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Something high-tech is happening in the produce aisle at some Swedish supermarkets, where laser marks have replaced labels on the organic avocados and sweet potatoes. Swedish supermarket chain ICA started …

She's posh AND wise.

Promoting fixes for fading memories has become big business. Yet consumer advocates and scientists like Dr. Bob Speth, of Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Fla., say some dietary supplement marketers …

The cards are sent, the flowers have been exchanged, and all the candy's on sale. Valentine's Day may be over, but there's still a thing or two that we can carry with us throughout the year. Mainly: all things pink.

Cleaning isn't really all that fun, especially when you have to do a total overhaul of your home all at once. To keep dirt and clutter from building up over time, it's a good idea to follow a few simple cleaning and orga...

Name: John and Wesley Yates-Parietti Location: Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn Size: 630 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years Before John and Wesley moved into this 1890s Brooklyn townhouse, they say they were each living in ...

Just 28 miles from Dublin, there's Luggala, the 18th-century castle owned by the Guinness family. The sprawling estate recently came on the market for $30 million.

Starting today, a limited-edition collection of Lilly Pulitzer S'well bottles are available at Starbucks. And frankly, there's never been a more colorful way to drink a cold beverage.

Drawer pulls are one of those details you don't spend a lot of time contemplating (totally understandable). But the second you switch them up, you'll be surprised how much they can change the look of a piece of furniture...

Spring-cleaning done right.

San Francisco Magazine Joe Eskenazi California Department of Water Resources California’s failure to even barely maintain its crumbling infrastructure is a disaster movie in slo-mo. If you were to drive from San Franci...

The list of North Carolina chefs named semifinalists for the James Beard Foundation Awards includes some familiar faces, including Ashley Christensen, Vivian Howard and Andrea Reusing. But it also features …

Hi, my name is Nancy Mitchell, and I'm a tile addict. I'm so into tile right now that I've joked with co-workers that I could create an entirely new blog devoted entirely to tile. This is a very, very good time for tile....

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San Francisco Magazine Ian A. Stewart Via Nanjing Museum, Courtesy of Asian Art Musuem A new show at the Asian Art Museum explores the personal side of the ancients. File this under Some Things Never Change: When archaeo...

Avery's 1980s kitchen was dark and dated, but all of the appliances were perfectly functional so she figured she could make some quick and inexpensive updates to transform the look of the space. After much internet resea...

(Image credit: Nancy Mitchell) A common mistake when decorating a small space is to assume that everything in it should be equally tiny. But when the furniture, the wall art and even the throw pillows are little, the who...

It's almost vacation time. You've booked your tickets to paradise, set some money aside for food and shopping, and got approved for the time off from work. Now the only thing left to figure out is who is going to come ov...

At Sunday night's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, North Carolina native Lucas Meachem was there as a first-time nominee. And he had convinced himself going in that he didn't really …

Republicans and Democrats seem to have more trouble than ever agreeing on many issues, but four state legislators may have found a subject that can bring them together -- fried …

If you can thread a bobbin with ease, hand sew a perfect hem, and embroider elaborate designs, the world is your oyster and if you dream it, you can make it. However, if you are not quite as handicraftily skilled but sti...

The neon RESTAURANT sign on the building at the corner of Dawson and Martin streets has been a downtown Raleigh landmark for decades. For much of its history, the sign …