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In these uncertain times, California olive oils are a sure bet.

If you commute along Interstate 40 in Wake County, Commissioner Sig Hutchinson wants you to imagine yourself there now. Imagine the skin-of-your-teeth merges, the swaying 18-wheelers, the stop-and-go monotony of …

At least a half-dozen times over two decades, authorities investigated reports that members of a secretive evangelical church were being beaten. And every time, according to former congregants, the orders …

Name & Location: Faith in Asheville, North Carolina My Favorite Room: Art Studio Specs: 10 square feet, owned We live in a one-room home, so instead of showing you my favorite room, I'm showing you my favorite spot: my t...

John Batista has searched online extensively, and he hasn't seen any type of Portuguese restaurant in the area like the one he and his brother are bringing to Cary this …

Robert Osborne, the genial face of Turner Classic Movies and a walking encyclopedia of classic Hollywood, has died. He was 84. Jennifer Dorian, general manager of TCM, announced Osborne's death …

Read her moving open letter.

Spring Break is synonymous with palm trees and poolside cabanas--but you don't have to jet off somewhere tropical to get the look. PBteen's newest collection--from fashion stylists Emily and Merritt--is vacation goals, w...

Nesting is out.

No matter how long you've been dating someone, the ending is never fun. It can leave you feeling sad, confused and angry -- and frankly, sometimes you just don't know what to do with yourself. Often our post-breakup inst...

Tom Dixon, holding the DELAKTIG prototype, with IKEA's Marcus Engman (Image credit: inter IKEA systems B.V. 2016) It's about time: After nine months of teasing the collaboration, IKEA is finally giving us a full look at ...

White marble -- especially the snowy and subtly veined carrara -- has long been a dominant material in kitchens. If you're looking for something a little different, or want to embrace the trend of darker, more layered lo...

In an energetic student town one and a half hours outside Amsterdam, where old factories have been converted into artists' studios, galleries, shops, restaurants and lofts, a fresh generation of designers is envisioning ...

Look on the bright side.

If you had asked me how I felt about crop tops two years ago, I probably would've said something like, "They're super cute, but I could never pull them off." (A few months later I'd be eating my words, but we'll get to t...

It's salty, it's crunchy, and you may never stop eating it.

Name: Adrianne Hawthorne Location: Lower Pacific Heights, San Francisco Size: 400 square feet Years Lived In: Renting 1.5 Adrianne's studio apartment, perched high up in a Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood of San Franci...

The second edition of the bestselling book "The Mayo Clinic Diet" (Mayo Clinic, $27.99) is a revised and updated guide to a healthy and safe way to lose weight - …

My friend Joseph has a beige bathroom and asked me to come over and help him do something -- anything -- to make it better and I jumped at the chance. Because one less beige bathroom in the world is no bad thing. He's a ...

San Francisco Magazine Rebecca Flint Marx Maren Caruso Baker Gillian Shaw puts down roots in a Bernal Heights storefront. Seven years after Gillian Shaw began turning out her habit-forming spins on Pop-Tarts, Oreos, and ...

San Francisco Magazine Rebecca Flint Marx Robert Becker/IDF Global Three much-anticipated openings. Wise Sons Deli Larkspur ETA: Mid-April The redoubtable Jewish delicatessen will branch out from San Francisco with a loc...

(Image credit: Melissa DiRenzo) Whether you're lucky enough to have the space for a formal dining room or just have a cozy dining area that you carved out of your living space, it's nice to have a place for friends and f...