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Living the high life in Umbria, the poor man’s Tuscany

In Italy’s Umbria region, you can work on an olive farm, dine like a royal and taste some of the world’s best wine.

Style

Washington , DC - November 7: Pacman and Peso CD release and farewell party at The Dunes, 1402 Meridian Place NW, Washington, DC, November 7, 2013. The two rappers raised enough money to go to North Korea. (Evy Mages/For The Washington Post)

Pacman and Peso, en route to Pyongyang

Local rappers raised enough money to make their dream — shoot a music video in North Korea — come true.

Magazine

Is saving for your kids’ college really a good idea?

A few knowledgeable people help a procrastinating dad face the facts

Food

beets

Salt-baking vegetables: Is it worth it?

A home cook experiments with a trendy chef technique and discovers that those beets work better in foil.

KidsPost

Timothy Hutchinson, Caroline Keys, WWII Veteran Dick Graff, Sydney Pham, Angelina Rossi, Aditya Khera, David Vargas stand in Dullas airport this fall where they greeted World War II veterans. the kids are all students at Forestville E.S. and have been rasing money to help veterans fly to Washington to see the Worls War II Memorial.

Great Falls students help bring veterans to D.C.

Forestville Elementary School students raise money for World War II veterans to visit war memorial.

Advice

Carolyn Hax: Seeking answers from uncertain boyfriend

A reader’s boyfriend wants a family and kids, but she isn’t sure if he wants them with her.

Reliable Source

The Scene: All Souls Day party at Atlas Brew Works

A packed crowd sampled beer and danced.

Travel

Stone house in Lavender field (Lavendula augustifolia), Banon, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France. (Cornelia Doerr/Getty Images)

The wilder side of Provence

There’s a part of the region that isn’t jammed with tourists. Head for Haute-Provence for a taste of it.

Travel coverage

Home & Garden

PHOTO FENNEL, GROWING. GOES WITH THE NOVEMBER 7 COLUMN ON STORING WINTER VEGETABLES.

The root cellar revisited

Your subdivision’s covenants don’t allow root cellars? Well, you’re just going to have to improvise.

Parenting

FILE - In this Dec. 8, 2011, file photo, Miami Dolphins' Richie Incognito (68) is penalized as he elbows a Buffalo Bills player during the second half of an NFL football game in Orchard Park, N.Y. Suspended Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito sent text messages to teammate Jonathan Martin that were racist and threatening, two people familiar with the situation said Monday, Nov. 4, 2013.  The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Dolphins and NFL haven't disclosed the nature of the misconduct that led to Incognito's suspension.   (AP Photo/David Duprey, File)

Why my boys will never play football

Incognito is just the latest step in realizing football will not be a part of my kids’ sports lives.