College tuition might be costly, but outfitting your collegiate student with dorm decor, apparel and everything to support a great academic year doesn’t have to be. With care, college students and their parents can make back-to-school preparations a wallet-friendly experience. Discount experts are offering helpful advice for saving on all your dorm room essentials. Do...

Summer is a time when many of us eat at least some of our meals outdoors, which means looking for bright and delicious dishes that hold up to the rigors of car travel. Those trips can come in the form of rolling out to a cookout or neighborhood get-together, but warm and sunny weather and...

Summer heat often makes baking less than desirable, so if you’re going to heat up the kitchen to make dessert, you gotta make it worth every bead of sweat that collects on your forehead. These berry crumb bars are worth it and then some. Built on a forgiving shortbread-like crust (it’s supposed to be crumbly)...

Ah, school days. Whether you’re heading in for that first year or a returning veteran of the be-lockered hallways, the return to school is an exciting, sometimes stressful time. If there’s one thing that’s especially difficult to get back into the swing of, it’s studying. Good study habits are the work of an entire academic...

Home decor’s got a split personality this year: Call it “city glow” and “cottage flow.” At the two international design fairs that I attended — Maison et Objet in France, Ambiente in Germany — acres of exhibition booths were full of Art Deco furnishings, island-vibe rattan seating and lighting and lots of emphasis on sustainably...