As much as we like to encourage people to use low-water landscaping techniques and to eschew the traditional lawn in favor of permaculture gardens and sustainable cover crops, there...

Unless you always diligently line the oven with aluminum foil, every home cook will occasionally need to clean the oven. Even a self-cleaning oven isn't a self-sweeping oven. It just...

The national unemployment rate stubbornly hovers above 9 percent, according to the federal government. However, there are some neighborhoods and cities with substantially lower rates....

The portability of the laptop computer is also its downfall in some ways. Because we can use them everywhere, we do, with little regard for the consequences. Coffee, fingerprints, dirt,...

Can you eat a Jack-o-lantern? In a word, yes. It tastes OK (if a little bland without spices, condensed milk and a crust) and provides plenty of healthy nutrition. If fact, it's possible...

Admit it. Sometimes your feet smell. It's OK. We won't tell anyone. You don't even have to be seen buying foot odor products at the drugstore or supermarket. The remedy is probably...

In a saturated real estate market, sellers may be tempted to spend vast amounts of time and money upgrading, decorating and staging a house to attract attention and encourage a fast,...

Hurricane Irene, other weather events and a widespread fungus have led to a shortage of pumpkins in the northeastern United States and other areas. The great pumpkin shortage of 2011...

Recently, the League of American Bicyclists released its annual community survey data, which showed a 39 percent increase in bike commuting over the past decade. Still, bike commuting...

A natural fur coat may provide some protection from the elements, but most domestic dogs aren’t adapted to frigid winters. Keep your indoor or outdoor dog safe, healthy and happy...