Kemal Yildirim / iStock.com If you’re planning to move, downsize or you just need to clear the clutter, some of the most common advice from organization experts is to make three piles: keep, donate or sell. But how do you decide between donating or selling? After all, donating is basically […]
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Inside the Chelsea Hotel, New York’s infamous house of pleasure and pain
The building originally comprised 80 flats, occupied by artists, writers, government officials and wealthy widows, but in 1905, after going into bankruptcy, the Chelsea became a residential hotel, and was subdivided into more than 300 rooms and suites. Mark Twain was a regular visitor. Following the Second World War it […]
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20 Back To School Decorations For Home, Classrooms, & Open House
Are you in charge of decorating your school’s open house this year? Or maybe you’re a teacher wanting to deck out your classroom, or a parent throwing a fun back-to-school party for your kid and neighbors. Well, along with plenty of notebooks and pencils, you may want to add some […]
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Mass. State House Remains Closed, Even As Other Buildings Open
Alex Svenson led about a half-dozen tourists through the grounds surrounding the Massachusetts State House, pointing out highlights of the building’s exterior and its manicured gardens. Missing from the tour: all the wonders inside the capitol. That includes the famous Sacred Cod, the House and Senate chambers, the governor’s office, as […]
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Local Scout House Rooted in the Past, Prepared for the Future
By Alex Russell THE EXTERIOR of the Scout House along Spring Street has largely remained the same as it had been in the 1940s, retaining its log cabin feel and scouting spirit. (Photo: News-Press) The Scout House — a sturdy, mild-mannered log cabin operated by the Falls Church Scout Building […]
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Two Tampa Bay houses are finalists in HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt contest
Two homes around Tampa Bay are finalists in HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt, an annual contest that allows people to vote for their favorite listings in different categories by viewing photo galleries online. In South Tampa, the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half bathroom, 5,723-square foot home at 1903 S Cardenas Avenue is one of […]
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Woman can’t get into her pink house because of influencers
Influencers have flocked to a pink house in Cardiff to take pictures in front of it, says homeowner Eleri Morgan (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A woman who painted her house pink has said she can’t get into her home at times due to influencers using it as a background for pictures. Eleri […]
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This beautiful abandoned house is hiding a huge secret
This beautiful abandoned house is hiding a huge secret Daniel Coughlin […]
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How to buy a house remotely amid COVID
Rachel Layne | Special to USA TODAY Tim and Alison Harris were living in Houston when he was recruited in 2016 to work in the Spokane, Washington, area. After researching neighborhoods, banks and a real estate agent online and through colleagues, the couple found themselves in a bidding war for […]
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Capitol Rioter Who Thought He Was At The White House Released On Home Detention
Doug Jensen, a QAnon conspiracy theorist who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 in support of former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was ordered released on home incarceration by a federal judge on Tuesday. Jensen, who was among the first rioters to enter […]
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Parachutist plummets through roof into kitchen of California house
A British military parachutist reportedly fell through the roof of a California home during a training exercise after his chute failed to open properly — and survived. The Atascadero Police Department said in a statement that the man, who crashed through “the exterior and interior roof,” was “conscious but stunned […]
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Wheeler Opera House dialed in with new technology
Aspen Country Day School seventh graders run through their scene of the annual play being performed at The Wheeler Opera House in town on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The play will be performed for other students and the parents of the eighth graders on Friday and Saturday at 5 pm. […]
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Agreement rescues controversial ‘Flintstones’-themed house
The California owner of a “Flintstones”-themed house has reached a settlement in a lawsuit, which will allow her to keep her cartoon sculptures. Located in a San Francisco suburb, the town of Hillsborough filed a lawsuit in 2019 against the home’s owner, Florence Fang. Fang purchased the home in 2017 […]
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A riot of radiant color: Alice Bailey’s mosaic house | Art
Alice Bailey’s fascination with mosaics started with a basic tile project in her guest bathroom. She loved the process, but her imagination quickly took her far beyond a Southwest-style counter and backsplash. She made her first mosaic in 2003, covering a two-story interior stairwell wall with a narrative of her […]
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How a couple built their tiny house on wheels
How a couple built their tiny house on wheels A tiny […]
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New Latrobe shop pairs ice cream, coffee in repurposed Victorian house
One of Latrobe’s oldest 19th century residential buildings is entering a sweet chapter in its existence, newly restored as the home of an ice cream parlor and coffee shop. Michael Ciotti of Harmar, a 2002 Greater Latrobe High School graduate, opened 512 Coffee and Ice Cream in mid-June and welcomed […]
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A riot of radiant color: Alice Bailey’s mosaic house | Art
Alice Bailey’s fascination with mosaics started with a basic tile project in her guest bathroom. She loved the process, but her imagination quickly took her far beyond a Southwest-style counter and backsplash. She made her first mosaic in 2003, covering a two-story interior stairwell wall with a narrative of her […]
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10 Ways Dr. Koracick And Dr. House Are Similar
Actor Hugh Laurie made a career out of his excellent comic timing, and this was carried into his titular character in the hit medical drama, House M.D.– a role that won him numerous accolades. Greg Germann, too, has had an extensive career, especially on television, and played Tom Koracick in the long-running […]
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Peek inside new Carriage House Suites at Ludington’s Cartier Mansion B&B
LUDINGTON, MI – There is no shortage of history-meets-modern when it comes to spots around this Lake Michigan beach town. The latest example of this is wrapped in a luxurious touch – the newly opened Carriage House Suites, tucked next to the historic Cartier Mansion B&B. Owners Jenna and Chris […]
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Explore this abandoned ‘clown house’ in the Catskill Mountains
Explore this abandoned ‘clown house’ in the Catskill Mountains […]