home & garden
For Twin Cities power couple and their family, home is an extension of faithful service
![Alicia and Marc Belton with their children Gabrielle, 11, and Alexander 14. ] GLEN STUBBE • glen.stubbe@startribune.com Monday, February 15,](https://chorus.stimg.co/22330995/ows_324e2c7c_5783_4686_bafd_a0f3ef4fece6.jpg?fit=crop&crop=faces)
Twin Cities power couple Marc and Alicia Belton use their home to do the works of their faith.
Tour a design-build couple's $1.25M Minneapolis dream home during Parade of Homes
![This modern Tudor home built and designed by Katie and Jesse Kath of Jkath Design Build + Reinvent, will be featured on Parade of Homes. ] GLEN](https://chorus.stimg.co/22331056/ows_b7d63733_b11d_43a2_8b77_d239a5e8f062.jpg?fit=crop&crop=faces&w=100)
Design-build couple's Tudor-inspired "forever home" will be open during Parade of Homes.
$1M unit in swanky Mpls. co-op is 'like living on the Upper East Side'
With 24/7 concierge service and a restaurant and bar on the first floor, 510 Groveland offers a taste of Manhattan in Minneapolis.
Home listings: What $400,000 buys in the Twin Cities area
What you get for the money in Shakopee, Edina and Little Canada
Pandemic prompts Minnesotans to make room for grandparents
Concerns about child care, finances and family togetherness have accelerated the trend to multigenerational living.
Designer Justina Blakeney on injecting a little 'wild' into your home
Justina Blakeney is a California designer and artist who celebrates the joy in bold color, pattern and nature in her brand, Jungalow. The author of…
When eagles face ducks, the raptor wins
In late fall and winter, bald eagles are on the lookout for stranded ducks to make an easy meal.
Monocular lets you ID the bird you're looking at
Monocular has built-in bird identificationYou knew it was just a matter of time until someone invented an optical device that identified the bird you were…
China dinner plate was likely sold as train ride souvenir
Railway china smacks of fine dining, but early rail travel fare was anything but fine.
'Tiny house' indoor village for the homeless opens March 8 in Minneapolis
The two-year pilot program, called Avivo Village, could become a post-pandemic template for private emergency shelters in place of the usual congregate sleeping spaces.
How to make the most of open floor plans
Designer Matthew Patrick Smyth offers decorating tips and tricks.
Minneapolis gardener transformed gritty city lot into productive urban farm
Resourceful Minneapolis gardener produces a bounty and sows sustainability in the heart of the city.
New luxury condo tower in Minneapolis is the height of home design
Eleven on the River has a New York pedigree and a Minnesota accent.
Home listings: What $375,000 buys in the Twin Cities area
What you get for the money in Wayzata, St. Paul and Ham Lake.
Who pays to replace apartment's smelly carpet?
Q: My daughter and her boyfriend leased an apartment in May 2019 and paid a security deposit equal to one month's rent, plus a pet…
Good winter for birds? Probably not this one
"I don't believe there's an ideal winter for wildlife, or even for a specific species of wildlife," says Greg Hoch, a biologist with the Minnesota…
'Red List' report rates birds' endangerment status
Conservation report classifies birds by the degree to which their species is under threat.
Cut glass berry bowl set was once a popular bride's gift
Q: My grandfather hand cut this and turned down an offer of $20 for it around 1910. All the edges are sharp and there are…
How Minnesotans are finding ways to socialize outdoors, even in winter
Patio heaters, hot tubs, ice bars and more create winter outdoor gathering spots.
Home listings: What $285,000 buys in the Twin Cities area
What you get for the money in Anoka, Richfield and St. Paul.