Putting cash on the line to lose weight
Kimberly Calliari paid $300, lost 51 pounds and won $1,200.
View ArticleHousing starts down sharply at start of year
Residential construction starts in January fell sharply from last year's soaring year-end activity, the government said Wednesday.
View ArticleLess clutter, more convenience at forefront of real estate trends
Remember when small closets were standard and people simply put their off-season wardrobes into storage?
View ArticlePopularity of home elevators gets a lift
Actress Jane Fonda bought a home in Beverly Hills, Calif., last year with a feature that might seem counterintuitive for a fitness guru: an elevator.
View ArticleSummer trips to Yosemite teach youth research, outdoor skills
Students with a passion for nature and science have a chance to perform hands-on research this summer at Yosemite National Park during two-week trips organized by NatureBridge. Trips visit the park's...
View ArticleHow to survive your in-laws: Visiting pro and cons
Be open to the way other families do things, even down to the type of milk they drink."
View ArticleCrafting the perfect love letter
Sometimes, a sexy text message will not do. Sometimes, you must set pen to paper to confess your love in passionate prose - because, really, people don't do that enough anymore, and sometimes we need...
View ArticleA loving heart is also healthier
Cupid's arrow delivers a prescription for health, according to a growing body of medical research into the benefits of loving relationships.
View Article'Burning Love' creator talks marriage, spoofing reality TV
Erica Oyama adores "The Bachelor." The LA-based screenwriter and mother of two got hooked on the show during the first weeks after her son was born, and a passing interest soon became a full-blown...
View ArticleHoneymoon hotel: Saint James Paris
Ah Paris, is there anywhere in the world more romantic than this European capital? Couples can be seen everywhere here, strolling along the banks of the Siene, taking in the Eiffel Tower, or trying to...
View ArticleSexcetera: A compilation of favorite letters
Steve and Mia share excerpts from their favorite columns:
View ArticleDeals for your big day: Site offers easy-to-find discounts
The proposal may have been perfect, but the wedding planning since then has you buried under to-do lists and escalating dollar signs. Fear not; a new wedding-planning website, BrideRush.com, offers a...
View ArticleParents @ Play: Words � and letters � to...
Words matter. A lot. Kids whose parents read to them and engage them in conversation have bigger vocabularies and become better readers themselves than those whose parents aren't as verbally engaged....
View ArticleLiving above the store and loving it
Janice Langston admits that once in a great while she will set a fancy meal on the dining room table that's part of the dining room suite for sale just down the hall from the family kitchen.
View ArticleDiggin' In: Winter-flowering plants bring cold-weather cheer
There's no need to have a blah, boring, brown landscape in the winter.
View ArticleHow to choose the best bulbs to replace incandescent
Buying a light bulb used to be easy. And it used to be something you did several times a year.
View ArticleAntiques expert offers advice, evaluations
Lori Verderame fears Americans are selling off their fortunes one garage sale at a time.
View ArticleNew technology monitors home from phone
Every day Larry Schweber can see his 8-year-old daughter come home from school, even while he's at work. He gets a text message with a video clip every time someone walks through the front door of his...
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