August 30, 2012 BLOWING ROCK, N.C. — On Travel + Leisure’s most recent World’s Best Awards list for top destination spas, you’d expect to find familiar brand names like Canyon Ranch. But the No. more »»

August 23, 2012 SEAL HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Some of Maine’s most popular destinations are located on Mount Desert Island, including Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. more »»

August 9, 2012 more »»

August 2, 2012 SAN MARINO, Calif. more »»

July 26, 2012 WASHINGTON — Builders are putting up more houses than they have in nearly four years, a long-awaited recovery that could help energize the U.S. economy. more »»

July 12, 2012 WASHINGTON — A surge in homebuilding pushed U.S. construction spending up by the largest amount in five months, the latest indication that the housing sector is slowly recovering. more »»

July 5, 2012 From Memorial Day and Independence Day on through Labor Day, Americans are staging celebrations of patriotis. more »»

June 28, 2012 ST PAUL, Minn. — The construction of Julian Sellers’ bungalow in St. Paul, Minn., was started in 1926 and finished in early 1927. The builder was a Swedish immigran. more »»

June 21, 2012 Choosing tile for your home once meant picking from among a handful of pastel ceramic squares. more »»

June 7, 2012 more »»