From lawn to native yard: 3 homeowners share strategies, budgetsSaturday, July 31, 2010 @ 2:05AMThree Bay Area homeowners ditched their conventional lawns and joined the growing number of Bay Area residents replacing their grass yards with drought-resistant plants native to California.
Available now, gone in a flashFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:16PMIn the realm of online flash sale shopping, high-end items are sold at mouth-watering discounts. But typically, you have to act fast. It's just after 9 a.m. on the West Coast and the competition is already out in force at GiltGroupe.com. The countdown has started on the $129 turquoise Oscar de la Renta peep-toe pumps in my virtual shopping cart, where they will stay for just 10 minutes. If I ...
Shopping: Madonna's got new materialFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 5:46PMThe singer is enlisting her daughter's help in getting the Material Girl clothing line off the ground at Macy's in time for a back-to-school push. Macy's is betting on its lucky stars that young women will be hung up on its Material Girl collection.
Art Ortenberg: Liz Claiborne - J.C. PenneyFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:22PM''J.C. PENNEY UNVEILS EXCLUSIVE LIZ CLAIBORNE LINE'' - Headline in Women's Wear Daily, July 22, 2010 "With high expectations for market share and margin growth,...
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in LebanonFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:18PMThe sparkling Mediterranean beckons as you touch down at Beirut airport. Pulsating lights from nightclubs give the capital a joyous, constant rhythm. Glamorous people drive fancy cars.
Fresh & Easy names bag design contest winnerFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:24AMShoppers at Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets will see a new reusable bag design at the grocery store by the end of the year.The new bag was created by Josephine Close of Silver Lake, who won the company's first Design-A-Bag contest.The contest,...
Basement cleanup: Bag it or bleach itThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 4:12AMIt wasn't difficult to find Oak Park residents whose basements flooded during the weekend's storm.
Fair’s Hall of Flowers features “Your Own Backyard”Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:59AMThis year’s Hall of Flowers offers a take on wine country that is both grand and personal.
Wrap artistWednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 11:21PMDiane von Furstenberg is getting wrapped up in Boston. The fashion maven - at 63, more dynamic than ever...