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Battered fish with fries is a popular menu item at Friday night fish fries during Lent.

Supply woes snag Lenten fish fries

Battered fish with fries is a popular menu item at Friday night fish fries during Lent.

March 4, 2022, 6:02am Life

Joanne Fibbi knows her way in, out and around a Lenten fish fry. Read story

Wood furniture has its own personality that never fails to bring warmth into a room.

Transform your home with wonderful wood furniture

Wood furniture has its own personality that never fails to bring warmth into a room.

February 26, 2022, 6:05am Life

One thing I have learned on my design journey these past years is that there is most often no “right” answer when it comes to home decor. Sure, there are guidelines for color, scale, pattern mixing and more, and it is tempting to create a rule or norm for designing… Read story

Engineered quartz remains the most popular material for upgraded kitchen countertops, with 42 percent of homeowners opting for it.

Study: Homeowners customize, improve kitchens in remodels

Engineered quartz remains the most popular material for upgraded kitchen countertops, with 42 percent of homeowners opting for it.

February 26, 2022, 6:04am Life

Homeowners are making room in their budgets to prioritize kitchen remodeling and renovations, according to a new study. Read story

A clove currant, a fruiting shrub, is pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. Lopping some of the oldest stems to ground level each winter makes room for more fruitful young stems.

March is good time to prune most shrubs

A clove currant, a fruiting shrub, is pruned in New Paltz, N.Y. Lopping some of the oldest stems to ground level each winter makes room for more fruitful young stems.

February 26, 2022, 6:03am Life

Don’t prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring. Read story

Related to our cultivated impatiens, pale touch-me-not is considered by some people to be a weed, by others to be a wildflower.

Some ‘impatient’ plants considered weeds

Related to our cultivated impatiens, pale touch-me-not is considered by some people to be a weed, by others to be a wildflower.

February 19, 2022, 6:05am Life

At a recent dinner party, my host launched into a monologue about a plant he had discovered in his garden and was delighted with. Read story

Various vegetable seedlings maturing indoors under grow lights.

When to start veggies and flowers indoors? Check your frost date

Various vegetable seedlings maturing indoors under grow lights.

February 12, 2022, 6:05am Life

February marks the midpoint of winter, and with spring just over the horizon, many gardeners are dreaming of sunny days and dirty fingernails. For those looking to get a jump on the growing season, starting seeds indoors offers the most gratifying – and productive — option. Read story

The altar of St. Francis de Sales, a south St. Louis parish that closed in 2005, then later reopened as an oratory run by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. (Roland Klose/St.

Group determined to save the ‘Rome of the West’

The altar of St. Francis de Sales, a south St. Louis parish that closed in 2005, then later reopened as an oratory run by the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest. (Roland Klose/St.

February 12, 2022, 6:05am Life

A group called “Save Rome of the West” has formed in response to the expectation of a historic restructuring of the regional network of Roman Catholic churches. Though small, it signals the kinds of difficult discussions that lie ahead. Read story

A ginkgo leaf (Lee Reich)

Ginkgo grew with dinosaurs, still worth cultivating

A ginkgo leaf (Lee Reich)

February 12, 2022, 6:04am Life

There are some trees whose showiness does not end once they’ve lost their leaves in autumn. Some trees have an attractive bony framework that is then revealed. Ginkgo tree, for instance. Read story

These shapes show a return toward a modern feminine shape in furniture.

Plush curves, sculptural shapes a 2022 decor trend

These shapes show a return toward a modern feminine shape in furniture.

February 12, 2022, 6:04am Life

The only thing constant about trends is that they come and go — which is why I always say to stick to what you love regardless of what is currently “in” at the moment. That being said, who doesn’t love to be ahead of the curve when it comes to… Read story

The Lost Abbey in San Diego.

Suds in the sanctuary: Vacant U.S. churches find new life as homes for neighborhood breweries

The Lost Abbey in San Diego.

February 12, 2022, 6:04am Life

Bruce Lindsay never expected to own a church. But when his mother died shortly before the pandemic, he wanted to use his inheritance to do something extraordinary. Read story