Laurie Smith, of The Learning Channel’s Trading Spaces , has reached a designing deal with Hancock Fabrics Inc. Smith will create several exclusive product lines for Hancock’s fabric and home-decor stores, the company said Thursday.

Verizon is pitching a triple play with FiOS TV to 4,200 households in the Hampton, Va., area, where Cox Communications is the incumbent cable provider.

Community gardens are full for the first time in years, seed sales are up and memberships in home gardening groups are gaining -- part of a movement among Americans concerned with food prices, the environment and food safety.

Last week, the Brooklyn Lyceum hosted the third annual Brooklyn Blogfest, which was started by Louise ("Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn") Crawford in 2006 to put virtual names to actual faces.

Just days before the NFL Draft, where the Ravens figure to select yet another quarterback of the future, I can't stop thinking about the one who just walked away from the game while he could still walk.