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CORRECTS THE POSTCARD DESCRIPTION - This image provided by the Museum of the City of New York shows a postcard featuring the Empire State Building, from left, the RCA Building, and the Chrysler Building. (Museum of the City of New York via AP)

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Art Deco style is popular again, a century after its heyday
By KIM COOK - Associated Press
Wed,01/08/25-8:39AM , 144 Reads
A century after it was formally introduced at the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, in Paris, Art Deco is enjoying a resurgence in decor, fashion and more.
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This image provided by Minted shows an apron featuring the fabric print creativity of one of Minted's community of independent artists, Luz Alliat. This adult's apron's pattern is called Outdoors. Aprons can be personalized with a custom foil-pressed leather name tag. (Minted via AP)

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Aprons can evoke memories and spark inspiration for the Thanksgiving cook
By KIM COOK - Associated Press
Wed,11/13/24-8:01AM , 118 Reads
Deborah Reinhardt has fond memories of her mother and grandmother cooking in aprons dusted with flour or other signs of that day's meal. And then there were the special occasions.
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This photo provided by Kim Cook shows her Halloween mantelscape with trick or treat banner, fabric pumpkins, and a color scheme of objects to fit the season. (Kim Cook via AP)

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Orange and black... and pink and purple. Some twists for creative Halloween parties
By KIM COOK - Associated Press
Wed,10/23/24-9:46AM , 94 Reads
“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers,” says the heroine in L.M. Montgomery’s book “Anne of Green Gables.”
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This image provided by Sarah Bellinger shows a table set for a small dinner party with friends on Aug. 25, 2022, in East Hartford, Conn. Bellinger says that throwing her first dinner party was "the most adult thing I did all month." (Sarah Bellinger via AP)wld

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Throwing a dinner party is a way to connect. Rookies, don't be intimidated
By KIM COOK - Associated Press
Wed,10/16/24-10:11AM , 92 Reads
When Sarah Bellinger, a Gen Z public relations executive, decided to throw her first dinner party, she invited just five friends and served her go-to recipe: a creamy Tuscan chicken pasta.
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