Garden Snippings:When the pineapple sage (Salvia elegans) begins to bloom in earnest, I know it's time to bid farewell to the hummingbirds for another season. A few remaining hatchlings still zip through the garden, but they'll be leaving any minute.

Today, I offer you two cool outlets for sharing your crafts and one really cool opportunity in Siler City.

The odd-looking Loopa Bowl is made with a technology that can help keep your car, floors and upholstery clean.

Home heating rates are nearly double what they were this time last year because of global unease, damaging hurricanes and demand weighing on supply.

Heeding dieticians' message that a rainbow of colors offers balanced nutrition, plant breeders have begun bulking up some traditional fruit and vegetable selections with still more nutrients.

What does it take to make a uniquely memorable concert? Merely fine musicians, talented soloists and a knowledgeable leader, all committed to their tasks.

The only person tortured by Susan Soleil's 800-pound guillotine was the artist herself. After moving into her second-floor studio space on busy Weaver Street last year, she discovered that the metal beast would have to be hoisted up by crane and moved in through the window.