By Alex Newman Cottage Life, June/July 2019 “Small, simple, affordable, beautiful.” That’s what Halifax couple David Black and Heather...

Dogs are a growing part of downtown condo living. Builders and city planners are providing paws-itive input By Alex Newman Special to the...

The third floor attic of author-illustrator Kevin Sylvester’s home suits him to a tee. Separated from the domestic part of the house, it...

Death after a divorce can be messy for the living Special to the Star Mon., Nov. 12, 2018 Dustin Wright’s parents had been amicably divorced more than 25 years when his father died, so he was a little taken aback when his mother got upset that the extra burial space was to be given to his father’s long-time companion. Wright, a communications director at Arbor Memorials funeral home, knows that the reactions of those in grief to the death of a loved one can be unexpected,

(The podcast version of this story can be found here) Need a new steeple? Want to build a well in Malawi? Turn to the culinary geniuses...

This Leslieville attic reno gives growing family a bigger, cleaner home Special to the Star, Oct. 19, 2018 Luke and Marianne Windisch are...

A 23-year-old Calgary plumber – and evangelical Christian -- has become a minor media celebrity but not for the usual reasons of...

It’s a dreary Saturday afternoon in winter, and Eugenie McMullan pads around her kitchen, pulling industrial sized glass jars of hand-milled flour or sugar from the cupboard, butter, eggs and yeast from the fridge. These ingredients join the jumble on her already crammed counter and she talks while mixing – “did I add yeast?” -- then talks some more when turning the lump of dough out to knead. “In the kneading that’s when I do my best thinking, or praying,” she says, pushing

High Tech Experts juggle Privacy Issues, Special to the Star business Susan Barnaby knew exactly who to call when her husband told her he...

Anna is a Christian. She goes to church. She’s intelligent, articulate, pretty, and is in her second year at university. She also cuts...