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Rainey Street in Austin, Texas, is a hot spot now, but it may be too hot for its own good -- developers are planning to move in.

Rainey Street keeps hopping as a hot spot in Austin — for now

August 23, 2019 at 12:40 p.m.

Sixth Street has long been Austin's nightlife hot spot, but in recent years it's been getting competition from a stretch of small homes converted to bars and restaurants. Rainey Street,...

Burned, abandoned dog making a comeback

May 9, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

It takes a special kind of lowlife to leave a sick and severely injured dog tied to a pole. Well, at least it was outside an animal shelter. Just such...

In words and pictures, authors examine family life of birds

May 9, 2019 at 7:28 p.m.

Laura Erickson says she has been dubbed the Dr. Ruth of ornithology "because I could explain the birds component of the birds and the bees." She does just that in...

HGTV host rescues pit bull caught in traffic

May 9, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

All things considered, it was quite a day for Alison Victoria. And also for Jackson, a runaway pit bull. The host of HGTV's "Kitchen Crashers" was in Chicago on Thursday,...

Rwanda continues conservation efforts for the mountain gorilla

May 9, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

Kwita Izina, an annual gorilla-naming ceremony based on a centuries-old tradition, will be held Sept. 5 this year, according to the Rwandan government. The African nation has ramped up conservation...

Garden products to help us enjoy the summer

May 25, 2019 at 1:13 p.m.

The promise of spring — tender seedlings, the first sight of a butterfly, that itch to dig in the dirt — has turned into the realities of summer. We face...

Guinness record is on the line at Woofstock at Soldier Field

May 9, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

You and your dog have a shot at making history Saturday. Animal Planet and PAWS Chicago are teaming up for Woofstock, an attempt to set a Guinness World Record for...

Anyone who doubts that dogs smile will have to explain Hudson's expression the day he was adopted by Rachael Cardenas from Trio Animal Foundation. A survey from Natural Balance Pet Foods reports that 93 percent of dog owners believe dogs have the ability to smile.

Dogs and owners share personality traits, survey finds

May 9, 2019 at 7:27 p.m.

Dog owners know that eventually they will begin to look like their dogs. But a survey by Natural Balance Pet Foods indicates the similarities go beyond floppy ears and jowls....

Learning proper techniques can optimize our breathing.

How to breathe: Physician and yoga teacher on getting it right

August 19, 2019 at 3:06 a.m.

Breathing is simple, right? We all do it, a dozen times a minute, at least. Even a newborn baby can do it. But that most basic of human processes can...

Orb weaver spiders are among the many spider varieties extolled by Mary Gardiner in her book, "Good Garden Bugs," to help defend gardens against harmful insects. Gardiner also writes: "These predators are not aggressive, and only very few species in the United States can be a concern to humans. In fact, spiders are very beneficial hunters."

Good bugs: Some predatory insects can be gardener’s best buds

May 23, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

Mary Gardiner is still in touch with her childhood. Gardiner, an associate professor in the department of entomology at Ohio State University, has written "Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need...

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