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When Emily Randall got a new job based in Washington, D.C., one of her first tasks was finding an apartment. She wanted a place within walking distance of her office, and it had to allow pets. She ...
We answer the age-old question, "What do I want for my birthday?" with plenty of fun gift ideas for your wish list.
What’s Going On is a listing of activities taking place throughout the Downriver community. To submit an event, send an email to [email protected]. List the time, date, location, cost ...
Paperbacks with yellowed pages and distinctive musty scent sit alongside hardcovers whose dust jackets have long since disappeared. First editions occasionally hide among common copies, and ...
Related: The Enormous Antique Store in Missouri that’s Almost Too Good to be True The kids’ section offers clothing that’s ...
Jungen transforms plastic chairs into whale skeletons, garbage bins into a giant turtle carapace, sewing tables into a basketball court ... from habitats and playgrounds for household pets, to ...
When Therese Stempin recalls how she first began sewing, she pauses and then from another room produces a small hard-sided case with a handle. Lifting the latches, she opens it to reveal a bright ...
Therese Stempin has never been very far away from a sewing machine. Her mother bought her a Necchi machine when she was in the third grade. Stempin still has the machine, in almost pristine condition ...
She told me what kind of fabric to buy and how much, and then weekend after weekend, I’d go to her home in Wenatchee to work on it, using the pattern she picked. She has four sewing machines and ...
Illinois Wesleyan University is breaking ground on the Petrick Idea Center, a 50,000 square-foot facility designed to foster collaboration and creativity across disciplines, which is expected to ...
Pet cloning is on the increase in China, as grieving owners turn to science to try to bring their furry friend back from the dead. An idea once "confined to the pages of science fiction", pet ...