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  • Lab-grown diamonds come with sparkling price tags, but many have cloudy sustainability claims

    February 13, 2024 - 2:01 PM

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The muted sounds of hammering and sanding drift down to the first floor of Bario Neal, a jewelry store in Philadelphia, where rustic artwork that mimics nature hangs on warmly-lit walls.

  • These Canadian designers are putting the brakes on ultrafast fashion

    October 13, 2023 - 11:44 AM

    TORONTO - Canadian fashion companies that are pushing back against a market that expects loads of cheap clothes say keeping operations small and local is the key to sustainability, but so too is the need to inform the public about the consequences of fast fashion.

  • Edmunds: 5 vehicles with clever storage

    June 10, 2020 - 3:00 AM

    While many aspects of car design can seem commoditized, storage space is one place where automakers can still get creative. These extra spots to put your stuff can make a big difference in your daily driving.

  • Bath hardware makes a stylish splash

    May 01, 2019 - 6:55 AM

    Step in the bathroom, turn on the tap. Step in the shower, turn on the faucet.

  • AP Exclusive: Tests show toxin in chain stores' jewelry

    October 11, 2018 - 10:26 AM

    LOS ANGELES - Jewelry with the toxic metal cadmium is showing up on the shelves of national retailers including Ross, Nordstrom Rack and Papaya, according to newly released test results.

  • What to buy every month of the year in 2018

    December 29, 2017 - 6:41 AM

    In 2018, you may resolve to save more , spend less or budget better . Whatever your money goal, the one common key to your success is shopping smart. That means knowing the best time to buy just about anything.

  • Fake fashion fuels vast illicit profits, sea of human misery

    February 28, 2017 - 1:40 AM

    LONDON - In a warehouse at London's sprawling Heathrow Airport, a border officer pulls open a cardboard box he suspects contains contraband goods. Bingo — his instincts are rewarded.

  • Exhibit showcases Kay Sekimachi's woven fiber art

    December 14, 2016 - 6:12 AM

    LOS ANGELES - When 90-year-old artist Kay Sekimachi was a child in the San Francisco Bay Area, she drew, painted and made hundreds of dresses for her paper dolls. That love for textiles carried into adulthood.

  • More sites give gift offerings a personal touch

    December 22, 2015 - 12:11 PM

    ATLANTA - There's an emphasis on craftiness this holiday. But there's no need to slave away with knitting needles or the glue gun. It's easier than ever to give crafty gifts without lifting a finger — except for a few clicks of the mouse.

  • Right at Home: decor with a worldly vibe at a Big Apple show

    August 25, 2015 - 6:37 AM

    NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, home decorating can be a game of curatorial discovery. It's fun to find an artisan-forged wall hook, a uniquely carved stool, a cool contemporary art piece or a hand-painted tablecloth, each from some far-flung corner of the world.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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