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A Federal-era home in Middletown, a wood-shingled house in Seattle and a 100-year-old brick house in Dallas.

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Ristorante Cavallino, managed by Luiz Diaz (once awarded Italy’s best young maître d’, is near the Ferrari Museum, but is no ...

I have solitude, peace here,” says Stella Cruz, whose native plant garden was a gift from Pollinator Project Rogue Valley.

The search for 7-year-old Somer Thompson brought hundreds to the town of Orange Park 15 years ago. Her mother, Diena Thompson ...

Ali Smith scrambles plotlines, upends characters, and flouts chronology—while telling propulsively readable stories.

Oak Park restaurant review: Our local food writer recommends chef Ian Robertson's touches on Midwest staples and one of the best wine lists in the country.

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