At dinner tables and restaurants across the country, vintage plates, even the flowery variety often dismissed as “granny china,” are making a comeback.

I have plates—lots of plates. Old Paris porcelain from the 1830s, some white with gold rims, others apricot-banded and painted with exotic birds. Japanese export ware of the 1920s, alarmingly ...

KENTWOOD, Mich. — The out-of-date license plates collecting dust in dad's garage could return to the road if a new bill speeds through the Michigan Legislature. In a 10-1 vote Tuesday, the ...