Why American Homeowners All Have Fences and the Various Kinds That Exist

Why American Homeowners All Have Fences and the Various Kinds That Exist by Connor SullivanThe classic phrase of a good fence Plano makes good neighbors is often true, depending on the kind of neighbor you have next door . Not only may a Plano fence on your property help keep the peace and give you some privacy from your neighbors, but it may also do various other helpful things like provide safety of Plano fencing to a home based daycare, the safety of your pet dogs if you have a backy

New strategy to save forests: logging

THE SEATTLE TIMES Environmentalists are looking to loggers to fend off development of nearly 1 million acres of lush, low-elevation privately owned forest in Western Washington — some of the last places holding the Puget Sound ecosystem together by Linda V. Mapes Landowners Carolyn and Gilbert Oster, right, and neighbor Leroy Dunbar walk a piece of the Osters' 90 acres in Fall City. Two years ago, they logged and replanted their property, which they will keep logging rather than

Williamsburg, Brooklyn Sandwich Tour Part 1: Bedford Cheese Shop Marlow Sons

Most New Yorkers claim to be ready for adventure but when someone mentions Brooklyn, the typical response is “what a schlep!” Enough is enough, it’s time to hop on the L train and discover our neighbor to the east, Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A hood where family establishments stand along side the nouveau. There’s no better way to read a neighborhood’s pulse than by their sandwiches, the true barometer of people’s desire for value and delicious food. We’ve seen what comes out of Red Hook and

Updates: SWAT team in Fauntleroy standoff, roads blocked

(scroll down for newest photos, info) ORIGINAL 2:47 PM REPORT: Checking on multiple reports (thanks for the calls and e-mails) of major police activity in the Endolyne business district area of Fauntleroy. We’re told roads are blocked off in the area. One neighbor describes the scene: “Multiple cop cars cutting off every street in my neighborhood and police with guns drawn running around especially up by the bakery/restaurant.” We’re heading down the hill now to find out what’s going

Free Money

Hate thy neighbor? Giveth his children money; that will fix them all. Few things are as costly as free money. When the Spanish Galleons came back from the New World with cargoes of gold and silver coins, the Spaniards thought they'd hit the jackpot. All of a sudden, Iberia had plenty of money. Historians report that the Spanish neglected their fields and their manufactures; now they had easy money to spend. Prices rose quickly. Then, when the treasure ships stopped coming, the Spanish were b