The duo behind the Seattle studio Fruitsuper discuss the vintage pecan picker-upper they keep on their shelves alongside other utilitarian items they consider "unsung heroes." This story is part of ...

This Sig Byrd column originally appeared in the Houston Chronicle on Oct. 29, 1957. Lots of readers with aching backs and arthritic knees have been writing and telephoning to know where they can buy ...

Some homeowners might see a windfall of pecans as a nuisance to rake up with the autumn leaves. Reginald Smith sees a meal ticket, and maybe a night out of the cold. One day early last week, he got on ...

Sitting on a sidewalk near a trail in Brackenridge Park, retired nurse Ann Sebastian cracked open another pecan with a stomp of her ankle boot, then handed the tasty wrinkly contents to her miniature ...