HOUSE In 2019, Lee Ann Whatley set off on a scavenger hunt to track down all the original paintings done by her grandfather, Lee Ethel. Like every good treasure hunter, she uncovered more than she originally sought. Lee Ethel was a successful graphic designer in Dallas for 30 years before moving to ...

Lieutenant Commander Doug Payne (U.S. Navy, ret.) knew from a young age that he wanted to soar with the eagles. “I’d always wanted to be a pilot. When I was kid, I saw in the magazines how airline pilots made a lot of money, and that’s how it started,” Payne said. With this childhood dream, and a pu...

After seeing a Facebook ad for Variety’s “Baby of the Year” contest, Errica Williams-Henke decided to enter her son, Hayes, for a chance to win a cash prize, an advertorial and help raise funds for the Baby2Baby nonprofit. “Okay, why not? Right? I think my baby is very cute,” Williams-Henke said. “A...