Lifestyle Stories from March 30, 2012 (Change date)
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The nation’s housing: More deals hit a roadblockMar 30, 2012 5:46 am - By Ken Harney WASHINGTON — What’s behind the unusually high rate of contract cancellations and settlement delays in the real estate market? With signs of recovery emergi...
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Light beer losing popularity contestMar 30, 2012 5:46 am - At a beer industry summit last month, Ed McBrien, distribution chief for MillerCoors, compared himself to a typewriter salesman in an iPad age. McBrien was sketching out...
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Steel Beam revives ‘Crimes’Mar 31, 2012 8:11 am - There was one thing Ann Keen had to have when she and her husband moved from Chicago to St. Charles in 2009. “I need to have theater in my life,” said the actress, dire...
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Music notesMar 30, 2012 5:31 am - Worth a ride Chicago band AM Taxi, which includes members from the suburbs, cooks up a nice, punk-flavored brand of rock that draws inspiration from the energy and attit...
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A wine for every moodMar 30, 2012 5:31 am - You know wine and food pairings. But how do you feel about wine and mood pairings? That’s the approach being taken by a new line of wines — “Be.” — from Treasury Wine Es...
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Steering toward port for the cocktail hourMar 30, 2012 5:16 am - When I think about port, I think of my earliest, clumsy attempts at seeming — with requisite air quotes — “sophisticated,” or at least “fancy.” Back then, in my 20s, por...
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Super handyman: Tips for increasing curb appealMar 30, 2012 5:16 am - Curb appeal is important, whether you’re selling your home or not. You want people to know you have pride in your home. Replacing an exterior lamp on the front porch or ...
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Home inspector: Storage sometimes hides defectsMar 30, 2012 5:16 am - Q. We bought our home two months ago and have discovered three defects that our home inspector overlooked. These include a water leak under the kitchen sink, a gas leak ...
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Talking with Architectural Digest editor Margaret RussellMar 30, 2012 5:16 am - Margaret Russell took the helm of Conde Nast’s venerable international shelter magazine Architectural Digest in 2010. She started her career at Glamour magazine after gr...
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Houseplants can help clean the air in your homeMar 30, 2012 5:16 am - With today's energy-efficient, airtight homes, indoor air can become hazardous to your health. But you can breathe easier with the help of your green friends: houseplant...