Lifestyle Stories from December 30, 2012 (Change date)
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Home sales up for third straight monthDec 30, 2012 7:35 am - Pending home sales rose for the third month in November, a sign of the housing recovery’s resilience in the face of fiscal threats facing the U.S. The index of pending h...
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Annoying flies hatch from slime in drainpipesDec 30, 2012 5:00 am - Q. My daughter is plagued by moth flies. She lives in a 1957 two-story house. In her laundry room, moth flies have taken over. She has a drain there, as well as in a bac...
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Royal Dux figurines were once hot, now notDec 30, 2012 4:55 am - Q. Would you have an idea of the value of this Royal Dux Bohemia centerpiece, No. 647? It stands 16 inches tall and 15-by-10 inches at the base. As far as I can discover...
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Shelling and sun on Florida's Sanibel IslandJan 02, 2013 5:08 am - SANIBEL, Fla. — Visit the beaches on this Gulf Coast barrier island and you're likely to see people doing the Sanibel Stoop. That's the term for the bent-at-the-waist po...
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DVD previewsDec 30, 2012 4:45 am - Coming Jan. 1: “Cosmopolis” (R, 108 minutes, Entertainment One): Robert Pattinson plays 28-year-old billionaire Eric Packer, who decides that his perfectly coiffed ’do ...
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Readers give out their tried-and-tested adviceDec 30, 2012 4:10 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On severing the tie with the in-laws/grandparents because your spouse has died: Not long after breaking the news to me that his ...
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Tenant claims penalty for minor cat damage is unfairDec 30, 2012 4:05 am - Q. I am a renter who recently vacated a rental property, and I have an issue with the owner over a pet security deposit. When I moved in, the landlord required both a se...
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On the road: Swoop in for Bald Eagle DaysJan 02, 2013 5:08 am - Midwest Eagles have landed Each year from mid-December through February, thousands of bald eagles migrate south to spend winter along the Mississippi River and the woode...
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Jimmy Kimmel ready to take on Leno, LettermanJan 02, 2013 5:14 am - NBC late-night host Jay Leno is just like Jason in the “Friday the 13th” movie franchise, Jimmy Kimmel — Leno's soon-to-be time-slot-competitor — told reporters recently...
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Help at hand when elderly relative's health failsJan 02, 2013 5:08 am - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Marnie Schwartz was in California, a lawyer raising two toddlers. She was in no position to move across the country to care for her mother, who was ...
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