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Tony and Laurie Adamo of Fresno, Calif., needed a countertop for the bar in their game and bar room. But they didn't want just any kind of countertop. Tony Adamo's...

Aw, geez -- not Monday again. Did somebody fast forward time during the weekend? Because it seems like it ought to be Sunday right now. Yet here we are, five...

Saylor Ratliff, 19 months, knew just what she wanted. When her mom, Krista Ratliff, parked her stroller outside and brought her into Hot Mama boutique on a rainy Friday morning,...

Luckily for Rick Russell, he's the chief executive officer of Clovis, Calif., Janitorial Supply. So when his 5-year-old son accidentally leaves a stain on the floor, wall or upholstery, Dad...

You don't have to spend hundreds of dollars to stage your house. But it'll take some smarts and some sweat: Consider "pre-moving." Take half or more of the furniture in...

Bret Harrison, star of the CW's new comedy "Reaper," says he has no restrictions about dating actresses. "A lot of people have rules about that, and I understand why," said...

Red, purple and blue towels flap in the breeze as Ellen Ferlazzo of Pleasanton, Calif., pins them on her clothesline -- one of many low-cost, low-tech to no-tech strategies she...

The last two times Tom and Kathy Fromme visited their Hilton Head Island, S.C., vacation home, they found three softball-sized holes in their house. Their problem wasn't rats. Or raccoons....

Summer is the perfect time to schedule a furnace tuneup. Some companies offer early-bird discounts. At the least, you can beat the furnace maintenance rush. Hiring a professional contractor to...

You wouldn't dare wear flip-flops to go running, so why wear running shoes to play basketball? Because they're comfortable? Bad answer. "Someone playing basketball wearing running shoes with no lateral...