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There are a lot of ways to add color to your kitchen.

Splash of color can refresh kitchen without a remodel

There are a lot of ways to add color to your kitchen.

October 29, 2019, 6:02am Life

Some days, do you look around your kitchen and think about ripping it apart and starting fresh? But a full kitchen remodel isn’t in the cards? Read story

To help bees, plant a variety of blooms

October 29, 2019, 6:02am Life

The lack of four-season food sources is one of the leading causes of the world’s declining bee populations. At certain times of year, there simply isn’t enough nutrition in the natural environment to fill the collective demand. Read story

Make a game plan for dealing with piles of sporting gear

October 29, 2019, 6:00am Life

Keeping track of all the uniforms and equipment for multiple sports — and sometimes multiple children — is a challenge. Here are some ways you and your child can work as a team to ensure they always have what they need. Read story

Maria Diaz, left, and Roland Stewart live in apartments at Roosevelt Collection Lofts on Delano Court in Chicago.

Study: Neighbors impact happiness

Maria Diaz, left, and Roland Stewart live in apartments at Roosevelt Collection Lofts on Delano Court in Chicago.

October 27, 2019, 6:05am Life

When realtor Kate McClelland moved into her craftsman style bungalow in Mayfair 10 years ago, she had no idea it would turn out to be a such a great spot for her. A long-term suburbanite, she moved to the Far North Side area after a divorce, having never lived in… Read story

Study looks at daily life of millennials

October 24, 2019, 6:00am Life

They’re bogged down by student loans and rising rents. They’re ditching wedding registries and tiered cakes. They’re running for president. Read story

A one-third scale clay model of Sojourner Truth, left, Susan B. Anthony, center, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Oct. 6 at Meredith Bergmann&#039;s studio in Ridgefield, Conn. A New York City commission voted Monday to erect a tribute to the three civil rights pioneers.

New York to honor icons of women’s rights with statues

A one-third scale clay model of Sojourner Truth, left, Susan B. Anthony, center, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton on Oct. 6 at Meredith Bergmann&#039;s studio in Ridgefield, Conn. A New York City commission voted Monday to erect a tribute to the three civil rights pioneers.

October 24, 2019, 6:00am Life

Central Park has 23 statues of men who left their mark in history but not a single one honoring the accomplishments of a woman. Read story

The Vanity Dish upcycles and sells vintage saucers as soap dishes.

Repurpose hand-me-down china

The Vanity Dish upcycles and sells vintage saucers as soap dishes.

October 22, 2019, 6:05am Life

My recent story on unwanted old china generated a lot of responses — so many that I thought it was worth sharing some of the best ideas for selling, donating, upcycling and repurposing. Read story

The type of trees and shrubs you choose can also make a big difference to birds. Shown is a cedar waxwing eating a chokeberry.

Try your hand at bird-friendly yard

The type of trees and shrubs you choose can also make a big difference to birds. Shown is a cedar waxwing eating a chokeberry.

October 22, 2019, 6:04am Life

The arrival of crisp fall weather has gardeners thinking about the winter, a period of retreat in the garden but not of death. Read story

Putting on a fitted sheet can be difficult, especially when alone. The wider the bed, the more difficult it is to eyeball the sheet and deduce the proper orientation.

Fitted bed sheets frustrate some

Putting on a fitted sheet can be difficult, especially when alone. The wider the bed, the more difficult it is to eyeball the sheet and deduce the proper orientation.

October 22, 2019, 6:02am Life

Blame Bertha. Or thank her. Or both. Bertha Berman patented the fitted bed sheet in 1959, which means this is the 60th anniversary of Not Getting the %*#)#$ Sheet Oriented Properly the First Time. Read story

#MeToo upended in 2nd year

October 18, 2019, 6:02am Life

For the first year or so after the #MeToo movement awakened the public consciousness to sexual harassment and assault, those accused of being perpetrators relied largely on the same playbook: They denied they had committed a crime, but apologized, and then they slipped away into relative obscurity. Read story