Lifestyle Stories from February 16, 2020 (Change date)
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Extreme weather has gardeners looking for resilient plantsFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - Fiercer and more frequent natural disasters in recent years have many homeowners re-evaluating their landscaping. Many are restocking with trees and plants more resilien...
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The future of botanical illustration is endangered, but the job is vitalFeb 16, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — From her fifth-floor office in the National Museum of Natural History, Alice Tangerini has a stellar view: to the right, Constitution Avenue runs in front o...
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Book review: 'Been There, Married That' is an entertaining storyFeb 19, 2020 5:16 am - “Been There, Married That” by Gigi Levangie; St. Martin's Press; 336 pages Being a book about Hollywood, maybe it's not a coincidence that “Been There, M...
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Huey Lewis pushes past hearing loss to make new album, jukebox musicalFeb 19, 2020 5:16 am - There's mixed news when it comes to Huey Lewis these days. The good part is that the '80s hitmaker and his band have their first new album in 19 years and a jukebox stag...
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Spoiler alert: George Washington lies, stands tall in History channel docuseriesFeb 19, 2020 5:16 am - PASADENA, Calif. — George Washington is the leading man in historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's first venture as a TV producer, a docudrama that follows his growth from ambi...
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Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animalsFeb 16, 2020 6:05 pm - BEIJING (AP) - China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out ...
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Glamour, glitz at London Fashion Week despite stormy weatherFeb 16, 2020 5:05 pm - LONDON (AP) - Gale force winds and a deluge of rain may be causing havoc to much of Britain, but for the fashion crowd the show must go on. Storm Dennis didn't stop mod...
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Boyfriend of British TV presenter heartbroken by her deathFeb 16, 2020 2:06 pm - LONDON (AP) - The boyfriend of Caroline Flack, the former British TV host for the controversial reality show 'œLove Island,'ť said Sunday that his 'œheart is broken" at ...
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Chardonnay in the shoe department: Retailers are increasingly serving alcohol to woo shoppersFeb 21, 2020 5:21 am - NEW YORK - Walk past the $2,500 studded Saint Laurent boots and $995 Versace sneakers at Nordstrom's newly minted flagship store, and you'll end up at its most buzzed-ab...
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5 home improvements that may not pay off when you sellFeb 19, 2020 5:23 am - You spent the holidays binging on HGTV, and now visions of shiplap accent walls and free-standing soaking tubs are dancing through your head. Don't let your desire to up...