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Pin it Name: Katie (15) Location: Sumter, South Carolina This past summer we moved into a new house which means new rooms for the kids. This go round my daughter is fifteen and while I had some ideas for the room her pla...

This post will update.Comedian Garry Shandling died on Thursday, according to the Associated Press.The 66-year-old star of "The Larry Sanders Show" appeared fine earlier in the day, TMZ reported, and was taken to the hos...

Kids should be spending less time staring at screens and more time getting grubby in the dirt. So says Dr. Maya Shetreat-Klein, author of "The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids …

Like the ill-fated characters on AMC's "The Walking Dead," loyal viewers of the hit show have also been known to suddenly depart the realm for any number of reasons -- often having to do with the fatigue that comes with ...

Pin it One thing I love about this upgrade is that you can still see the heart of the original kitchen, it's just...grown into its looks. Cara made a ton of smart choices to upgrade the look and usability of the space to...

This is what I will describe as a who-does-what and what-to-do column. …

One series has dominated a secondhand bookstore’s inventory. Goldstone Books, an online charity bookstore in Wales, has received so many copies of E.L James's Fifty Shades of Grey that the staff came up with a whip-sma...

The sexual assault charges against Jian Ghomeshi, a once beloved icon of Canadian broadcasting, were always going to be hard to prove. The alleged incidents happened years ago, and prosecutors had no physical evidence or...

Hindus around the world united this week to bid a blissful farewell to winter as they celebrated Holi -- the Hindu festival of colors. During the festival, which was celebrated on March 23 and 24 this year, people sang,...

San Francisco Magazine Joe Eskenazi Oscar Bolton Green Property crime is out of control—and the bad guys rarely get caught.   This story is part of our April 2016 cover story “The City Report Card,” a 24-part asse...

The food truck rally will feature 19 trucks and a beer and wine garden Live entertainment from two bands will be on a stage on Academy Street …

Pin it It's no secret that we love pets around here. So excuse us as we use up all our regular old flag stamps in preparation for USPS's furry (and feathery, scaly, etc) ode to pets, due out this year.

This grandma's rhythm is gonna get you -- and not just because she happens to be the mother of the legendary Conga queen of the very same name, Gloria Estefan.  Gloria Fajardo, 87, became an Instagram sensation after Es...

Hey, isn't that... former D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty catching a low-key dinner at Italian joint Masseria on Wednesday?Fenty was confabbing with Jodie McLean, the president of Union Market developer Edens, a spy tells us. A ...

It hasn't been commemorated with a historical marker or anything, but in January of 2011, the D.C. Armory hosted one of the greatest nights in go-go history. Nearly 2,000 kids swarmed that crumbling coliseum for the city...

Pin it Name: Whitney Menefee and Ian Bailey Location: Northwest Portland, Oregon Size: 550 square feet Years lived in: 2 years; Rented Whitney and Ian have nicely settled into life after university. They live in a gorgeo...

While movies like "500 Days Of Summer" and "You've Got Mail" might be the perfect companions to a Friday night at home, they (unfortunately) don't include the most progressive feminist plot lines.  There are definitel...

Steve Grand has attempted to backpedal after making a series of remarks that many perceived as an overt expression of white male privilege in an interview.  In a chat with PrideSource this week, the openly gay singer-so...

Some of Broadway's greatest stars sang, strutted and even swapped genders this week for a fantastic cause.  Tony winners Len Cariou and Chita Rivera were among those who took the stage March 21 at Manhattan's Al Hirschf...

Celeb: Actor Scott Baio, of "Charles in Charge," "Happy Days" and "Joanie Loves Chachi" fame. (Yeah, so we're talking hits from a quarter-century ago, but in his heyday, his posters graced plenty of middle-school lockers...

Pin it The words 'curio cabinet' and even 'display case' may bring to mind something fusty and old-fashioned. But lately we've been starting to see more and more of these in stylish, modern homes. I think the interest in...

San Francisco Magazine Joe Eskenazi Justin Fantl Checking in on Furious George.   This story is part of our April 2016 cover story “The City Report Card,” a 24-part assessment of the true state of San Francisco. We�...