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This year's new blacks?  Whites.

Crave

The new women's professional bass fishing tour is filled with anglers from the South.  It has drama, intrigue -- and a zealous competitor from Chardon?

Manager of Class C fireworks, American fireworks Co. in Hudson

Seventy years ago, the Great Lakes Exposition opened on Cleveland's lakefront, hoping to lift Cleveland out of the Depression with a mighty display of civic pride.  but what really converted the lakefront from dump to dreamland land were....

Reds, Whites and Brews: A Toast to Literacy

Whatever happened to the world's largest book?

When Hough caught fire in July 1966, reporters who'd witnessed its violence knew why.  but no one, from desk editors to city leaders, wanted to hear it.

From the minors to the majors, corporate tie-ins span from the first pitch to the final score.  We grade a few we've seen recently at Greater Cleveland sports venues.

Cleveland opera and Lyric Opera have become Opera Cleveland, and opera lovers can't wait to see what happens next.

The second-ever festival of art and technology sounds off with 1,000 drums in Public Square.

Follow-up fest freaks the streets.

When it comes to making room for the children in their lives, some homeowners opt for elaborately themed and carefully planned spaces that are anything but kids' stuff.

A look at the figures behind home sales in the United States:  What we're buying, how much we're paying for it and what it says about how we live.

Before you soak in all the big-ticket toys for your home (Toy Scout article), take a peek at some options that provide a taste of the high life at a manageable rate.

Can't afford life on the lake?  Make yourself feel better by finding out why you wouldn't want to live there anyway.

We asked builders and retailers about modification and installation trends they're currently seeing in luxury homes for this room-by-room guide to high-end upgrades.

Know much about Lakeland or Timberlake?  We didn't either, so we set out for a drive.

You can spend more than a million dollars just to get a lot in Rocky River.  You can buy a historic estate fro double that in Bratenahl (but brace yourself for heating bills).  You can get it all -- private beach, huge new home -- for $2.5 mi

A guide to gadgets, games and gear sure to get attention.

Walter and Linda Jorgensen have a buzz for bees.  The couple's store at Olmstead Fall's Grand Pacific Junction has turned a hobby into a small business that sticks into your memory.

At the annual Balloon Classic Invitational in Canton, our writer discovers she cab be footloose and fancy free -- even at 1,000 feet above the ground. 

Natural lift through breast augmentation

Restructure through rhinoplasty

Lift years from your appearance

Pump Up Your Plump

Make over your smile

Get rid of 'the roll'

jealous of Scarlett Johansson's perfect pout or Halle Berry's gleaming grin?  Local plastic surgeons and cosmetic dentists can help you develop your own camera ready style.