About a half dozen financially-oriented firms are coming together April 6 from noon to 4 p.m. at Lincoln Square, 575 Lincoln Ave., in a first-ever “Money Faire†aimed at helping people get ahead financially in uncertain economic times.
The brainchild of Judy Naimo, founding broker at Green Valley Associates Real Estate, Money Faire will feature stations [...]
Anybody with a pickup truck and a ladder can call himself a general contractor in Pennsylvania.
Anybody can take a stab at redoing a kitchen.
Anybody can take your life savings.
In a state that doesn’t regulate the home improvement industry, most contractors are honest, skilled businessmen. But the ones who aren’t are becoming increasingly adept at pilfering [...]
Let me begin with an invitation to the Suzanne’s reunion to be held from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. April 20 at the Country Club of Missouri off Forum Boulevard for anyone who ever worked at Suzanne’s, part time or full time, and their relatives. You do need to RSVP using the contact information at the [...]
There’s almost nothing Randy Hafer won’t do to restore a building, even if it takes moving his High Plains Architects across the street.
HPA moved into One South Broadway in 2001. Originally a meat cold-storage warehouse, the building hadn’t changed much from the original business.
After remodeling, renovating and restoring the building, complete with energy-efficient upgrades, HPA [...]
A big mistake people make is monitoring the contractor’s progress so closely that they interfere with the work. You’re paying them because they’re qualified to do the job. Let them do the job. There’s a joke that it costs $25 an hour to fix a car, but $40 an hour if you stand behind the [...]
“Church home” has a literal meaning for the Duquette family. They actually live in a 134-year-old church building.
And that’s not all. Their chiropractic and wellness business is also housed in a former church building, a couple of blocks away in central Gibson City.
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When Drew Duquette, a local chiropractor, bought his first church building, at 106 [...]
As Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young sang: “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with.”
They weren’t crooning about the housing market, but homeowners seem to be taking that refrain to heart. While sales of new and existing homes are down, homeowners are spending their time and money on remodeling [...]
People are connected to their homes and neighborhoods and, as they age, many are opting to adapt their homes so that they can remain in familiar surroundings after retirement.
Aging in place is something that people can consider at any point in their lives, because it’s always convenient to have a home that’s readily accessible to [...]
Cost is $259.99 per single roll. Details: ronaldreddingdesigns.com or 1-800-220-6730. On the Web It must hurt to realize that the home renovation you funded with your home-equity line of credit didn’t do a thing to increase your home’s value and instead added to your debt. [...]
Yosemite officials said they feared the ruling could push the park service to cap the number of people allowed through the gates each day in order to safeguard Yosemite’s natural resources.”The implications here for Yosemite and all national parks are huge,” park spokesman Scott Gediman said.The two small conservation groups that filed suit in 2000 [...]