Who would have thought a small piece of wood used for picking food out of people's teeth could be art? Burlingame resident Steven Backman saw the possibilities when he was 5 years old. Backman's love ...

Much like any retiree, Shakopee resident Jerry Hackett needed to find a new pastime when he left High Five Erectors, a steel erection company where he worked as an accountant. When he lived up north ...

A toothpick is a humble thing, ubiquitous but so commonplace as to be ignored. Not so for Wayne Kusy. For most of his 61 years, toothpicks — thousands of them, millions of them — have been essential ...

We've all got a box of toothpicks tucked away in a junk drawer or pantry. Sure, they come in handy for removing food from our teeth, but these tiny wooden sticks are capable of much more! From jazzing ...