'Blue Ballet' is a star performer that doesn't need to dress up in a tutu to draw praise from admirers. This winter squash, a semi-bush variety, was among the most highly rated of 39 varieties grown ...

As the quiet, constant hum of various sewing machines overlaps with music floating up from dance studios below, a team of busy costumers concentrate on the task at hand. This hum is ever-present in ...

Sara Bacon pulls out a nearly-finished tutu and lays it on her dining room table in the San Fernando Valley. She spent the last night working in front of her TV, carefully sewing on hooks and eyes.