Workers began removing 12,000 cubic yards of arsenic-contaminated sediment in Lake Union on Thursday. It’s a first-of-its kind clean-up program launched after many years of planning by the Washington State Department of Ecology. And with the first load of gunk hauled up by an enormous crane, an important chapter begins. The owner of the Northlake Shipyard bought the property years …

New numbers out from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveal that fewer women in the United States are having children. Between 2000 and 2009, pregnancy rates for U.S. women fell by 12%, or nearly 6.4 million pregnancies. The pregnancy rate is the lowest it has been in 12 years. In fact, the rates for teenage pregnancy reached historic …

A new paper in Free Radical Biology and Medicine suggests that a diet low in vitamin D causes damage to the brain. In addition to being essential for maintaining bone health, the new evidence found that vitamin D serves important roles in other organs and tissue, including the brain. The study showed that middle-aged rats that were fed a diet …

Newlywed Zoe Saldana, known for her roles as Neytiri in “Avatar” and as Uhura in the new “Star Trek” movies, has sold her house in Los Feliz for $1.149 million. The actress married Italian artist Marco Perego this summer and then in September put her 1955 contemporary-style house on the market.

Shawn Ashmore, who plays Bobby Drake/ Iceman (the Midas of everything ‘cold’) in the X-Men series, has reportedly purchased a residence in Studio City for $995,000 after selling his long-time bachelor pad in the nearby area for $653,500 in August, according to some media reports. Ashmore’s brand new Studio City digs is a 1681 square feet, three bed- two full …

A full-scale construction of one of Jean Prouvé’s demountable houses. Designed in 1945, the 8×8-meter house has been assembled with parts from the Prouvé factory by Galerie Patrick Seguin. As the design world converges on Miami this week for Design Miami’s ninth annual congregation of curators, collectors, critics, and celebrities, design icons from the past are taking center stage. “We …

In the romantic comedy, “The Holiday,” two guy-troubled women (Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz) swap homes for the holiday season. True to romantic comedy form, both women find new loves at their new addresses. The home that Diaz swaps into is a quaint cottage on the English countryside and, unfortunately, out of Zillow’s reach. The swanky abode that Winslet temporarily …

Beautiful 5 Bedroom executive home with spectacular city and mountain views, located one of the largest lots in Monte Vista. Dramatic entry foyer with soaring ceilings featuring travertine and marble flooring and wrought iron staircase leads to formal living room and dining room both with eng. wood flooring. Kitchen boasts granite countertops, top of the line appliances.

Miracle on 34th Street was turned into a Broadway musical named Here’ s Love in 1963. … It’s been reported that the house Kris Kringle finds for Natalie Wood at the end of the movie is located at 24 Derby Road Port Washington, New York. If you happen to be driving by send us a picture.

She lives her life on camera, but TLC TV personality Jen Arnold has been fighting a private battle too. The Little Couple star has cancer, she revealed to ABC News. “I have recently been diagnosed with a rare type of cancer and am currently undergoing treatment, including surgery and chemotherapy,” she said in a statement, which was first reported by …

First she allegedly got into her car and called the object of her wrath — another woman — and left a voice mail saying she was going to “beat” her “f**king a** whore” and then threatened to “dislocate her vagina,” documents state. Then she got to this woman’s house and entered with a bit of pinache — she kicked in …