Home and Garden
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Offer high? Offer low? What’s a buyer to do?
Apr 16, 2025 1:30 am - As home sales awaken from a prolonged winter slumber, for-sale signs sprout like daffodils. They are just an entry point to what home shoppers really want to know: the listing price, which for most buyers spells the difference between homeownership dreams and reality. Whether markets heat up or cool down, determining “fair market value” is vital.
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Improving or replacing garage door offers several benefitsApr 16, 2025 1:17 am - There are several advantages of a new efficient garage door. It will keep you comfortable when working on your projects, reduce energy losses and be quieter. How to choose the best option for your garage.
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Asparagus takes its time but is worth the waitApr 16, 2025 12:46 am - Asparagus takes three years to be ready for harvesting, but after that you can expect up to 20 years of low-maintenance tender green shoots.
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Home & garden calendar, April 20-26Apr 16, 2025 12:31 am - Container design, Arbor Day event, plant sales galore and more.
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‘Wellness rooms’ are claiming space in many homes
Apr 15, 2025 11:16 pm - Dining rooms, bedrooms and other parts of the home are often converted for other uses, and the trending use is the wellness room, a sanctuary of self-care, whether to retreat or recharge. It might be a meditation room, music room, soaking tub, small home gym, Zen garden or more.
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It’s time to nestle cool season annuals in your garden bedApr 15, 2025 10:59 pm - Gardeners are likely anxious to get some colorful annuals planted this spring, but be sure to choose plants suited to your garden’s conditions for the best results.
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Exhausted over faulty clothes dryer ventApr 15, 2025 10:34 pm - A dryer vent was installed improperly in a new custom build three years ago. Because it doesn’t meet building codes, the builder may still be liable for the defect.
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25,000 daffodils expected to bloom in St. Charles this year
Apr 14, 2025 11:54 am - The St. Charles Park District and The River Corridor Foundation will meet next week to celebrate five years of collaboration and 25,000 daffodil blooms in Mount St. Mary Park.
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Uncovering the secrets of Geneva’s Fabyan Estate … and its leaky pondApr 11, 2025 5:00 am - The Fabyan Estate in Geneva faces environmental and preservation challenges, including a leaky pond in the Japanese Garden and deteriorating artifacts in the Fabyan Villa Museum.
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Income tax filing requirements for community associationsApr 10, 2025 6:57 pm - It comes as a surprise to some, but condominiums and other forms of community associations are entities that must file income tax returns.