Homeowners trim fix-up plans as economy sours

November 17, 2008

The Charoltte Observer reports today that as the economy worsens, some homeowners are scaling back their home-improvement plans.

In one example, a woman talks about how she had planned a bathroom overhaul but instead…

Fireplace soot driving you crazy? Here's the answer

November 17, 2008

A colleague is fixing up an old house and reports that she "learned the coolest thing over the weekend." (I love it when people say that about working on an old house!)

Home & Garden Editor Cindy Decker said the house "had absolutely filthy brick around the fireplace," and it looked as though…

Update: Old house in path of development safe for now

November 16, 2008

Reporter Dean Narciso reports in The Dispatch that the Columbus Development Commission has rejected a proposal to build a 20,000-square-foot…