Everett Home and Garden Show offers products, inspirationEVERETT — George Deane waited outside Comcast Arena on Friday in a line of people making their way into the annual Everett Home and Garden Show. He was prepared to shop for the flowers he wants to bloom in the garden outside his Everett home.

What you can buy in the Bay Area for $1.5 millionNoe Valley, $1.325 million 3715B Market St. Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Square footage: 2,500 School district: San Francisco In this recently built, two-level TIC (tenancy in common), oversize living room windows and an adjacent private deck provide views of the city....

Chicago schools cut spring sophomore sportsBudgetary conditions have prompted Chicago Public Schools to halt all spring sophomore sports, according to a memo obtained by the Tribune. District sports director Calvin Davis sent the memo to school athletic directors today saying that only varsity and freshman teams will be allowed to practice for now. The memo, which some coaches called confusing, comes at the last possible moment for ...