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Well blow me down, but if London doesn't seem to be all of a sudden getting the hang of Italian restaurants. First Zucca , an astonishing eatery in Bermondsey (of all places) which blazed a trail for fresh, affordable food and proved that the only options for Italians in London didn't have to be (heave) Zizzi's or (ouch) Aspley's.

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- White Rock Trad Jazz Society presents three-hour concert/dance events Sunday afternoons at Crescent Beach Legion, 3-6 p.m. at 2643 128th St., South Surrey. Summer Jazz series features Red Beans & Rice jazz band to Aug. 22 (except July 4 and Aug. 1 holiday weekends).

Bowled-over baths

In days long gone by, it was called a wash basin. In 21st-century home decor catalogs, it's known as a vessel lavatory.

New Canaan tear-down reborn

Moss-flecked old stonewalls surround the entrance to a mini-estate in New Canaan that dates to 1846. The first two owners of the house and the one-time farm were Nathan Jones and James Clark , who owned some 40 arable acres.