Browns hire Chudzinski as their 14th coach
Rob Chudzinski was raised as a Browns fan, and now he'll get a chance to lead the franchise he idolized growing up. The Browns hired Chudzinski as their 14th full-time...
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Clover making a comeback
Proponents of organic lawn care are pushing to bring clover back to wide use as a lawn plant, mixed with more conventional turf grasses. They point to clover's benefits, which...
Clover making a comeback
Proponents of organic lawn care are pushing to bring clover back to wide use as a lawn plant, mixed with more conventional turf grasses. They point to clover's benefits, which...
How to save that hose (and other handy how-to’s)
Some handy how-to's from the August issue of Fine Gardening magazine: *Fix a hose: If it's a good-quality hose, fix it with a repair kit from the hardware store. The...
It will come out in the wash
The Whirlpool Institute of Fabric Sciences sets us straight on laundry myths with these tips. Myth: More suds equal better cleaning. Fact: Excess suds hold onto soils and redeposit them...
Scrabble lovers take game outside
For Jane and Keith Crane, Scrabble is an outdoor sport. The Cranes installed an 8-foot-square game board in their backyard earlier this year, so now their Thursday night Scrabble tournaments...
When good refrigerators go bad
Folks who lose power, after a storm or from another outage, are left with a lingering problem: refrigerator odor. The smell from spoiled foods can remain even after the food...
4 handy products for home
A new self-cleaning drain promises to eliminate the need for plungers, snakes and chemical drain cleaners. The PermaFlow trap replaces a standard P-trap, the U-shaped pipe under a sink. It's...
Home theaters that are in tune with nature
For most of us, an outdoor theater is a thing of the past, a memory involving tinny speakers, make-out sessions and station wagons loaded with pajama-clad kids. Brian Rieg's outdoor...
Teen designs a pond of dreams
You might say Brendan Kovarik's family is a bunch of enablers. When he was 11 or 12 and wanted to put a pond in the backyard, his mother and grandparents...