Janet Rorholm

By Debra D. Bass/St. Louis Post-Dispatch Fueled by waves of nostalgia sparked by costumes in “The Artist” and “Mad Men,” …

By Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian/St. Louis Post-Dispatch Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of summer, is nearing and the sun’s rays …

Jane Touzalin/The Washington Post With spring comes an urge to simplify, to clean out, to pare down. In that spirit, …

By Meredith Hines-Dochterman/The Gazette MAQUOKETA – Don’t expect to see a hot dog or hamburger at Doug Gonner’s campfire. Instead, …

By Meredith Hines-Dochterman/The Gazette Are you happy? Ben Davis went to bed Christmas Eve 2008 with his grandmother’s question haunting …

By Ashly Lagneaux/Correspondent Pull out your shades, folks, neon is a hot trend this summer. But with clean lines and …

By Diana Nollen/The Gazette Broadway went dark in Cedar Rapids when the raging river surged through the Paramount Theatre in …

By Mesfin Fedkadu/Associated Press NEW YORK – Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as “Last Dance,” “Love to …

By Cindy Hadish/The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – A fuchsia bougainvillea blooms near banana trees ripe with fruit, while the fragrant …

By Cindy Hadish/The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS – Volunteers taking to the streets in the Oak Hill Jackson Neighborhood do more …

By Sandy Cohen/Associated Press LOS ANGELES  – Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot …

By Lori Erickson/Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS – While the Twin Cities is often praised as one of the best places in the …

By Jane Glenn Haas/The Orange County Register With age comes wisdom. “And once I figured that out, I knew I …

By Lisa Abraham/Akron Beacon Journal WESTFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio – Carrie Beegle could give Jamie Oliver a run for his money. …

By Jessica Yadegaran/Contra Costa Times WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Move over iPhone, the wristwatch is back. A wave of statement-making …