The Check-In: A long weekend in Napa Valley
There’s something special about Napa Valley. It isn’t one thing that makes this region of Northern California stand out — just like a good…
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The Week contest: Housing monument
This week’s question: A Washington, D.C., real estate listing includes neither a house nor property, but a single, crumbling brick wall, which is on sale…
6 luxurious homes made of glass
Providence, Rhode Island The Garden House, a 1974 brutalist three-bedroom in College Hill, was designed by Huygens and Tappé. The steel, timber, and glass…
The Check-In: Traveling in a heat wave, the sound of The Sphere in Las Vegas, and more
Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Stave off the heat with these summer travel tips Some of the…
The Week contest: Literary warnings
This week’s question: A Scottish university is warning students that Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” contains “graphic fishing scenes.” Name another potentially upsetting…
Oncologists walk patient down the aisle: ‘It was a huge honor’
Two very important people walked Sheri Shaw-James down the aisle at her wedding in June: her oncologists Emma B. Holliday and Van Karlyle Morris.…
6 welcoming homes for lovers of Virginia
Roanoke This 170-acre Blue Ridge Mountains property is anchored by a 1934 Tudor estate just 10 minutes from downtown. The six-bedroom house features local-stone…
The Week contest: Meeting creep
This week’s question: “Meeting creep” is locking workers into endless, prolonged video conferences with bosses and colleagues that crowd out actual work. In seven words…
The Decanter Wine Club: Premium bottles, handpicked by expert judges
The Decanter Wine Club is curated by Europe’s leading wine publication and the home of the biggest world wine competition, the Decanter World Wine…
6 bright and breezy homes for outdoor entertaining
Honolulu, Hawaii A wall of glass doors in this Hawaiian Modernist home opens to a wraparound lanai with hot tub, shower, dining area, and…