If something looks and sounds stupid, but it really works, then it’s not actually stupid! Problems don’t always need to be ...

Clear the area. Snow can sometimes hide objects. Doormats, hoses, balls, toys, boards, wires, and other debris should be removed from areas you intend to clear. When run over by a snow thrower, these ...

Suspicious bank card purchases at a home improvement store in Washington City led to the arrest of a man suspected of running ...

Wired headphones are making a comeback, but how do the most affordable ones actually sound? Of the four I tested, there's only one I would use every day and recommend buying.

A gradual ban on noisy, polluting gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland officially went into effect on Jan. 1. The new law, approved by the Portland City Council in March of 2024, will eliminate the ...

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GREENWICH – Hundreds of complaints have been made to the Greenwich police in recent years about residents using gas-powered leaf blowers, the vast majority of which have come since the ban was created ...

The familiar roar of gas-powered leaf blowers is turning into a political fault line, as cities and states move to restrict or phase out the machines and lawn crews and conservative lawmakers push ...

Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

On a recent morning, I stepped into my backyard with the decibel reader on my phone and watched as the needle quivered between 92 and 96 dB, securely in the red “danger” zone (the equivalent of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A ban on gas-powered leaf blowers in Portland is set to go into effect in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, gas-powered leaf blowers will be banned on public and private property ...

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