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The restaurant is inside the new 21c Museum Hotel in Durham Executive chef Josh Munchel uses local ingredients to create global flavors The bar is well-stocked and the level of service is commendably high …

Call it a grandstreet, a boulevard, an avenue or, like the Romans, a via -- the words mean roughly the same thing: This is a major thoroughfare, expect something impressive!Think the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees...

Will Sliney is a Marvel Comics illustrator who draws Spider-Man for a living -- dream job, right? So when the Irishman popped the question to his girlfriend on September 11, he put his talents to good use and created ...

The crack in the famous "cracked plate" photograph of Abraham Lincoln appears to be a fissure in the paper on which it is printed, a detail not apparent when one looks at reproductions of what is one of the most famous a...

Mark Boone came up with the idea more than a decade ago He envisions a space for quiet reflection The project would cost about $5 million …

I hadn't used the Pandora music streaming service in about three years when my wife shot me a message: "I'm listening to 'Top 40 Hair Bands,' and it's great. You should put it on." So I did. I love me the cheese, and not...

America's front yard could -- and should -- be a noisier place, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will do its part to spike the decibels on the Mall by reviving "After Hours," a series of musical performances...

Pin it What's not to love about plants? Sure, they can make a bit of a mess sometimes, but they add so much warmth to the decor of a space- not to mention that they keep the air fresh, especially in the winter months whe...

Jessica Stockholder, "Once Upon a Time," 2014, part of the IN/SITU program at EXPO CHICAGO/2014. Courtesy EXPO CHICAGO. Photo: James Prinz. Local Connections and International Inroads: EXPO CHICAGO 2015 "There is a palpa...

Pin it Want to know what it's like to interview at Apartment Therapy? We welcomed the cameras of ABC Family's "Job or No Job" into our SoHo office as one young professional tries to break into the big world of online pub...

In 2002, I walked into a cafe, laptop in hand, to begin a grand adventure. My adventure did not involve swords, dragons, or golden cups; it didn’t require me to hike the Appalachian trail or steer a boat solo across th...

Would you pick up a new novel by a debut author named Yi-Fen Chou? What about Kathryn Sampson? Or Jack Malone? A new pen name generator from the Asian American Writers' Workshop slyly offers randomly created, white-cod...

Pin it Name: Karla Location: Menasha, Wisconsin My husband and I live in a 1400 sq. ft home of our dreams. Often, the running joke from friends is, "have you left your house this weekend?". The reality is we love our hom...

One of the things that keeps performers slogging away at careers that sometimes feel like a curse, rather than a calling, is the idea that your big break, is just around the corner. That an important person will see your...

Days Til Move: Twelve to October 1 In this week's episode, Karis and Maxwell go on a speed shopping adventure to the one and only IKEA. They have 70 minutes to pick cabinets, counters, pulls, and fixtures. Think they can...

You know that Instagram photo of your friend executing a flawless yoga handstand without breaking a sweat? Or that perfectly delicious breakfast photo complete with scrambled eggs and token classic novel? It's hard not t...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has added Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates and three other individuals to its Board of Trustees as it continues to rebuild a governing body that has under-performed for severa...

The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has added Chicago-based artist Theaster Gates and three other individuals to its Board of Trustees as it continues to rebuild a governing body that has under-performed for severa...

Pin it Name: 4-year-old boy Location: Langley, British Columbia, Canada I created this space aiming to make it timeless! It was expensive to decorate so I wanted to ensure it would last a long while.

It wasn't ever going to be anyone but Sam Smith, but until last week's announcement that he'd be singing the theme song for SPECTRE (entitled "Writing's On the Wall"), there was at least hope. By which I don't mean that ...

Just in time to oversee the stems that will grace the tables of next week's state dinner in honor of China, Iranian-born Roshan Ghaffarian has been named the new head florist at the White House.That post has been vacant ...

The Guardian: One Woman's Mission To Photograph Every Native American Tribe In The US Three years ago, Seattle photographer Matika Wilbur set out on an ambitious journey that has thus far required her to trek 250,000 mi...