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The backyard chicken renaissance lifted off the ground -- awkwardly, slightly, like a prairie chicken flapping into a tree -- during the early days of the pandemic.

Want to flock to chickens? Here’s what you need to know if planning birds for backyard

The backyard chicken renaissance lifted off the ground -- awkwardly, slightly, like a prairie chicken flapping into a tree -- during the early days of the pandemic.

June 10, 2023, 6:03am Life

Only once did the chickens fly — or fence-hop — into Nancy Engberg’s neighbor’s yard in north Minneapolis. Read story

More alternative options to burial and cremation are becoming available and legal.

Seven alternatives to burial or cremation

More alternative options to burial and cremation are becoming available and legal.

June 10, 2023, 5:13am Life

When a person dies, many people may think of the two most common options for the deceased person’s body: burial or cremation. Read story

Despite her ailing health, Kim Sylvester's mother, Harriet Burkel, was resistant to help. Without her mother knowing, Sylvester did some paperwork on her behalf. When Burkel found out, she was furious, and Sylvester says she felt she had become someone her mother couldn't trust.

Sensitivity needed to help aging parents

Despite her ailing health, Kim Sylvester's mother, Harriet Burkel, was resistant to help. Without her mother knowing, Sylvester did some paperwork on her behalf. When Burkel found out, she was furious, and Sylvester says she felt she had become someone her mother couldn't trust.

June 10, 2023, 5:13am Health

It was a regrettable mistake. But Kim Sylvester thought she was doing the right thing at the time. Read story

An RV porter moves travel trailers into place as General RV prepares for their sales event as customers prepare for another camping season, in Wixom, Mich., March 15, 2022.

#Vanlife trend hits speed bump

An RV porter moves travel trailers into place as General RV prepares for their sales event as customers prepare for another camping season, in Wixom, Mich., March 15, 2022.

June 8, 2023, 6:00am Life

After two years when it seemed everyone hit the road to live their best #vanlife or explore the outdoors in a larger motor home, some of the air is rushing out of the recreational-vehicle boom. Read story

Bellevue student wins Doodle for Google contest — and $30K scholarship

June 7, 2023, 7:51am Life

A sixth-grader from Bellevue won the 2023 Doodle for Google contest, the company announced Tuesday. Rebecca Wu’s artwork, “My Sweetest Memories,” was picked out of “tens of thousands” of submissions from K-12 students across the country, according to the company. Read story

Esther Diarte, 9, left, hugs grandfather Teodulo Diarte 65, at home on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Moreno Valley, California.

They’re in their 60s and parenting yet again, balancing the struggles, joy of adoption

Esther Diarte, 9, left, hugs grandfather Teodulo Diarte 65, at home on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Moreno Valley, California.

June 4, 2023, 6:05am Life

LOS ANGELES -- The graying couple raised their right hands in the children’s courthouse, as the judge swore them in. Read story

Under a premium membership-based model, Teleport aims to stoke romance and take a chunk of the $4.6 billion dating app market, using an AI matchmaker that learns from a user???s every activity ??? including which of five daily profiles they view, to whom they send messages and feedback given about dates they go on.

Artificial intelligence dating app aims to stoke romance

Under a premium membership-based model, Teleport aims to stoke romance and take a chunk of the $4.6 billion dating app market, using an AI matchmaker that learns from a user???s every activity ??? including which of five daily profiles they view, to whom they send messages and feedback given about dates they go on.

June 3, 2023, 6:23am Life

A new digital matchmaker in town promises to offer less, not more, in the online dating swipescape and will charge users $111 monthly for it. Read story

The sitting room's walls are dressed in a rich navy that complements the buttery velvet ottoman in the middle of the room and sets the tone for a bold and vibrant space that still brings an air of relaxation.

Preppy home features chic, comfy style

The sitting room's walls are dressed in a rich navy that complements the buttery velvet ottoman in the middle of the room and sets the tone for a bold and vibrant space that still brings an air of relaxation.

June 3, 2023, 6:02am Life

Nell Hill’s designer Anne and her family have lived in their Prairie Village, Kan., home for almost four years. When the Epsteins purchased their nearly century-old home in the suburbs of Kansas, they knew it needed an update. Many big and little projects needed to get done. The ceilings were… Read story

A professionally planted container is on display at Hicks Nurseries in Old Westbury, N.Y.

You can plant containers just like the garden pros

A professionally planted container is on display at Hicks Nurseries in Old Westbury, N.Y.

June 3, 2023, 6:02am Life

Have you ever gone to the grocery store for, say, milk, and left with a cartful of impulse buys? Well, I visited a couple of nurseries last week in search of one specific plant and left with nearly everything except that plant, which both retailers had sold out. Read story

Gardening with Allen: Got weeds? Get mulch

June 3, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Life

My husband and I spent all Saturday afternoon weeding our vegetable garden and all of our beds. Is there some way we can avoid repeating this a few weeks from now after the weeds have grown back again? Read story