When Al Doan suggested to his mother, Jenny, in 2009 that he film her making patchwork quilts and post the videos on YouTube, she was not at all receptive. “Isn’t YouTube where all those crazy ...

The kids always knew Mom was kind of a ham. She was a hoot around the house when they were growing up, but come on — they set her up in a business so she could sew a few quilts to the good people of ...

Jenny Doan is nibbling on a plate of andouille pumpkin penne at Blue Sage, a restaurant with soft lighting and black cloth napkins. Once a bankrupt California housewife, she’s lunching with four of ...

Just a few years ago, downtown Hamilton, Mo., looked a lot like a thousand other forgotten, rural towns. Abandoned, forlorn buildings marred the main drag. But in recent years, an explosively ...

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