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We've all been there... it's the end of December, gearing up for the new year, and you start thinking of everything you want to accomplish in 2017. Eat healthy! Do yoga! Meditate! Catch up with old friends! Read all the ...

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Lady Gaga said she hopes her Super Bowl halftime show will celebrate "inclusion" and the "spirit of equality" during a time of national division. "This performance is for everyone. I …

I wandered into a high-end plumbing supply showroom not long ago and was surprised, not in a good way, when a lid flew open just because I'd walked by. "Just …

(Image credit: Emma Christensen) From Kitchn ' 17 Outrageous Appetizers for Super Bowl Sunday

Using pegboard at home means you can have unlimited options for organizing and decorating--you can paint it in any way you choose, use different kinds of hooks and organizers, keep it practical or display tons of art, re...

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If the shoe fits, wear it, but what about a bed that's made by Birkenstock? If the renowned comfort of the wildly successful footwear brand's sandals is any indication, then we expect Birkenstocks' line of beds (can we c...

University of North Carolina researchers have made recent breakthroughs toward a treatment for a common and aggressive type of brain cancer using human cells. In less than a year, researchers …

(Image credit: Courtesy Farr North Interiors) Project by: Farr North Interiors Location: Boston, Massachusetts A previous renovation in 2010 gave a perfectly lovely cosmetic upgrade to a once-dated 710-square-foot condo ...

Just in time for Valentine's Day, OpenTable today released its annual, "100 Most Romantic Restaurants in America." North Carolina has seven featured restaurants including, including four in the Triangle. The …

You know a beautiful piece when you see it, but can you pick a Saarinen from a Baumritter? In an ongoing effort to bring a little background into the world of design, I'm sharing some favorite old-school designers who's ...

In the dispute between Raleigh chef Scott Crawford and Indy Week dining critic Emma Laperruque, I believe both sides made mistakes. Last month, Crawford, the acclaimed chef who owns Crawford …

Chris Phillips is one of six people tracking their resolutions with Apartment Therapy in real time. You can read his earlier installments here and here. What do you do when one of your best friends asks a question you ju...

If you're as obsessed with Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and their garden-fresh smelling cleaning products as we are, the news we're about to tell you is going to brighten up your world like a beautiful spring day.

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San Francisco Magazine Erin Feher Stian Rasmussen Standing up for facts in the age of Trump. See all the Affinities photo shoots here. Images and Captions: Schedule Date: Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 11:00

The first weekend of Black History Month sees an annual parade in Durham, African drumming at Northgate Mall and a one-man show about Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott …

Name: Ariene C. Bethea and Daren Z. Bethea II (and Mini) Location: Charlotte, North Carolina Size: 3,100 Square Feet Years lived in: 9 years, owned There are dreamers and there are doers. Ariene Bethea fits into the latt...

It took two albums for the pop-folk band Blind Pilot to break through to indie rock music lovers, and five years to follow up on that success. 2011's single "We …

If the rose is your favorite flower, our flower meaning guide suggests you think with your heart--and have a timeless style. For both of these reasons, we're dressing up all of our tabletops with a statement-making folde...

Tropical prints like banana and palm tree leaves, monster plants and beyond have been hotter than the climates they normally reside in over the past year, and are still going strong. These leafy motifs make a space etern...