Two more American Rescue Plan Act-funded projects focusing on neighborhoods totaling $1 million are on the City Council’s agenda Monday. Council members will discuss a $500,000 Senior Citizen Home Improvement Incentive Program and a $500,000 Home Improvement Incentive Program. The senior citizen program works in two ways. Homeowners who are either currently receiving, or would qualify to receive …
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Town Talk | New nonprofit opens furniture store that teaches young people in foster system work, life skills | News, Sports, Jobs
photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World Addison Shockley, founder and CEO of Ready for Good Co., talks about the store’s merchandise and the nonprofit’s mission on Friday, April 22, 2022. Forrest Gump can spout all he wants about life being “like a box of chocolates,” but a new Lawrence nonprofit thinks a box of unassembled furniture may …
Read More »Habitat, Consumers team up for Power of Home Campaign | News, Sports, Jobs
ALPENA — Habitat for Humanity of Michigan and Consumers Energy have teamed up once again to provide financial support to Habitat for Humanity affiliates with a goal of raising $300,000 by the end of July 2022. Habitat for Humanity Northeast Michigan has set a local goal of $4,000 to help fund Critical Home Repair needs in Alpena, …
Read More »Local Gardening Shops Offer Tips For Spring Planting | News, Sports, Jobs
Pictured is Ryan Peterson of the Jamestown Biodome Project in the downtown shop with various gardening items. Peterson offered several tips for the spring planting season. P-J photos by Katrina Fuller Those with green thumbs may be itching to get their gardens ready for the spring season. Two local shops are happy to provide some tips just in time. Ryan …
Read More »41 Lumber Kitchen & Home Design settles in at IM site | News, Sports, Jobs
(Terri Castelaz/Daily News photo) THE 41 LUMBER Kitchen & Home Design Center in Iron Mountain features 3,500-square-feet of showroom displays. From left are Carol Quandt, chief operating officer; Ben DeRidder, residential designer; Stephanie Sotka, kitchen and bath designer; Mike Miller, senior residential designer; Hannah Pancheri, kitchen and bath designer; Craig Burkman, manager, Iron Mountain; and Mike Roman, …
Read More »5 simple gardening jobs you can do now before spring
February 24, 2022 – 08:39 GMT Chloe Best Simple gardening jobs to prepare your garden for spring: expert tips from reviving lawns to composting Spring is just around the corner, and while the UK has still been experiencing snow and storms in recent weeks, it will soon be time to get back out in the garden once again. …
Read More »Here are the top home repair and maintenance jobs, and how to pay for them
With renovations and repairs being a common part of owning a home, homeowners say it is important for them to know how to do maintenance jobs, according to survey findings. (iStock) About 70% of homeowners believe it’s important to be able to perform maintenance on their home without the help of professionals but may not know how much work that …
Read More »Homeowner’s petition to paint brick houses in historic neighborhood is denied | News, Sports, Jobs
Benjamin Zack, Standard-Examiner file photo Historic homes and apartment buildings in various conditions line Adams Avenue near 25th Street on June 15, 2017, in east-central Ogden. OGDEN — A petition to allow brick homes in the Central Bench National Historic District to be painted was denied in a 6-0 vote by the Ogden Planning Commission last week. …
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