http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/ All Lifestyle en-us Copyright 2010, post-gazette.com. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:43 -0400 15 http://www.post-gazette.com/includes/2007design/images/150x30pg_now_logo.gif http://www.post-gazette.com/ 144 39 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043257-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml WASHINGTON - Housing construction fell in February as winter blizzards held down activity in the Northeast and South. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:27:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043054-51.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml He spent more than three decades making the Metropolitan Museum of Art a blooming success as director of special events and master floral designer. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:56:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1038224-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS - Hotel de Londres & Anvers is perfect for the budget-conscious traveler who plans to spend most of his or her time out and about in Paris and not holed up in a hotel. ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:20:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043184-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml PARIS -- What is the final assessment on the 321 collections shown over the last month in London, Milan, New York and Paris? There are, of course, strong trends -- particularly in the powerful return of outerwear and a new focus on a more womanly and rounded figure. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10075/1043185-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Silhouettes: Linear and slim, oval or hourglass. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042948-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml To the Editor: Regarding, "Excuse Me, Is This Seat Taken?" (Feb. 28): My daughter, who arrived recently on a Delta flight from Las Vegas, told us that she had spent most of the flight in the aisle because of an oversize seatmate. No one offered to find her another seat since the plane was full, nor did anyone offer to refund her fare or cut the price to half since she did not have more than half a seat. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042956-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Katherine Camille Cocca, the daughter of Vicki I. Cocca and Stephen L. Cocca of Gowanda, N.Y., was married Saturday to Nathaniel Bates, a son of Deborah Wood Bates and Timothy D. Bates of Noank, Conn. The Rev. Daniel Warren, an Episcopal priest, officiated at the Brierwood Country Club in Hamburg, N.Y. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042953-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Ilana Rose Sausen and Eytan Daniel Yosef Seidman are to be married Sunday at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. Rabbi Joseph I. Eisenbach will officiate, with Rabbi Abraham I. Zigelman, a great-uncle of the bride, taking part. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042954-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Lindsay Kelly Hoag and Edward Robert Castro Telleria were married Saturday at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston. The Rev. Victor H. Kazanjian Jr., an Episcopal priest and the dean of religious and spiritual life at Wellesley, officiated. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042955-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Samantha Ann Wolfert, the daughter of Laurie Wolfert and David Wolfert of New York, was married Saturday evening to Justin Sine Grefé, the son of Karen Vogel Grefé and Richard Grefé of Darien, Conn. Rabbi Jonathan Stein officiated at the St. Regis Hotel in New York, with Cantor Bruce Ruben taking part. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1042957-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Ellen Irene Murphy, the daughter of Janis Murphy and William T. Murphy of Garden City, N.Y., was married in Manhattan Saturday evening to Billy Lap Kwan Cheung, the son of Man San Cheung of Forest Hills, Queens, and the late Hon Leung Cheung. The Rev. Richard E. Hasselbach, a priest affiliated with CITI Ministries, officiated at the Yale Club of New York City. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10074/1038221-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Mixed martial arts, a combat sport once considered a notch above street brawling, has muscled its way onto the mainstream sports entertainment landscape, largely because of the exposure it has received in casino showrooms and arenas. ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042108-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml TUCSON, Ariz. -- To the passing motorist, it's a giant parking lot packed with planes. Military types call Davis-Monthan Air Force Base a "regeneration center" because all branches of the U.S. armed services send aircraft here for resting or retooling. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:10:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042110-67.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml HBO's "The Pacific" is based in part on these books: "Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific" ($16, Bantam Books) by Robert Leckie: Originally published in 1957, this re-issue Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:57:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042805-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml THE BASICS Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042802-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml EVEN if your college days are a distant memory, it's possible to travel on a student discount over spring break this year. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042803-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml A D.J. spins old-school beats in one corner, bottles of white wine chill on ice in another, and abstract paintings hang on the lofty white walls at the Mahan Gallery. If not for the occasional red Buckeyes football jersey in the crowd, you might never guess that this is Ohio. But Ohio it is -- Columbus, to be precise. And the Mahan is just one spot in this city's Short North neighborhood that is challenging all preconceived notions of what passes for cool in the Midwest. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042804-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml BACK in the 1950s, Braamfontein, a suburb perched just north of Johannesburg's Central Business District, was celebrated for three key cultural institutions -- the Civic Theater, the Alexander Theater and the University of the Witwatersrand -- which helped keep the quarter artsy, intellectual and mildly integrated even during the era of apartheid. Today, that troika still forms the backbone of Braamfontein's cultural allure, though its street scene is far more vibrant thanks to a new generation of design sh Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042808-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml IS America having a hand-wringing moment over what President George W. Bush called "the one-fingered victory salute"? Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042811-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Kristine Louise Gomez, a daughter of Nancy O'Connell Gomez and Ralph A. Gomez, both of Miami, was married Saturday evening to Thomas Lincoln Crosby, the son of Linda E. Watt of New York and Benjamin L. Crosby III of Punta Gorda, Fla. The Rev. Thomas L. Brackett, an Episcopal priest, officiated at the Cocoplum Women's Club in Coral Gables, Fla. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042806-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Lou Borrani, the owner of La Enoteca, is bullish on his city's foodie scene. "Rotterdam is the culinary capital of Holland at the moment," Mr. Borrani claims, and he's doing everything he can at his restaurant to bolster the boast. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042809-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml I live in a town house complex, across from a woman who has become a friend. She copies me constantly -- exact replicas of my clothing, furniture, bath towels, artwork, even cookbooks. It's driving me nuts! Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042810-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml THE Governors Ball at the ballroom adjoining the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles -- the obligatory first stop for Oscar winners and nominees before they hit the real party scene -- was in full swing last Sunday night. Jeff Bridges was deep in conversation with his "Crazy Heart" co-star Maggie Gyllenhaal, who held, reverentially, his best-actor Oscar. Meryl Streep laughed with Alec Baldwin (over Steve Martin's joke about her Hitler memorabilia, perhaps?), while Lauren Bacall ("Betty!") held court looking every Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042812-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Ann Patavino Vincola and Alan S. Votta were married Saturday at the Church of God of Prophecy in Charleston, S.C. The Rev. Bernie Levesque, the church's pastor, performed the ceremony. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 -0400 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042117-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml CUMBERLAND ISLAND, Ga. -- As I was biking down a washboard road of dirt and sand -- the only road that runs the length of this lush, wild island and national seashore -- a husband and wife waved Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:14:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042111-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml TUCSON, Ariz -- Motor heads who love vintage and modern planes can experience a perfect day in this sunny town. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:03:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042325-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml On cold Fridays during recent weeks, it was not uncommon to see a few older guys drilling and tapping on Lake Arthur's frozen surface. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042656-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Whenever I scan a flock of ducks on open water, I watch for the divers. I try to predict where they'll resurface. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042324-358.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Hiking, winter activities, shoots, hunter safety courses, educational programs, volunteer opportunities and more Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042326-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml At age 83, iceboater John Jombock's arthritic knees make iceboating tough, but that doesn't keep him out of the sport. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042329-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml With spring migration just a few weeks away, homeowners can expect to occasionally hear the sadly familiar "thud" of a speeding bird slamming into a window. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042331-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Recent upgrades at the Westmoreland County preserve include 2 miles of new pet-friendly trails that are open year-round. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10073/1042327-140.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Earthquakes centered in and near Pennsylvania from 1724 through July 31, 2003. The Feb. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042624-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml DAY after day in January, the rain poured down on the California coast without pause or pity -- some of the worst storms to hit the state in a decade. High winds took out power lines and overturned SUVs. Garbage washed up on beaches. Hundreds of people were evacuated from their mudslide-threatened homes. And on one particular Tuesday afternoon, in the Mission District of San Francisco, the heavens focused their fury on a visiting father from Brooklyn -- i.e., me -- who, so self-absorbed he was blind to the Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042626-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml FOR many, Goa is synonymous with hippies, hedonism and all-night dance parties held under a full moon. But India's popular seaside destination offers more than deadheads and clichés. For one thing, Goa is not a single beach, but a rich and varied state -- one that offers 63 miles of coastline along the Arabian Sea. Beyond the beaches lies a lush landscape that conceals ancient temples, rich ecosystems and the hilly farmlands that proved irresistible to European spice traders. Centuries before the hip Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042627-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml EVERYBODY out, the military officer ordered us, as we pulled off the bumpy road linking the Tamil-dominated eastern province to Sri Lanka's hill country. My driver motioned to the back seat, where a police officer we picked up a few miles back was sitting. His presence lent an air of authority, and we were promptly waved through. But the busload of European shutterbugs in front of us -- unloading their suitcases and filing out in a single column -- was not so lucky. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042628-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml AT Mas Les Cols, a hotel and restaurant in the Spanish town of Olot in Catalonia, chickens roam free, surrounded by a 13th-century mas, or farmhouse, and a cluster of one-bedroom glass modules. The birds make for a pleasantly rustic element, but their winged brethren don't fare quite as well in the kitchen nearby. There, the chef Fina Puigdevall has earned two Michelin stars for the artfully reinterpreted Catalan cuisine she creates for her guests. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042631-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml MY mother, Bea, had always been a bit of a drama queen, so her behavior at the end -- the gasping and flailing and crying out incessantly -- didn't surprise me. I remained brutally aloof; I felt prepared. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042632-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml BALTIMORE Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042634-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml A YEAR ago, I wrote about a job fair at the Sheraton in Midtown Manhattan, where over 5,000 mainly white collar, middle-aged jobless men and women waited in the cold for more than two hours, hoping to find work. The turnout was a sign of desperate times; until then, the organizer, Tory Johnson, who's been conducting these fairs in 10 cities for a decade, had never had more than 2,000 people at one of these events. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042625-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml THE rectangular white box beckoned from the exhibition room, mysterious and inscrutable. As winter clouds rolled across the Parisian sky, I watched as visitors to the Palais de Tokyo contemporary-art museum paused before the work -- "Untitled (A Curse)," by the American conceptual artist Tom Friedman -- and puzzled over its significance. Were we staring at something groundbreaking or derivative? Would this provocative creation be remembered as genius or bunk? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042633-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Paris Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042635-314.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml ELIZABETH GREIG and Jason Extein's first date, in December 2006, occurred the night before she left for what until then had been her chief passion: improving medical care in Haiti. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042130-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml To longtime McKeesport residents, the house at 1608 Jenny Lind St. will probably always be the Waters estate, even though it was also a funeral home. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042344-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Every year we cruise the Home & Garden Show looking for some neat things to introduce to our readers. Here are some products and services that caught our eye: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042379-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Ever wonder what it feels like to cross the Bridge of Sighs, once Pittsburgh's ultimate perp walk? Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042383-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml Q. The big snowstorm in February caused extensive damage to plants in my landscape. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042386-30.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml With all the innovative gadgetry that has showed up in kitchens the past few years, you'd think manufacturers might have run out of ideas. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042388-47.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml After such a rough winter, Phipps Conservatory's spring flower show is like, well, a breath of spring. The show opened Thursday in Oakland and continues through April 11. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1042380-62.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml It's not just every day that you can see a Scottish Fold, Egyptian Mau and Devon Rex all in the same place. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10072/1038219-37.stm?cmpid=lifestyle.xml KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Nighttime and 10 degrees....) Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500