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Bela Fleck is renowned as a banjo player who takes the instrument places far beyond its folk and bluegrass roots, into classical, rock and even jazz fusion. But on "Echo …

He may continue to get snubbed by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but New Jersey golden boy Jon Bon Jovi sure has taken down the Manhattan real estate market in a blaze of glory -- wrapping his guitar-picking fingers aro...

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Name: Jackie Blair Location: Lake Orion, Michigan Size: 882 square feet Years lived in: 1.5 years, rented Jackie is a photographer and social media creative who loves to travel. She lives in a townhouse condo with her so...

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(Image credit: IKEA) For its latest move, IKEA is thinking inside the box. The Swedish retailer has set up a vending machine at a Stockholm subway station, and nope, there's not a meatball in sight.

Name: Heather, Jeff and their son, Reeve Location: Point Breeze --Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania The basics: Owned -- 1,693 square feet Heather and her husband have created an utterly enchanting, totally individual space. Heat...

Musician Rhiannon Giddens wasted no time addressing the elephant in the room. The Greensboro native, a rising star as a musician and as an actress , was in Raleigh Tuesday …

From Kitchn ' The Best Things You Aren't Buying at Costco, According to Our Readers

Planning to hear some live bluegrass music this weekend? There are several public parking lots and decks close to the venues for this year's International Bluegrass Music Association convention downtown, …

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(Image credit: Ellie Arciaga Lillstrom) You know want to buy a home -- you're just not sure where to begin. And no wonder: Buying your first home can be a long, intimidating process, full of gross stuff like math, legal ...

Shhh! Did you hear that? Sounds like a fiddle, coming from somewhere down the street. There it is again, a little louder now. Pretty sure I hear a banjo, too …

Hi Alice, So my fiancé and I got our own apartment back in April of this year. His sister and her girlfriend have been "staying" here for nearly six months now, sleeping on my couch all day, getting up at about 3:00 pm ...

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Catalina came home from a kids baking class, waving a flyer for how to apply to "Chopped Junior." "Mom, mom, can you sign me up for 'Chopped?' " the 10-year-old …

We are used to seeing vinyl composite tile (VCT) in certain contexts -- namely large commercial spaces, sterile hospitals, and functional school buildings -- because it's durable, practical, and costs less than $1 per sq...

Are you a frequent coffee drinker? Then you've probably also experienced the struggle of getting a coffee stain out of your favorite shirt--nothing like a big brown spot in the middle of an otherwise perfectly crisp whit...

It's been a roller coaster of a month for 30 Rock fans since Netflix announced the series would be leaving the streaming service in October. But today, we found out that the sitcom will be heading to Hulu, and we're high...

Decreasing the amount of energy you expend at home isn't just good for the environment--it can be good for your bank account, too. According to a study from SaveOnEnergy, the average American spends a whopping $1,460 a y...

In case you haven't heard, Will & Grace returns to NBC on Thursday, September 28, a full eleven years after its finale. We're ducking back into the familiar lives of Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen over a decade later, and ...

The good news for the couple of hundred thousand people coming into town for the World of Bluegrass festival is that Raleigh is one of the most exciting cities in …