Whenever Bette Jones Hammel took friends for a boat ride around Lake Minnetonka, they would pepper her with questions about the head-turning homes on the big lake's many bays.

Forget about Two-Buck Chuck. The latest wine bargain is Twelve-Buck Tom -- as in Petters.

While it’s wise to harbor a healthy fear of electrocution when working on home wiring, the good news is almost anybody can install a remote-controlled ceiling fan. Here’s your first tip: turn off the power at the circuit breaker box. Don’t spend time trying to figure out which circuit breaker shuts...

"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" is coming to St. Paul, and they're looking for a hand.

About once a month, we'll ask two booksellers a ' one independent and one chain a ' for current best-sellers. This month, our lists are from The Bookcase in Wayzata and Barnes and Noble in Mall of America.

Even if you have no graphic design experience or the first clue about putting your home for sale online, you can do it. I wouldn’t go so far as to say a monkey can post a home listing on the Internet, but using some of the free programs available, it’s pretty much “fill in the blanks.” Then presto!...

Three Minnesota firms have been named to a list of the 100 best companies for working mothers.

Brookdale Center is one of the oldest shopping malls in the Twin Cities. It opened in 1962, one of the four suburban "Dales" - " also including Southdale, Ridgedale and Rosedale - " developed by the Dayton family.

The FHFA site just posted the home price index report for the period June to July. Four of the census divisions of nine were negative, but neither the downs...

Last update: September 18, 2009 - 11:14 PM By John Millea This was one whale of a football game tonight at Eden Prairie, with lots of twists and turns.