For more than 20 years, designer Monique Lhuillier has been known for wedding dresses. Her modern gowns have been seen on red carpets across the globe, and celebrities such as Carrie Underwood, Lauren Conrad, America Ferrera, and Jamie Chung…
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Amazon Is Testing a Geek Squad-Like Service for Smart Home Tech
Amazon Is Testing a Geek Squad-Like Service for Smart Home Tech Amazon.com (AMZN, +1.43%) is trying out yet a new strategy that should strike fear into the hearts of its brick-and-mortar rivals. The online store has been assembling…

Fidget spinners: Harmless toys or health risk for children?
The latest toy kids across the globe are obsessed with – fidget spinners – has caused some concerns in Russia. Russia’s state consumer watchdog warned Tuesday over possible harmful effects on children from an addiction…

Yellowcake fashion designer Valerie Mayen unveils new ‘YC Everyday Woman’ collection (photos)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The sun glistens on Valerie Mayen’s big, round gold sunglasses as she pushes her stroller through her Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. She tries to make it a point to take her 9-month-old daughter,…

Take it to the next level: Your guide to an active lifestyle in Charlotte
Because it has never been easier to be lazy, the struggle to stay active is real. While you may have the desire to be more active, it’s hard to fight the urge to binge watch…

3 retailers pull TrapStik wasp trap from shelves after product kills handful of birds
Three retailers say they are pulling from their store shelves a product intended to kill wasps after a report that the sticky device ended up trapping and killing seven birds. Loblaw, Sheridan Nurseries and Home…

Hemlines: H&M’s latest designer collaboration is with Erdem (a Canadian!) and more fashion news
H&M’s latest designer collaboration has been announced, and this time, the Swedish retailer has tapped into Canadian talent. Montreal-born and now London-based designer Erdem Moralioglu has been announced as the latest designer to create a…

Quarters One opens its doors
The towered limestone mansion known as Quarters One on Arsenal Island hasn’t been occupied for nearly 10 years and needs updates estimated in the millions, but it is still an eye-popping Quad-City and national treasure. The exterior of the 1872…

Lifestyle Blogger Ann Li’s Top Picks In The Philippines
With a multi-cultural population of 100 million, unique Spanish-Filipino colonial architecture, beautiful nature and a rich culinary scene, the Philippines offers unrivaled diversity. Though visiting conflict-ridden areas in the south should be avoided, the remainder…

Kaushal Dugar: Bring the end consumer a garden in a tea cup
Raised in Darjeeling, it’s little wonder that Kaushal Dugar lives and breathes tea. With his family in the tea business (his father used to supply tea plantations with mechanical equipment and his brother runs a…