Lifestyle Stories from April 22, 2016 (Change date)
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Garden art can bring drama and design to outdoor spacesApr 26, 2016 6:12 am - If you came across any of Barbara Sanderson's work in a garden, you might think you'd stepped into Alice's Wonderland. The Seattle-based glass blower crafts flowers, arb...
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Weekend picks: Secret Colours, 'One-Man Star Wars'Apr 22, 2016 6:00 pm - The call of Colours It all starts as a soulful '60s psychedelic jam fest that cries out for a blanket to sit on. But when the lads from Secret Colours turn on the Brit-p...
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Casting not the only problem with off-key 'Nina'Apr 23, 2016 5:13 am - The questionable casting of Zoe Saldana is only one of the many problems with Cynthia Mort's limp and misjudged Nina Simone biopic "Nina." Little of the High Priestess o...
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Defects overlooked during final inspectionApr 22, 2016 2:00 am - Q. We are buying a new home and were not planning to have a home inspection because the house was just approved by the county building department. Then we read your rece...
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Higher fees for low down payments and credit scoresApr 22, 2016 1:42 pm - WASHINGTON - If you're planning to buy a home with a low down payment, you need to be aware of some important - but virtually unpublicized - price changes underway in th...
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Alimony income can be used to boost mortgage-approval chancesApr 22, 2016 1:42 pm - Q. I got divorced about two years ago and now collect $600 each month in alimony from my ex-husband. Can I declare this money as extra income on a mortgage application i...
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The many mysteries of Prince's Paisley ParkApr 23, 2016 5:58 am - Four lines of the tragic 911 call in which an unidentified man informed an emergency dispatcher that Prince had died at Paisley Park, his labyrinthine studio complex nea...
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The day I hung out at Prince's house, talking fame, Michael Jackson's deathApr 24, 2016 6:20 am - Dearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life. - Prince, "Let's Go Crazy" No one is ready for a visit to Paisley Park, at least not th...
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The story behind why Prince changed his name to a symbolApr 23, 2016 5:58 am - This isn't the first time we lost Prince. When the artist came out with his 1993 album "Come," the ominous black-and-white cover art showed the singer standing in front ...
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Entrepreneur Joy Mangano on dust, vacuums and moreApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the newspaper's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt: Q. What are some wa...