10 touchups that can help sell your home
Ten painting touchups that can help sell your home, courtesy of the Paint Quality Institute: 1. The front door. A fresh coat of paint makes a good first impression. 2. The entrance hall. At the very...
View ArticleVideo of Wooster toddler to air on ABC's 'PEOPLE's List'
Have you seen this adorable video of a toddler's funny reactions to food? Now a national TV audience will, too. The video, starring Wooster's own Milo Wolfe, will air on the new ABC show PEOPLE's List...
View ArticleWhen cicadas crash your wedding
This weekend in my Close to Home column in the Beacon Journal, I’ll be sharing readers’ stories about cicadas. But one that arrived too late for publication is too good to pass up, so I’m sharing it...
View ArticleIs this tree in trouble?
This oak may look sick, but there’s no need to worry. It’s just been used as a nursery by the 17-year cicadas. The female insects have cut slits in pencil-width twigs on the tree and laid their eggs...
View ArticleA flower in every pot: Designer Thom Filicia launches mock presidential bid
Interior designer Thom Filicia has been a favorite of mine since I first encountered him and his work on the TV series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. So you'll have to forgive me for tossing aside my...
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