Lifestyle

When I think about summer, I think about deviled eggs. Beginning with Easter and going straight through September, just about every activity from camping and cookouts to beach vacations and July Fourth gatherings can be enhanced by a plate of ...

Sweet potato vines decorating window boxes? Blueberry plants prized more for their foliage than their fruit?Some flowers and vegetables are as appealing in the home garden as they are on the menu.

More than 1,600 museums across the country will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer in a program that has more than doubled in size since 2010.The expanded Blue Star Museums initiative was announced Tuesday ...

Japan's Shigeru Miyamoto, considered the father of the modern video game, has been awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.

It's easy to love basic bruschetta thick slabs of toasted bread topped with a heap of chopped tomatoes and shredded basil, then drizzled with a mess of olive oil.But that heap of tomatoes and that dribbling olive oil don't exactly ...

Children visiting the California Strawberry Festival were introduced to terms such as "sweet spot" and "rally." These didn't have to do with fruit though, they were part of the SmashZone, a program that tries to make learning tennis fun.

When you travel and have to leave your dog behind, you can call a kennel, hire a pet sitter or find him a new friend online.The website DogVacay debuted in New York and Los Angeles in March and, just in ...

A Ventura anesthesiologist who sees firsthand the effects of obesity is pushing back with fresh juices, coffee and sandwiches served at his Crazy Dr. Cafe.

In his Edgar Award-winning first novel, "Rogue Island," published in 2010, retired AP writing coach Bruce DeSilva introduced readers to the affable Liam Mulligan, a crime-solving Rhode Island metro reporter for the fictional Providence Dispatch.Mulligan, an old-school newspaperman with a ...

Are you about over the pomegranate trend yet?If so, you might want to revisit it just once more. But this time we aren't talking about chugging the juice or turning it into fancy cocktails.

Maryland-based Library Systems and Services LLC submitted the lowest of three bids to run the Simi Valley library, proposing to administer it for about $1.4 million a year for five years.

Industrial designer Robert Hendrick was on a tech career track out of college until two things happened that changed his trajectory.First, he bought a company that maintains and rebuilds railroad tracks. Then he started spending Saturdays building stuff with his ...

Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod.The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three ...

So you're having a barbecue and you want to keep it at least a little healthy.You've got the lean chicken breasts marinating and ready for the grill. You've got a colorful tossed salad filled with the season's bounty. You've got ...

Paul O'Reilly grew up during the Troubles in Ireland, surrounded by violence. When he was 16, his mother moved him and his seven brothers and sisters to Canada after two of his uncles were killed and his sister was attacked.