DETROIT – Comerica Park was vandalized overnight Monday, when someone damaged windows and a door, police said. A security guard found glass on Witherell Street at 2:30 a.m., first from a couple of doors and then from some windows. The double-pane safety glass needed many blows with a heavy sledgehammer, police said. The Corner Tap Room and the D Shop were … Read more
The global market for windows and doors is forecast to exceed $260 billion by 2024, with projected annual gains of 3.5% between 2018-2024, according to new research by Global Market Insights Inc. The worldwide market for these products was valued at more than $190 billion in 2017. According to the report, “Global Window & Door … Read more
Owning your own home can be a great thing. You get the freedom to decorate and renovate rooms as often as you see fit and in whatever style you are in the mood for. This may sound like a dream come true, but unfortunately, you also get all of the repairs and maintenance that come … Read more
The roof of your home might start to have some problems if it is very old. Roofs that have been neglected for a long time can be prone to having leaks. You do not want to be in a situation where water starts to drip into your bedroom. Therefore, you should check your roof once … Read more
Heritage Home Group LLC announced that it, its parent company HH Global II BV, and its related U.S. affiliates have filed petitions with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in Wilmington to commence a restructuring process that will allow the Company to complete the sale of its businesses under Section 363 of the … Read more
A Montecito businesswoman affectionately known as “The Furniture Lady” is still at it, furnishing homes for people impacted by recent disasters for free. Melissa Pierson just put the finishing touches on the home of Ralph “Lalo” Barajas, who lost everything including his longtime partner Peter Fleuret, in the mudslide. Pierson estimates she has helped more than 75 … Read more
Time is fluid and malleable in Elliott Hundley’s three dimensional, mixed-media painting “the high house low!” (2011), an explosion of color and texture that sucks the viewer into a visual drama sparking with fire and rage. The four-panel assemblage work measuring more than 16 feet wide — a vortex of collaged and pinned cutouts from … Read more
The Home Office is to launch an independent review of modern slavery laws after its own research revealed the crime costs the UK up to £4.3bn a year. The report, published on Monday, estimates that each instance of the crime costs around £330,000, including support, lost earnings and law enforcement. Modern slavery, including labour exploitation, … Read more
Director Jeremy Webb, best known for his Emmy-nominated work on “Downton Abbey,” has snapped up a contemporary pad on the Westside for $2.375 million. Far from the Yorkshire manors featured in the hit PBS series, the Mar Vista home offers a clean-cut floor plan topped by a metal roof. The 3,330-square-foot interior doesn’t stray far … Read more
Undoubtedly the bathroom is my least favorite room in the house to clean. Between the scrubbing, and the chemicals, and the flecks of who-knows-what splattered on the mirror and walls, I’d basically rather do any other chore before I clean the bathroom. However, I’ve found that by keeping the bathroom organized, I drastically reduce how … Read more