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Barbra Streisand rose

Gardening with Allen Wilson: Disease-resistant roses plentiful, beautiful

Barbra Streisand rose

February 12, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

I gave up growing roses years ago because I could not keep up with the need to spray for black spot and other diseases. I understand that there now are disease-resistant roses that do not need to be sprayed frequently. Are they available locally? Read story

China, much of it previously owned, is culled from around the world and then mix and matched at Maydan in Washington, D.C.

Vintage tableware is making a comeback

China, much of it previously owned, is culled from around the world and then mix and matched at Maydan in Washington, D.C.

February 10, 2019, 6:02am Life

At dinner tables and restaurants across the country, vintage plates, even the flowery variety often dismissed as “granny china,” are making a comeback. Read story

A screenshot taken on Thursday Feb.7, 2019 from an online fashion outlet showing a Gucci turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater for sale, that they recently pulled from its online and physical stores. Gucci has apologized for the wool sweater that resembled a “blackface” and said the item had been removed from its online and physical stores, the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity.

From Gucci to Prada, fashion fails evoke racist imagery

A screenshot taken on Thursday Feb.7, 2019 from an online fashion outlet showing a Gucci turtleneck black wool balaclava sweater for sale, that they recently pulled from its online and physical stores. Gucci has apologized for the wool sweater that resembled a “blackface” and said the item had been removed from its online and physical stores, the latest case of an Italian fashion house having to apologize for cultural or racial insensitivity.

February 8, 2019, 9:48am Life

Luxury fashion is all about breaking codes, creating a new, irresistible message that captivates consumers. But some of the globe’s top brands have raised eyebrows with designs that have racist connotations. Read story

The Sergents’ shower in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 28, 2018.

To add warmth to your home, bring more of the great outdoors indoors

The Sergents’ shower in Arlington, Virginia, on Dec. 28, 2018.

February 5, 2019, 6:04am Life

When Jim and Jennifer Sergent bought their home in suburban Arlington, Va., two years ago, they appreciated its modern look — the exposed wood beams and the nature trail that passes in front of it. But the master bathroom left a lot to be desired. Read story

Seth Reed, left, and Mason Day developed the app GrowIt.

Gardening app good intro for newcomers

Seth Reed, left, and Mason Day developed the app GrowIt.

February 5, 2019, 6:02am Life

Some children garden at the knee of their parents or grandparents, and by the time they are young adults and ready to start their own plant adventures, a lot of the horticulture comes naturally. Read story

Bruce Sheridan with his journals in his home Jan. 18 in Oak Park, Ill. Sheridan, a musician and filmmaker, has kept journals regularly since childhood.

Journaling gives health dose of the write stuff

Bruce Sheridan with his journals in his home Jan. 18 in Oak Park, Ill. Sheridan, a musician and filmmaker, has kept journals regularly since childhood.

February 4, 2019, 6:05am Life

Every night before he sleeps, filmmaker and musician Bruce Sheridan writes one page in a lined moleskin notebook with a black cover. Read story

A pileated woodpecker chips away at a pergola after visiting a suet feeder designed especially for the bird’s length. Woodpeckers often poke holes in trees, posts and cedar siding in their search for insects to eat.

You can chip away at woodpecker damage

A pileated woodpecker chips away at a pergola after visiting a suet feeder designed especially for the bird’s length. Woodpeckers often poke holes in trees, posts and cedar siding in their search for insects to eat.

January 29, 2019, 6:05am Life

Woodpeckers, flickers and sapsuckers may be fun for birders to watch but they can be troublesome — pecking holes in dwellings, shredding feeders, enlarging cavities in trees, and driving you to distraction by drumming on wooden or metal surfaces. Read story

Bethany Jean Clements empties pasta into a food composting bag Jan. 11. Clement cleans out her kitchen cupboards with the help of food-waste expert Jill Lightner, getting in-depth about what you really should and shouldn’t throw away.

Try ‘Tidying Up’ the food pantry — but not everything needs to go

Bethany Jean Clements empties pasta into a food composting bag Jan. 11. Clement cleans out her kitchen cupboards with the help of food-waste expert Jill Lightner, getting in-depth about what you really should and shouldn’t throw away.

January 29, 2019, 6:02am Life

It was a lot worse than I thought. Read story

Some hats from the Minnesota Historical Society’s digital photo archive, which includes items from from 1910, 1940s, 1960s and more.

Historical society unveils vintage hat digital archive

Some hats from the Minnesota Historical Society’s digital photo archive, which includes items from from 1910, 1940s, 1960s and more.

January 27, 2019, 6:00am Life

Some of the feathers on these hats are subtle — a single plume. Others are gathered in giant puffs. And one hat boasts three stuffed hummingbirds. Read story

Velda Asbury, left, Irma Cancel and Chandra Best hold hands as the D.C. Labor Chorus performs at a prayer breakfast during the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference at the Washington Hilton on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Matt McClain.

D.C. Labor chorus ‘musical arm of the resistance’

Velda Asbury, left, Irma Cancel and Chandra Best hold hands as the D.C. Labor Chorus performs at a prayer breakfast during the AFL-CIO Martin Luther King Jr. Civil and Human Rights Conference at the Washington Hilton on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2019. MUST CREDIT: Washington Post photo by Matt McClain.

January 24, 2019, 6:05am Entertainment

If President Donald Trump’s election revived the protest movement on the left, the D.C. Labor Chorus is providing the soundtrack. Read story