Lifestyle & Home

Long before they founded SOBU, the design-forward furniture and home décor store on College Avenue in Oakland’s Rockridge district, Laleh (née Zahedi) and Alessandro Latini met as teenagers at Redwood High School in Corte Madera—a pairing that,...

Fusing Irish tradition, an innovative spirit and the enthusiasm of its founder, the Margaret O’Leary brand has been loved throughout and beyond the Bay Area for more than 30 years. The label, established by Margaret O’Leary in...

The tagline for Standard & Strange, a specialty clothing shop located in West Berkeley’s Fourth Street neighborhood, is “Own Fewer, Better Things.” Owner Jeremy Smith lives by that philosophy, an ideal that harkens back to early industrial...

The time for a trip is at hand. But whether it’s a long weekend or a weeks-long cruise, the same issue arises: How to create a travel wardrobe that’s stylish, versatile, comfortable—and doesn’t require steamer trunks and...

Egyptian tomb paintings and archaeological evidence suggest that there were farmers markets more than 5,000 years ago. Agricultural communities throughout Northern Africa, the Middle East, Europe and Asia had farmers markets in the following centuries. The Boston Market...

I just wanted to say how proud I am, proud of the young woman you’ve become.” There was a pause as my daughter took what I said in. Then she began to tremble, big wet tears rolling down...

While dreaming of travel and craving respite from summer season busyness, I received a fortuitous email in May that planted a seed-like idea. Short on time for two weeks abroad or a similar stint at a destination...