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Matthew Starr did something on the Neuse River this month that wouldn't have been possible for more than two centuries: He kayaked through the rapids where the Milburnie Dam once …

Funny lady Melissa McCarthy isn't kidding about her love of bargains. The Life of the Party producer and star chatted with People Magazine and professed what she recently snagged at the dollar store.

When photographer Robert Clayton was looking for his next muse in 1990, the Lion Farm estate housing projects in Oldbury, England found him. Armed with a camera, Clayton documented the lives of those living on the estate...

Who wants to be tidier? It's not as hard as you think. Those people with effortlessly clean homes aren't superheroes -- they just know a few rules that you don't. But we're here to spill.

The annual search for two elusive species of lightning bugs -- blue ghost and synchronous -- has become a surprisingly bright spot for tourism in the mountains of North Carolina …

With Mother's Day just around the corner on May 17, now's the time to plan some unique gifts to surprise mom with. Mountain bikes, Bluetooth-enabled coffee makers, and personalized laptop cases are some of this year's mo...

San Francisco Magazine Erin Feher Maria Del Rio How to pull off a stress-free camping trip in the middle of San Francisco. Editor’s Note: This is one of many stories about our relationship with the natural world, which...

When you've been waiting this long for a Waffle House in Miami-Dade -- try 63 years -- who needs a clock to determine the real opening time for the first …

When it comes to grocery shopping and my food budget, the worst thing that can happen isn't running out of food (although that's pretty close) -- it's discovering that half of the precious produce I bought just two or th...

Name: Brittany Shields, husband Brett, brown lab, Bear, and little tabby cat, Gus Location: Midtown -- Atlanta, Georgia Size: 1200 square feet Years lived in: 6 months, renting From a creative family, Brittany started he...

Name: Cassidy and Todd Wellons (and Lyle the six-year-old Weimaraner) Location: Cleveland Park -- East Nashville, Tenneesee Size: 2700 square feet Years lived in: Own, lived in for 2.5 years and renovated for 1.5 years T...

Pablo Picasso's "Young Girl with a Flower Basket" sold for $115 million.

Mindy Kaling has done it again. Her new show Champions is sassy, quippy, and fun to watch. With two grown men in charge of furnishing a Brooklyn apartment, the style is collected and masculine, but by no means uninterest...

San Francisco Magazine Erin Feher Maria Del Rio Sleeping outside without losing your mind. Editor’s Note: This is part of our story on camping out at S.F.’s only urban campground from the May 2018 Outdoors Issue.

The Raleigh Downtown Farmer's Market is as much a lunch spot as it is a veggie stand. This year's market, which opens May 9, has a new location, leaving its …

Now the fifth highest-grossing actress of all time, Elizabeth Banks has had quite the busy (and wildly successful) decade -- and is saying #treatyoself to a new $6.85 million family estate with sweeping views of downtown...

We all have big dreams when it comes to our living spaces, regardless of whether we rent or own our own place. But while we all like to think we'll learn how to reupholster, or retile the bathroom, it's often only the qu...

Outback Steakhouse is famous for its greasy, deep-fried, sodium-filled, and sauce-smothered offerings. But there are healthy options.

For your reference the next time you eat at the nationwide chain, here are the menu items with the most calories at Outback Steakhouse

Name: Victor Hoffman (he shares with roommates) Location: La Mesa, California Size: 852 square feet Years lived in: 4 years, owned I found my house as a rental. My intention was to rent for a year or two and then purchas...

Jet, the e-commerce start-up designed to take on Amazon (and acquired by Walmart in 2016) has another big name in its corner now: Apple. Starting on Wednesday, May 9, Jet is an authorized reseller of Apple products.

This is a 115-year-old, 1,800-square-foot carriage house with 11-foot ceilings and tons of character. It had been recently renovated, but its new owners wanted to go a step further, by going back to the past and revealin...