Citywide: In Place of Smokestacks, Makers of Dumplings and Doors
120038
Smokestacks are gone from the New York factory in the 21st century, with specialty companies and makers of food products, especially for the ethnic market, in their place.
583066
In Houston, Rick Lowe saw some dilapidated housing and discovered a new type of creativity.
690129
SANDAOLING, China  - Dong Ye lights a cigarette  and doesn't give a second thought to fate -- his or his  country's -- as he steps off a dump truck onto the dirt road  that winds into the Sandaoling coal quarry.
568427
NEW YORK -- In a too-hip-to-be-true loft in Soho last week, waiters wearing all black glided around the room, placing in front of two dozen food and travel journalists pristine plates of roasted loin and braised Elysian Fields Farm lamb shortribs with Belgian endive, dried anjou pear and sweet pepper.
238106
By Elinor J. BrecherAbout 8 every morning, Max Habermann walks a couple of blocks north from his condo in the South Pointe neighborhood to a nearby market for coffee. He passes Big Pink, the restaurant at 157 Collins Ave. He spots the dumpsters out back.
62678
GLOUCESTER, England - It used to be that troublemakers could lounge on the planters outside the McDonald's here and pick apart the geraniums to their hearts' content.
413909
The seedy commercial strip with the liquor store and carryout deli was once anchored by a pharmacy. A Baptist congregation worships in the neighborhood's former Safeway. The Spic N Span market on the corner closed years ago, and the bakery that perfumed the air with the aroma of fresh bread is now a...
428720
New Yorkers have long used roofs and balconies to rise above the din. But in many older buildings, the humble fire escape has always been the next best thing.
351175
Turning potential housing into inhabited homes is proving to be a major challenge for the city.
60071
The company's new smokeless product could help it capitalize on a growing trend.
680077
You can taste the air in  Macon, Ga. -- a mix of fresh-cut grass, humidity and barbecue.
192243
By Press-Telegram, Long Beach, Calif.  Feb. 19--YARD HOUSE GOES HAWAIIAN: He was once just an ambitious guy with  a few bucks in his pocket riding his bike around downtown Long Beach looking  for a place to build his dream restaurant -- with a lot of beer taps.
430590
Smokers, beware: This bedroom community near San Francisco may soon put you in the same category as rodents, junk cars and weeds. The Dublin City Council gave preliminary approval last week to an ordinance declaring secondhand tobacco smoke a public nuisance, a move designed to make it easier for residents to take to court neighbors who puff with impunity.
123632
New regulations are keeping some fancy foods out of stores
290541
Peek into the 1830 Unitarian Meeting House just off the Mohawk Trail in Charlemont, and you just might see Chris Burke sitting by his wood-burning cast iron stove. Twenty years ago, Burke converted the 5,000-square-foot church into living and studio space, heating much of the old Federal building with a Norwegian-designed woodstove. He used five cords of wood last year, ...
750783
By M. William Salganik, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 9--It began as not quite a mom-and-apple-pie idea. More of a mom-and-baby-powder idea.
98625
Outdoor wood-fired boilers are a fast-growing alternative energy fad â and, for some, the latest suburban scourge.