beautiful. With the January Cure in high gear, you're no doubt set on housekeeping ...

It's a divisive wall paint method, the partial paint job. It's been a trendy one in the past, too. Whether you do it with a sharp edge, a faded ombre or leave some intentional unfinished brush strokes, it's a bold way to...

Leonardo DiCaprio has sold his beach house compound in Malibu for $17.35 million.

A disinfectant lotion works fast but that's exactly the problem, Dr. Dreesen says.

Congratulations to winners of the 2013 News & Observer Travel Photo Contest.

The northern Wake County street where Gertie Jenks lived for much of the 20th century has been under water for more than 30 years.

Worries and wonderment come with travel during Christmas.

Here's the basic information about ski slopes in the Southeast. Contact them directly for weather information, rates, discounts and hours.

Nutritional advice changes almost daily. Don't believe it? Think about the diet aids of old, including Lucky Strikes.

We're so energized by the enthusiastic participation of all January Cure followers! Especially tackling this weekend's assignments. We know a lot of you have been hard at work cleaning floors, so good job! And we also kn...

The 17th annual championship and household pet show - Meowing in the New Year - started Friday and ends today in the Holshouser Building at the N.C. State Fairgrounds.