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Tiny rustic farms battle for survival in Los Angeles area

In one of the city's few residential-agricultural zones, developers want to raze five homes to build a 37,500-square-foot elder-care facility. Neighbors are divided. A chicken, a raven and a peacock greeted Lisa and Ron Cerda when they moved into their southeastern Tarzana neighborhood almost two decades ago. It was just the sort of bucolic reception the couple hoped for when they fled crowded ...

Hip Country: Traditional, rustic French design getting sophisticated update

The curve of a cabriole leg, the time-worn finish of an antique table, the whimsy of a pastoral scene on the lid of a rustic painted secretary -- these are the things that spoke to young designer Ashley Toney as she set out to decorate her first home with her husband, Brandon.

Couple combined rustic and elegant to create an indoor-outdoor, family-friendly home

The living room in Megan Schoenbachler and Jonathan Sela's Venice home is open and airy, with architectural elements visible. Their 3-year-old son, Indika, plays on the heated polished concrete floor.

Hilton Worldwide Re-Brands the Elysian as the Waldorf Astoria Chicago

CHICAGO and MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilton Worldwide, the parent company of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, today rebrands the former Elysian hotel as the Waldorf Astoria Chicago.  ...

Square 17: Nopa and some tastes of the Haight

This is Week 17 of our 49 Square Mile Project, where The Chronicle's Food & Wine staff searched out the most significant food enterprise in each square mile of the city. For an overview, go to sfg.ly/oNdJeK . We're...